The draw for the first qualifying round of the Champions League, which starts in around 20 days, has been made in Nyon, Switzerland, as the first games have been set for July 11-12 (with rematch 18-19 of the same month).
Of course, there is also Greek interest, as the Polish champion Rakov of Svarna-Papanikolaou he will play with the Estonian Flora Tallinn, his Slovan Bratislava Kyriakou Savvidis will compete with Swift Hesper of Luxembourg, while Helsinki of Giorgos Kanellopoulos will cross swords with Northern Ireland’s Larne.
Of course, as regards the draw for the second qualifier, in which Panathinaikos will compete, it will be held next Wednesday (21/6, 13:00).
The couples of the first qualifier in detail:
Hacken (Sweden)-New Saints (Wales)
Balkani (Kosovo)-Ludogorets (Bulgaria)
Shamrock Rovers (Ireland)-Winner of pre-qualifying round (Buduchnost, Breidablick, Tre Pen, Athletic d’Escaldes)
Zalgiris Vilnius (Lithuania)-Struga (North Macedonia)
Klaksvik (Faroe Islands)-Ferentzvaros (Hungary)
Olympia Ljubljana (Slovenia)-Valmiera (Latvia)
Helsinki (Finland) – Larne (Northern Ireland)
Lincoln Red Ibbs (Gibraltar)-Karabakh (Azerbaijan)
Rakov (Poland)-Flora Tallinn (Estonia)
Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia)-Swift Hesper (Luxembourg)
Farul Condanza (Romania)-Serif Tiraspol (Moldova)
Hamrun Spartans (Malta)-Maccabi Haifa (Israel)
Urartu (Armenia)-Zrinski (Bosnia/Herzegovina)
Partizani (Albania)-BATE Borisov (Belarus)
Astana (Kazakhstan)-Dinamo Tbilisi (Georgia)
Source: Sport Fm
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