Article by Alexandru Tomuțiu – published Monday, August 04, 2025, 13:40 / Updated Monday, August 04, 2025 13:44
The possible matches in the Champions League play-off were drawn.
The Champions League is getting closer to the unique group's phase. Romania lost its only representative, on FCSB, which was eliminated in the second preliminary round by Shkendija, the representative of Northern Macedonia, with a general score of 1-3.
What does the Champions League Play-off matches look
Seven matches will be played in the play-off, 5 on the champion route and two on the non-champions route.
If he had passed Shkendija, then Qarabag, FCSB would have been in the play-off with one of Ludogorets or Ferencvaros, that is, the most accessible opponents of the possible ones.
The matches on the champion route:
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Ludogorets (Bulgaria) / Ferencvaros (Hungary) – Shkendija (North Macedonia) / Qarabag (Azerbaijan)
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Lech Poznan (Poland) / Red Star Belgrade (Serbia) – Dinamo Kiev (Ukraine) / Pafos (Cyprus)
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FK Bodo/Glimt (Norway) – Sturm Graz (Austria)
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Celtic (Scotland) – Kairat Almaty (Kazakhstan) / Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia)
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FC Basel (Switzerland) – Malmo (Sweden) / FC Copenhagen (Denmark)
The only Romanian footballer involved will be Vlad Dragomir, Pafos's midfielder.
The matches on the non-champions route:
29 teams are directly qualified in the Champions League
The 29 teams who obtained the ticket to the league without playing in the preliminaries are:
PSG, Real Madrid, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Inter, Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona, Arsenal, Bayer Leverkusen, Atletico Madrid, Atalanta, Villarreal, Eintracht Frankfurt, Tottenham, PSV Eindhoven, Napoli, Sporting, Sporting, Olympiacos, Slavia Prague, Marseille, Monaco, Galatasaray, Union Saint-Gilloise, Athletic Bilbao and Newcastle.
