The draw for the 2025/26 Champions League selection playoff round has ended.

On August 4, the draw for the 2025/2026 UEFA Champions League playoff round took place in Nyon, Switzerland. This was announced on August 4 on the website of the Union of European Football Associations.

The participants of the playoff round will be determined based on the results of the third qualifying round, the matches of which are scheduled for August 5, 6 and 12. The first meetings will be held on August 19 and 20, and the return meetings will be held on August 26 and 27.

According to the draw results, the following teams will meet as part of the Champions' Path: Ludogorets (Bulgaria) / Ferencvaros (Hungary) — Shkendia (North Macedonia) / Karabakh (Azerbaijan), Lech (Poland) / Crvena Zvezda (Serbia) — Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine) / Paphos (Cyprus), Bud Glimt (Norway) — Sturm (Austria), Celtic (Scotland) — Kairat (Kazakhstan) / Slovan (Slovakia), and Basel (Switzerland) — Malmo (Sweden) / Copenhagen (Denmark).

On the Way to the leagues, potential rivals were: Feyenoord (Netherlands) / Fenerbahce (Turkey) — Nice (France) / Benfica (Portugal), as well as Rangers (Scotland) / Victoria Plzen (Czech Republic) — Salzburg (Austria) / "Bruges" (Belgium).

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