UEFA Champions League, Europa League second qualifying round draws

The draws for the second qualifying rounds of both the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League were held in Nyon on Wednesday.

In the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round, if Valletta manage to eliminate F91 Dudelange of Luxembourg, they would face the winners of the clash between Ferencvaros of Hungary or Ludogorets of Bulgaria.

Matches will be played on July 23/24 and 30/31. The first leg will be played away from home.

Second qualifying round draw (matches 23/24 July & 30/31 July)

Champions Path

Group 1

Winners – Astana (KAZ)/CFR Cluj (ROU) v Maccabi Tel-Aviv (ISR)
Winners – BATE Borisov (BLR)/Piast Gliwice (POL) v Winners – Linfield (NIR)/Rosenborg (NOR)
Winners – The New Saints (WAL)/Winners of the preliminary round v København (DEN)
Winners – Ferencváros (HUN)/Ludogorets (BUL) v Winners – F91 Dudelange (LUX)/Valletta (MLT)
Winners – Dundalk (IRL)/Riga (LVA) v  Winners – Partizani (ALB)/Qarabağ (AZE)

Group 2

Winners – Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA)/Saburtalo (GEO) v GNK Dinamo (CRO)
Winners – Celtic (SCO)/Sarajevo (BIH) v Winners – Nõmme Kalju (EST)/Shkëndija (MKD)
Winners – Sūduva (LTU)/Crvena zvezda (SRB) v Winners – HJK Helsinki (FIN)/HB Tórshavn (FRO)
Winners – Slovan Bratislava (SVK)/Sutjeska (MNE) v APOEL (CYP)
Winners – Valur Reykjavík (ISL)/Maribor (SVN) v Winners – Ararat-Armenia (ARM)/AIK (SWE)

League path

Viktoria Plzeň (CZE) v Basel (SUI)
PSV Eindhoven (NED) v Olympiacos (GRE)

In case Valletta are eliminated by F91 Dudelange from the first qualifying round, they would proceed to the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round champions path where they would face the losers of the two-legged tie between Nõmme Kalju (EST)/Shkëndija (MKD). The first leg will be played away from home.

Matches will be played on July 25 and August 1.

Meanwhile should Balzan, Gzira United and Hibernians eliminate NK Domzale, Hajduk Split and Shakhtyor Soligorsk respectively, they would play in the second qualifying round main/league path.

Balzan would face the winner of the clash between Malmö (SWE) and the winner of the Preliminary Round match Ballymena United (NIR)/NSÍ Runavík (FRO).

Gzira United would face the winner of the clash between Ventspils (LVA) and Teuta (ALB).

On the other hand, Hibernians would face Esbjerg of Denmark.

Second qualifying round Champions path (25 July & 1 August)

Group 1

Losers – SP Tre Penne (SMR)/FC Santa Coloma (AND) v  Losers – Sūduva (LTU)/Crvena zvezda (SRB)
Losers – BATE Borisov (BLR)/Piast Gliwice (POL) v  Losers – Dundalk (IRL)/Riga FC (LVA)
Losers – Partizani (ALB)/Qarabağ (AZE) v  Losers – Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA)/Saburtalo (GEO)

Group 2

Losers – Nõmme Kalju (EST)/Shkëndija (MKD) v  Losers – Feronikeli (KOS)/Lincoln Red Imps (GIB)
Losers – Valur Reykjavík (ISL)/Maribor (SVN) v  Losers – Ferencváros (HUN)/Ludogorets (BUL)
Losers – Slovan Bratislava (SVK)/Sutjeska (MNE) v  Losers – The New Saints (WAL)/Winners of the preliminary round

Group 3

Losing finalist, preliminary round v  Losers – Astana (KAZ)/CFR Cluj (ROU)
Losers – HJK Helsinki (FIN)/HB Tórshavn (FRO) v  Losers – Linfield (NIR)/Rosenborg (NOR)
Losers – Nõmme Kalju (EST)/Shkëndija (MKD) v  Losers – F91 Dudelange (LUX)/Valletta (MLT)

Second qualifying round main path (25 July & 1 August)

