Twenty clubs have booked a place in the group stage of one of European football governing body, UEFA’s three club competitions.
The clubs include Olympiacos, Ferencváros, Midtjylland, and Dinamo Zagreb after securing victories in the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round ties on Wednesday.
In the second leg games, PSV Eindhoven, Crvena Zvezda, and Sparta Praha all qualified for the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.
Midtjylland also defeated Scottish giants, Celtic to qualify for the next round of the competition.
The third qualifying round fixtures will be played on August 3rd, 4th, and 10th.
League path
PSV Eindhoven vs Midtjylland
Spartak Moskva vs Benfica
Genk vs Shakhtar Donetsk
Monaco vs Sparta Praha
Losing sides in the league path move into the UEFA Europa League group stage.
Champions path
Dinamo Zagreb vs Legia Warszawa
CFR Cluj vs Young Boys
Olympiacos vs Ludogorets
Crvena zvezda vs Sheriff Tiraspol
Malmö vs Rangers
Ferencváros vs Slavia Praha
Losing teams in the Champions League path enter the UEFA Europa League play-offs, from which the winners reach the UEFA Europa League group stage and the losers transfer to the UEFA Europa Conference League group stage.
This article was originally published on Nigeria News