{"id":39915,"date":"2026-07-20T13:27:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T13:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/20\/champions-league-qualifying-pairs-bodeau-glimt-vs-union-saint-giroise\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T13:27:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T13:27:23","slug":"champions-league-qualifying-pairs-bodeau-glimt-vs-union-saint-giroise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/20\/champions-league-qualifying-pairs-bodeau-glimt-vs-union-saint-giroise\/","title":{"rendered":"Champions League Qualifying Pairs Bodeau\/Glimt vs. Union Saint Giroise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>NYON, Switzerland (AP) \u2014 <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Good stories from last season&#8217;s Champions League<\/span>Bodo\/Glimt&#8217;s path to return to the main tournament is as follows: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Union Saint Giloise<\/span> in the qualifying round.<\/p>\n<p>The pairing of two of the best-run, lowest-budget clubs in European football was the highlight of Monday&#8217;s match. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">3rd qualifying round lottery<\/span> It is scheduled to be performed in August.<\/p>\n<p>Bod\u00f8\/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.<\/p>\n<p>This time, as last season&#8217;s Norwegian League runners-up, Bod\u00f8\/Glimt will have an additional qualifying round and will face Belgian League runners-up Union in Brussels on August 4th or 5th. <\/p>\n<p>Bod\u00f8\/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.<\/p>\n<p>Union have a reputation as shrewd, data-driven operators in the transfer market and made their debut in the main phase of last season&#8217;s Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>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. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Owned by American businesswoman Michelle Kang<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>olympiakos <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Win the Conference League Division 3 title in 2024<\/span>will face NEC Nijmegen, who surprisingly finished third in the Netherlands last season.<\/p>\n<p>The winner of the combination of Fenerbahce and Gornik Zabrze in the second qualifying round will be Sturm Graz or <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Heart of Midlothian<\/span>. The second qualifying round begins on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;s Larne in the second qualifying round.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/champions-league-qualifying-bodoglimt-lyon-hearts-b8254ff182b543df9a907bc73c8b3f18\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NYON, Switzerland (AP) \u2014 Good stories from last season&#8217;s Champions LeagueBodo\/Glimt&#8217;s path to return to the main tournament is as follows: Union Saint Giloise in the qualifying round. 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