UEFA Champions League pairings from the draw for the third qualifying round
League Path
First Leg
Aug. 5-6
Brann (Norway) or Salzburg (Austria) vs. Club Brugge (Belgium)
Rangers (Scotland) or Panathinaikos (Greece) vs. Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic) or Servette (Switzerland)
Nice (France) vs. Benfica (Portugal)
Feyenoord (Netherlands) vs. Fenerbahce (Turkey)
Second Leg
Aug. 12
Club Brugge (Belgium) vs. Brann (Norway) or Salzburg (Austria)
Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic) or Servette (Switzerland) vs. Rangers (Scotland) or Panathinaikos (Greece)
Benfica (Portugal) vs. Nice (France)
Fenerbahce (Turkey) vs. Feyenoord (Netherlands)
Champions Path
First Leg
Aug. 5-6
RFS (Latvia) or Malmo (Sweden) vs. Copenhagen (Denmark) or Drita (Kosovo)
KuPS Kuopio (Finland) or Kairat Almaty (Kazakhstan) vs. Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) or Zrinjski Mostar (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
Lech Poznan (Poland) or Breidablik (Iceland) vs. Lincoln Red Imps (Gibraltar) or Red Star Belgrade (Serbia)
Rijeka (Croatia) or Ludogorets (Bulgaria) vs. Noah (Armenia) or Ferencvaros (Hungary)
Hamrun Spartans (Malta) or Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine) vs. Pafos (Cyprus) or Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Israel)
Shkendija (North Macedonia) or FCSB (Romania) vs. Shelbourne (Ireland) or Qarabag (Azerbaijan)
Second Leg
Aug. 12
Copenhagen (Denmark) or Drita (Kosovo) vs. RFS (Latvia) or Malmo (Sweden)
Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) or Zrinjski Mostar (Bosnia-Herzegovina) vs. KuPS Kuopio (Finland) or Kairat Almaty (Kazakhstan)
Lincoln Red Imps (Gibraltar) or Red Star Belgrade (Serbia) vs. Lech Poznan (Poland) or Breidablik (Iceland)
Noah (Armenia) or Ferencvaros (Hungary) vs. Rijeka (Croatia) or Ludogorets (Bulgaria)
Pafos (Cyprus) or Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Israel) vs. Hamrun Spartans (Malta) or Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine)
Shelbourne (Ireland) or Qarabag (Azerbaijan) vs. Shkendija (North Macedonia) or FCSB (Romania).
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