NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Good stories from last season’s Champions LeagueBodo/Glimt’s path to return to the main tournament is as follows: Union Saint Giloise in the qualifying round.
The pairing of two of the best-run, lowest-budget clubs in European football was the highlight of Monday’s match. 3rd qualifying round lottery It is scheduled to be performed in August.
Bodø/Glimt, who hail from a fishing village in Norway in the Arctic Circle, enjoyed an impressive run last season that saw them reach the round of 16, including back-to-back wins over Manchester City, Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan in January and February.
This time, as last season’s Norwegian League runners-up, Bodø/Glimt will have an additional qualifying round and will face Belgian League runners-up Union in Brussels on August 4th or 5th.
Bodø/Glimt will host the second leg on August 11th at the 8,000-capacity Aspumila Stadium. The winners will advance to the playoff qualifying round for a spot in the favored 36-team main phase.
Union have a reputation as shrewd, data-driven operators in the transfer market and made their debut in the main phase of last season’s Champions League.
Also on Monday, Lyon will be drawn against Sparta Prague, who will host the first leg in the Czech capital. Lyon now has a majority. Owned by American businesswoman Michelle Kang.
olympiakos Win the Conference League Division 3 title in 2024will face NEC Nijmegen, who surprisingly finished third in the Netherlands last season.
The winner of the combination of Fenerbahce and Gornik Zabrze in the second qualifying round will be Sturm Graz or Heart of Midlothian. The second qualifying round begins on Tuesday.
In a separate draw for lower league national champions, 1991 European Cup winners Red Star Belgrade will face either Hapoel Beersheva or Vikingur Reykjavik if they are eliminated first by Northern Ireland’s Larne in the second qualifying round.
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