After the return matches of the 3rd qualifying round of the Champions League took place yesterday and the day before, not only the pairs for the next stage were determined, but also the composition of the baskets for the draw of the playoff round of the tournament, which will be held next Monday, August 4.
Since the draw for the playoff round of the Champions League will take place before the matches of the 3rd qualification, according to the regulations, when forming the baskets of "seeded" and "unseeded" teams, the highest club coefficients in the pairs of the 4th qualifying round are applied.
Composition of baskets for the draw of the playoff round of the Champions League (champions path)
Seeded:
“Bude-Glimt” (Norway)— 49.000 (UEFA club coefficient)
“Malmo” (Sweden) / “Copenhagen” (Denmark)— 44.875
“Lech” (Poland) / “Crvena Zvezda” (Serbia)— 44.000
“Ludogorets” (Bulgaria) / “Ferencváros” (Hungary) — 39.000
“Celtic” (Scotland)— 38.000.
Unseeded:
“Kairat” (Kazakhstan) / “Slovan” (Slovakia)— 33.500
“Basel” (Switzerland)— 33.000
“Shkendija” (North Macedonia) / “Karabakh” (Azerbaijan) — 32.000
“DYNAMO” (Kyiv, Ukraine) / “Paphos” (Cyprus) — 23.500
“Sturm” (Austria)— 23.000.
The winners of this stage will receive spots in the group stage of the Champions League, while the losers will continue their battle in the group stage of the Europa League.
Calendar of draws and matches for the Champions League qualification
August 4: playoff round draw.
August 5/6: first matches of the 3rd qualifying round.
August 12: return matches of the 3rd qualifying round.
August 19/20: first matches of the playoff round.
August 26/27: return matches of the playoff round.
