Wake up everyone, the Playoff Round is upon us. The draw was held today:
Qarabag (Azerbaijan) v. Copenhagen
APOEL v. Slavia Prague
Olympiacos v. Rijeka (Croatia)
Celtic v. Astana (Kazakhstan)
Hapoel Be'er Sheva v. Maribor (Slovenia)
Istanbul Basakesehir v. Sevilla
Young Boys v. CSKA Moscow
Napoli v. Nice
Hoffenheim v. Liverpool
Sporting Lisbon v. Steaua Bucuresti
Celtic drew the short straw, having to make the 6,000 mile trip to Kazakhstan.
Match day 1 is August 15/16, Match day 2 is August 22/23. The losing teams go to the Europa League Group Stage. Speaking of the Europa League, the Premier League only has 2 teams in it this year because they have 5 teams in the Champions League, due to Man U winning the Europa League last season. Arsenal are in the Group Stage, Everton has gotten through the 3rd Qualifying Round and are in the Playoff Round.
Qarabag (Azerbaijan) v. Copenhagen
APOEL v. Slavia Prague
Olympiacos v. Rijeka (Croatia)
Celtic v. Astana (Kazakhstan)
Hapoel Be'er Sheva v. Maribor (Slovenia)
Istanbul Basakesehir v. Sevilla
Young Boys v. CSKA Moscow
Napoli v. Nice
Hoffenheim v. Liverpool
Sporting Lisbon v. Steaua Bucuresti
Celtic drew the short straw, having to make the 6,000 mile trip to Kazakhstan.
Match day 1 is August 15/16, Match day 2 is August 22/23. The losing teams go to the Europa League Group Stage. Speaking of the Europa League, the Premier League only has 2 teams in it this year because they have 5 teams in the Champions League, due to Man U winning the Europa League last season. Arsenal are in the Group Stage, Everton has gotten through the 3rd Qualifying Round and are in the Playoff Round.