IFK Norrköping (SWE)/Saint Patrick’s (IRL) v Dinamo Minsk (BLR)/Liepāja (LVA)
Barry Town United (WAL)/Cliftonville (NIR)/Haugesund (NOR) v Sturm Graz (AUT)
Lechia Gdańsk (POL) v Inter Turku (FIN)/Brøndby (DEN)
Domžale (SVN)/Balzan (MLT) v Malmö (SWE)/Ballymena United (NIR)/NSÍ Runavík (FRO)
CSKA-Sofia (BUL)/OFK Titograd (MNE) v Osijek (CRO)

Laçi (ALB)/Hapoel Beer-Sheva (ISR) v Široki Brijeg (BIH)/Kairat Almaty (KAZ)
AEK Larnaca (CYP)/Petrocub-Hincesti (MDA) v Levski Sofia (BUL)/MFK Ružomberok (SVK)
Zeta (MNE)/Fehérvár (HUN) v Breidablik (ISL)/Vaduz (LIE)
Molde (NOR)/KR Reykjavík (ISL) v Čukarički (SRB)/Banants (ARM)
Roma (ITA) v Debrecen (HUN)/Kukësi (ALB)

Arsenal Tula (RUS) v Neftçi (AZE)/Speranta Nisporeni (MDA)
UE Sant Julià (AND)/Europa (GIB)/Legia Warszawa (POL) v Vitebsk (BLR)/KuPS Kuopio (FIN)
Gabala (AZE) v Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO)/SP La Fiorita (SMR)/Engordany (AND)
Aberdeen (SCO)/RoPS Rovaniemi (FIN) v Fola Esch (LUX)/Chikhura Sachkhere (GEO)
Luzern (SUI) v Riteriai (LTU)/KÍ Klaksvík (FRO)/SP Tre Fiori (SMR)

Espanyol (ESP) v Stjarnan (ISL)/Levadia Tallinn (EST)
Utrecht (NED) v Akademija Pandev (MKD)/HŠK Zrinjski (BIH)
Malatyaspor (TUR) v Olimpija Ljubljana (SVN)/Rīgas FS (LVA)
Royal Antwerp (BEL) v Viitorul (ROU)
Prishtina (KOS)/St Joseph’s (GIB)/Rangers (SCO) v Cork City (IRL)/Progrès Niederkorn (LUX)/Cardiff Met (WAL)Cracovia Krakòw (POL)/Dunajská Streda (SVK) v Atromitos (GRE)
Pyunik (ARM)/Shkupi (MKD) v FK Jablonec (CZE)
Radnicki Niš (SRB)/Flora Tallinn (EST) v Eintracht Frankfurt (GER)
Buducnost Podgorića (MNE)/Narva Trans (EST) v Zorya Luhansk (UKR)
Ventspils (LVA)/Teuta (ALB) v Gzira United (MLT)/Hajduk Split (CRO)

Strasbourg (FRA) v Maccabi Haifa (ISR)/NS Mura (SVN)
Wolverhampton (ENG) v Crusaders (NIR)/B36 Tórshavn (FRO)
Mladá Boleslav (CZE)
 v Ordabasy Shymkent (KAZ)/Torpedo Kutaisi (GEO)
Aris Thessaloniki (GRE) v AEL Limassol (CYP)
Brann (NOR)/Shamrock Rovers (IRL) v Kauno Žalgiris (LTU)/Apollon Limassol (CYP)

Jeunesse Esch (LUX)/Tobol Kostanay (KAZ) v Vitória SC (POR)
AZ Alkmaar (NED)
 v Häcken (SWE)
Budapest Honvèd (HUN)/Žalgiris Vilnius (LTU) v Sabail (AZE)/Universitatea Craiova (ROU)
Alashkert (ARM)/Makedonija Skopje (MKD) v FCSB (ROU)/Milsami Orhei (MDA)
Shakhtyor Soligorsk (BLR)/Hibernians (MLT) v Esbjerg (DEN)
Lokomotiv Plovdiv (BUL) v Radnik Bijeljina (BIH)/Spartak Trnava (SVK)
Connah’s Quay (WAL)/Kilmarnock (SCO) v Partizan (SRB)