Thun's Brighton Labeau, bottom, and Zagreb's Sergi Dominguez battle for...

Thun's Brighton Labeau, bottom, and Zagreb's Sergi Dominguez battle for the ball during a Champions League second qualifying round soccer match between Switzerland's FC Thun and Croatia's Dinamo Zagreb, Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at the Visana Stadion in Thun, Switzerland. Credit: AP/PETER KLAUNZER

NYON, Switzerland — The draw made Monday for the Champions League qualifying playoffs round:

League Path

First leg

Aug. 18-19

Fenerbahce (Turkey) or Sturm Graz (Austria) vs. Sparta Prague (Czech Republic) or Lyon (France)

Olympiakos (Greece) vs. NEC Nijmegen (Netherlands) vs. Union Saint-Gilloise (Belgium) or Bodø/Glimt (Norway)

Second leg

Aug. 25-26

Sparta Prague (Czech Republic) or Lyon (France) vs. Fenerbahce (Turkey) or Sturm Graz (Austria)

Union Saint-Gilloise (Belgium) or Bodø/Glimt (Norway) vs. Olympiakos (Greece) vs. NEC Nijmegen (Netherlands)

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Champions Path

First leg

Aug. 18-19

Levski Sofia (Bulgaria) or Kairat Almaty (Kazakhstan) vs. AEK Athens (Greece)

Celtic (Scotland) vs. LASK (Austria)

Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) or Kauno Zalgiris (Lithuania) vs. Viking (Norway)

Mjällby (Sweden) or Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) vs. Ararat-Armenia (Armenia) or Celje (Slovenia)

Hapoel Beer-Sheva (Israel) or Red Star Belgrade (Serbia) vs. AGF Aarhus (Denmark) or Sabah (Azerbaijan)

Second leg

Aug. 25-26

AEK Athens (Greece) vs. Levski Sofia (Bulgaria) or Kairat Almaty (Kazakhstan)

LASK (Austria) vs. Celtic (Scotland)

Viking (Norway) vs. Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) or Kauno Zalgiris (Lithuania)

Ararat-Armenia (Armenia) or Celje (Slovenia) vs. Mjällby (Sweden) or Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia)

AGF Aarhus (Denmark) or Sabah (Azerbaijan) vs. Hapoel Beer-Sheva (Israel) or Red Star Belgrade (Serbia)

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