Champions League: Clearing before the playoffs

The ten teams that will remain “alive” in the fight for the last places of the League Phase of Champions League will be announced tonight as play-offs take place in the third qualifying round. Greek eyes are focused on Toumba, where PAOK welcomes Malmo (20:30) in the second leg of Sweden’s 2-2 draw.

The schedule includes very interesting games, with Fenerbahce-Lille and Rangers-Dynamo Kyiv standing out. APOEL has a difficult task welcoming Slovan after losing 2-0 in Bratislava.

Detailed schedule (in parenthesis the scores of the first games)

APOEL (Cyprus)-Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) 20:00 (0-2)

Bodo Glimt (Norway)-Jagiellonia Bialystok (Poland) 20:00 (1-0)

Fenerbahce (Turkey)-Lille (France) 20:00 (1-2)

Twente (Netherlands)-Salzburg (Austria) 20:00 (1-2)

PAOK (Greece)-Malmo (Sweden) 20:30 (2-2)

Ludogorets (Bulgaria)-Karabakh (Azerbaijan) 21:00 (2-1)

Ferencvaros (Hungary)-Midland (Denmark) 21:00 (0-2)

Steaua Bucharest (Romania)-Sparta Prague (Czech Republic) 21:30 (1-1)

Union St. Gilois (Belgium)-Slavia Prague (Czech Republic) 21:30 (1-3)

Rangers (Scotland)-Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine) 21:45 (1-1)

Champions League playoff pairings:

Champions Path

Young Boys (Switzerland)-Galatasaray (Turkey)

Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) – Winner Karabagh (Azerbaijan) / Ludogorets (Bulgaria)

Winner Midland (Denmark)/Ferencvaros (Hungary)-Winner Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia)/APOEL (Cyprus)

Winner Jagiellonia (Poland)/Bodo Glimt (Norway)-Red Star (Serbia)

Winner Malmo (Sweden)/PAOK-Winner Sparta Prague (Czech Republic)/Steaua Vuk. (Romania)

League Path

Winner of Lille (France)/Fenerbahce (Turkey)-Winner of Slavia Prague (Czech Republic)/Union St Gilois (Belgium)

Winner of Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine)-Rangers (Scotland)-Winner of Salzburg (Austria)/Twente (Netherlands)

The first matches will take place on the 20th or 21st of August and the return matches on the 27th or 28th of the same month.