Full fixtures: UEFA Champions League play-off draw

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The road to the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League group stage is nearing its conclusion after UEFA confirmed the playoff draw for the final qualifying round.

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Fourteen clubs will compete in two-legged playoff ties for the remaining places in the league phase, with several participants still to be determined after the ongoing third qualifying round.

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The draw, conducted on Monday at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, split the teams into two routes – the champions path for domestic league winners and the league pat h for clubs that qualified through their league positions in countries with multiple Champions League slots.

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Among the standout fixtures, Scottish champions Celtic will face Austrian side LASK, while AEK Athens have been paired with either Levski Sofia of Bulgaria or Kazakhstan’s Kairat Almaty.

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Elsewhere, the winners of Dinamo Zagreb versus Žalgiris will take on Norway’s Viking, while either Mjällby or Slovan Bratislava will meet Ararat-Armenia or Slovenia’s Celje.

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Another tie will see either Hapoel Be’er Sheva or Red Star Belgrade face Aarhus or Sabah, while either Fenerbahce or Sturm Graz will play Sparta Prague or Lyon.

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The final playoff fixture will pit either Olympiacos or NEC Nijmegen against Union Saint-Gilloise or Bodø/Glimt.

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Champions League playoff draw

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• Levski Sofia (Bulgaria) or Kairat Almaty (Kazakhstan) vs AEK Athens (Greece)
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• Celtic (Scotland) vs LASK (Austria)
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• Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) or Žalgiris (Lithuania) vs Viking (Norway)
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• Mjällby (Sweden) or Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) vs Ararat-Armenia (Armenia) or Celje (Slovenia)
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• Hapoel Be’er Sheva (Israel) or Red Star Belgrade (Serbia) vs Aarhus (Denmark) or Sabah (Azerbaijan)
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• Fenerbahce (Turkey) or Sturm Graz (Austria) vs Sparta Prague (Czech Republic) or Lyon (France)
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• Olympiacos (Greece) or NEC Nijmegen (Netherlands) vs Union Saint-Gilloise (Belgium) or Bodø/Glimt (Norway)
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The playoff first legs are scheduled for August 18 and 19, with the return fixtures taking place on August 25 and 26.

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The winners will secure places in the 2026/27 Champions League league phase, while all defeated teams will automatically enter the Europa League league phase.

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The draw for the Champions League league phase will be held on August 27 in Monaco, a day after the conclusion of the playoff round.

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