Champions League: 3rd qualifying round draw is on Monday

Football

18 July 2021, 11h14

Champions League Draw

This Monday, July 19, at 11:00 am, Benfica will know their opponent for the 3rd qualifying round for the Champions League. The draw takes place in Nyon, in Switzerland. The Reds start as one of the seeded teams.

3^rdQUALIFYING ROUND
Benfica's possible opponents	Genk (Belgium)
	Spartak Moscow (Russia)
	PSV (Netherlands) or Galatasaray (Turkey)*
	Sparta Praha (Czech Republic) or Rapid Wien(Austria)*
	*Starts in the 2^ndqualifying round

IMPORTANT DATES

July 19: draw of the 3^rdqualifying round
July 20/21 and July 27/28: 2^nd qualifying round matches
August 2: draw of the play-off
August 3/4 and August 10: 3^rd qualifying round matches
August 17/18 and August 24/25: play-off matches
August 26: draw of the group stage
September 14/15: Matchday 1 of the group stage

Text: Marco Rebelo
Photos: UEFA.com
Last update: Sunday, July 18, 2021

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