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UEFA Champions League Play-Off Draws Announced For 2024/25 Season
The UEFA Champions League play-off draws for the 2024/25 season have been announced, with matches scheduled for August 20/21 and return legs on August 27/28.
the draws for the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League play-off games were conducted on Monday, August 5, in Nyon, Switzerland. These draws set the stage for the final round of qualifications before the group stages of the competition begin.
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The play-off games are scheduled for August 20/21, with return legs on August 27/28. The victorious teams will secure a spot in Europe’s elite football competition.
Below is the full list of draws for the UEFA Champions League play-off games:
- Young Boys Bern (SUI) vs. Galatasaray (TUR)
- Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) vs. Qarabag (AZE) or Ludogorets (BUL)
- Midtjylland (DEN) or Ferencvaros (HUN) vs. Slovan Bratislava (SVK) or APOEL Nicosia (CYP)
- Jagiellonia Bialystok (POL) or Bodo/Glimt (NOR) vs. Crvena Zvezda (SRB)
- Malmo (SWE) or PAOK (GRE) vs. Sparta Prague (CZE) or Steaua Bucharest (ROU)
- Lille (FRA) or Fenerbahce (TUR) vs. Slavia Prague (CZE) or Union Saint-Gilloise (BEL)
- Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) or Rangers (SCO) vs. RB Salzburg (AUT) or Twente (NED)
In related news, Chelsea will face the loser of the Europa League tie between SC Braga and Servette FC in the Europa Conference League play-offs. SC Braga and Servette FC will compete in the Europa League qualifiers on August 8, with the return leg on August 15. The winner will progress in the Europa League, while the loser will drop to the Europa Conference League to face Chelsea.
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The first leg of the Europa Conference League play-offs will take place on Thursday, August 22, with the return leg one week later. UEFA confirmed this development on Monday, August 5.
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