Champions League 2024-25 Play-Off Round

The Champions League 2024-25 play-off round matches are set. Who will reach the group stage?

The Champions League play-off round will see either Rangers or Dynamo Kyiv face FC Salzburg or FC Twente, while Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce could head to the Czech capital to face Slavia Prague if both sides progress through the third qualifying round

The draw took place at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland with 10 ties being drawn in the Champions path as four ties were drawn in the league path.

With ties still to be played in the third qualifying round, there is still a lot of football to be played before there is a final list of fixtures in the play-off round

Only one confirmed fixture was drawn with Young Boys of Switzerland taking on Turkish champions Galatasaray over two legs at the backend of the month.

Champions League 2024-25: play-off round draw matches

Champions Path

Young Boys vs Galatasaray
Dinamo Zagreb vs Qarabağ / Ludogorets
Midtjylland / Ferencváros vs Slovan Bratislava / APOEL
Jagiellonia / Bodø/Glimt vs Crvena Zvezda
Malmö / PAOK vs Sparta Praha / FCSB

League Path

Lille / Fenerbahçe vs Slavia Praha / Union SG
Dynamo Kyiv / Rangers vs Salzburg / Twente

Match dates: 20/21 & 27/28 August

UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Teams

Out of the thirty-six teams set to compete In the new Champions League 2024/25 Format twenty-five have secured their spots through their domestic league standings.

Additionally, the winners of the Champions League and the UEFA Europa League are automatically granted entry.

However, in this instance, rebalancing was necessary because both title holders had already qualified through their domestic leagues.

Two more spots were allocated based on European performance, leaving the final seven spots to be decided through the qualification rounds.