The playoff draw for the 2019/20 Champions League has been conducted on Monday, ahead of the third qualifying round matches this week.
Last season’s semi-finalists Ajax Amsterdam will take on APOEL Nicosia or Qarabag for a Champions League group stage spot, if they overcome PAOK in the third qualifying round.
Ajax takes on Greek champions PAOK in the first leg of the third qualifying round of Europe’s elite club competition on Tuesday, with the return leg set to take place in Amsterdam next week.
The two-legged playoff round will then be held on August 20-21 and August 27-28.
Scottish champions Celtic will meet Czech side Slavia Prague in the playoffs if they overcome Romania’s CFR Cluj.
Champions League play-off round draw:
GNK Dinamo/Ferencvaros v Maribor/Rosenborg
CFR Cluj/Celtic v Slavia Prague
Young Boys v Red Star Belgrade/Copenhagen
APOEL Nicosia/Qarabag v PAOK/Ajax Amsterdam
FC Basel/LASK v Club Brugge/Dynamo Kiev
Basaksehir/Olympiacos Piraeus v Krasnodar/Porto
The six playoff winners will join the 26 clubs who have already qualified for the group stage.
The six playoff losers will enter the Europa League group stage instead.
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