On Monday, August 4, in Nyon, the draw for the playoff round of the Champions League for the 2025/26 season took place, which, in particular, determined a potential opponent for Kyiv’s “Dynamo” in case the “white-blues” advance to this stage of the tournament.
According to the results of the draw, if "Dynamo" successfully overcomes the 3rd qualifying round of the Champions League, in the playoff round they will play against the winner of the pair "Lech" (Poland) — "Crvena Zvezda" (Serbia).
Results of the playoff round draw for the Champions League qualifying 2025/26 season (champions path)
“Lech” (Poland) / “Crvena Zvezda” (Serbia) — “Dynamo” (Kyiv, Ukraine) / “Paphos” (Cyprus)
“Ludogorets” (Bulgaria) / “Ferencváros” (Hungary) — “Shkendija” (North Macedonia) / “Karabakh” (Azerbaijan)
“Bodø/Glimt” (Norway) — “Sturm” (Austria)
“Celtic” (Scotland) — “Kairat” (Kazakhstan) / “Slovan” (Slovakia)
“Basel” (Switzerland) — “Malmo” (Sweden) / “Copenhagen” (Denmark)
It is worth noting that the first matches of the playoff round of the Champions League qualifying will take place on August 19 and 20, while the return matches will be on August 26 and 27. For "Dynamo," in case of participation at this stage of the tournament, the first match will be away, while the return match will nominally be home (held in Lublin).
