UEFA Champions League third qualifying round draw unveiled

By Emre Asikci

ISTANBUL (AA) - UEFA Champions League third qualifying round draw ceremony was held Monday in the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland.

The draw pitted the winner of the Galatasaray - Zalgiris match against either Bulgaria's Ludogorets or Slovenia's Olimpija Ljubljana in the next stage.

To qualify for the UEFA Champions League group stage, teams must first eliminate their third qualifying round opposition before claiming a two-legged playoff round.

The first leg will be played on Aug. 8-9, while the second leg will be held a week later on Aug. 15.

The full draw is as follows:

- Champions Path

Rakow Czestochowa (Poland) or Qarabag (Azerbaijan) vs. Aris Limassol (Greek Cypriot Administration) or BATE Borisov (Belarus)

Zrinjski Mostar (Bosnia-Herzegovina) or Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) vs. Sheriff (Moldova) or Maccabi Haifa (Israel)

AEK Athens (Greece) vs. Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) or Astana (Kazakhstan)

Breidablik (Iceland) or Copenhagen (Denmark) vs. Sparta Prague (Czech Republic)

KI Klaksvik (Faeroe Islands) or Hacken (Sweden) vs. HJK Helsinki (Finland) or Molde (Norway)

- League Path

Braga (Portugal) - Backa (Serbia)

Rangers (Scotland) - Servette (Switzerland)/Genk (Belgium)

Dnipro (Ukrayna)/Panathinaikos (Greece) - Olympique Marseille (France)

PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) - Sturm Graz (Austria)