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The 2021–22 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round began on 5 August and end on 26 August 2021.
A total of 28 teams will compete in the qualifying system of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League, which includes the qualifying phase, with 10 teams in Champions Path and six teams in Main Path, and the play-off round. The 10 winners in the play-off round will advance to the group stage, to join the 12 teams that enter in the group stage, the six losers of the Champions League play-off round (four from Champions Path and two from League Path), and the four League Path losers of the Champions League third qualifying round.
Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Teams[]
In the third qualifying round, the teams are divided into two paths:
- Champions Path (10 teams): 10 teams which enter this round (10 losers of the Champions League Champions Path second qualifying round).
- Main Path (6 teams): 6 teams which enter this round (including 3 losers of the Champions League League Path second qualifying round).
The winners of the third qualifying round are combined into a single path for the play-off round:
- Play-off round (20 teams): 12 teams which enter this round (including 6 losers of the Champions League Champions Path third qualifying round), and 8 winners of the third qualifying round.
All teams eliminated from the qualifying phase and play-off round enter the Europa Conference League:
- The 5 losers of the Champions Path third qualifying round enter the Champions Path play-off round.
- The 3 losers of the Main Path third qualifying round enter the Main Path play-off round.
- The 10 losers of the play-off round enter the group stage.
Below are the participating teams (with their 2021 UEFA club coefficients, not to be used as seeding for qualifying phase and play-off round, however), grouped by their starting rounds.
| Key to colours |
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| Winners of play-off round advance to group stage |
| Losers of play-off round enter Europa Conference League group stage |
| Losers of third qualifying round enter Europa Conference League play-off round |
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- Notes
- CH Q3 Losers of Champions League third qualifying round (Champions Path).
- CH Q2 Losers of Champions League second qualifying round (Champions Path).
- LP Q2 Losers of Champions League second qualifying round (League Path).
Format[]
Each tie is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advance to the next round. If the aggregate score is level at the end of normal time of the second leg, the away goals rule is no longer applied starting from this season. To decide the winner of the tie, extra time is played, and if the same amount of goals are scored by both teams during extra time, the tie is decided by a penalty shoot-out.
Schedule[]
The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).
| Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| Third qualifying round | 19 July 2021 | 5 August 2021 | 12 August 2021 |
| Play-offs | 2 August 2021 | 19 August 2021 | 26 August 2021 |
Third qualifying round[]
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 19 July 2021, 13:00 CEST.
Seeding[]
A total of 16 teams will play in the third qualifying round. They were divided into two paths:
- Champions Path (10 teams): 10 losers of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round (Champions Path), whose identity was not known at the time of draw. There was no seeding. Teams from Azerbaijan and Armenia could not be drawn against each other, thus the losers of the ties between Neftçi Baku/Olympiacos and Alashkert/Sheriff Tiraspol could not be drawn against each other.
- Main Path (6 teams): The teams were seeded as following:
- Seeded: 3 teams which entered in this round.
- Unseeded: 3 losers of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round (League Path), whose identity was not known at the time of draw. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other, thus the following teams could not be drawn against each other:
- Scotland: St Johnstone and the loser of the tie between Celtic/Midtjylland
- Czech Republic: Jablonec and the loser of the tie between Sparta Prague/Rapid Wien
The first team drawn in each tie would be the home team of the first leg.
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| Seeded | Unseeded |
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Summary[]
The first legs were played on 3 and 5 August, and the second legs are being played on 10 and 12 August 2021.
The winners of the ties will advance to the play-off round. The losers will be transferred to the Europa Conference League play-off round of their respective path.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Omonia 
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2–2 (5–4 p) |  Flora
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1–0 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
Mura 
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1–0 |  Žalgiris
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0–0 | 1–0 |
Kairat 
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2–3 |  Alashkert
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0–0 | 2–3 (a.e.t.) |
Lincoln Red Imps 
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2–4 |  Slovan Bratislava
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1–3 | 1–1 |
Neftçi Baku 
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2–5 |  HJK
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2–2 | 0–3 |
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jablonec 
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2–7 |  Celtic
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2–4 | 0–3 |
Rapid Wien 
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4–2 | Anorthosis Famagusta
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3–0 | 1–2 |
Galatasaray 
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5–3 | St Johnstone
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1–1 | 4–2 |
Champions Path[]
| 5 August 2021 18:00 (19:00 EEST) |
Omonia 
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1–0 |  Flora
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GSP Stadium, Strovolos Attendance: 8,033 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania) |
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Tzionis  12'
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Report |
| 10 August 2021 18:00 (19:00 EEST) |
Flora
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2–1 (a.e.t.) |
Omonia
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A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn Attendance: 1,560 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia) |
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| Sappinen 48', 88'
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Report | Kakoullis 43'
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| Penalties | ||||
Ojamaa  Zenjov Lilander Lukka  Alliku Reinkort
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4–5 | Gómez Papoulis Atiemwen Psaltis Lang Yuste
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2–2 on aggregate. Omonia won 5–4 on penalties.
| 5 August 2021 20:00 |
Mura 
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0–0 |  Žalgiris
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Fazanerija, Murska Sobota Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden) |
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| Report |
| 12 August 2021 19:00 (20:00 EEST) |
Žalgiris
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0–1 | Mura
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LFF Stadium, Vilnius Attendance: 2,921 Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland) |
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| Report | Kous 12'
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Mura won 1–0 on aggregate.
| 5 August 2021 16:00 (20:00 ALMT) |
Kairat 
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0–0 |  Alashkert
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Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty Attendance: 0 Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus) |
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| Report |
| 12 August 2021 17:00 (19:00 AMT) |
Alashkert
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3–2 (a.e.t.) |
Kairat
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Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium) |
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| Embaló 43', 50' Glišić 103'
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Report | Abiken 45+1' Shushenachev 61'
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Alashkert won 3–2 on aggregate.
| 5 August 2021 18:00 |
Lincoln Red Imps 
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1–3 |  Slovan Bratislava
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Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar Attendance: 637 Referee: Athanasios Tzilos (Greece) |
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| Walker 73' (pen.)
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Report | Kashia 16' Zmrhal 48'Henty 69'
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| 10 August 2021 20:30 |
Slovan Bratislava
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1–1 | Lincoln Red Imps
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Tehelné pole, Bratislava Attendance: 4,688 Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine) |
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| Zmrhal 38'
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Report | K. Gómez 90'
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Slovan Bratislava won 4–2 on aggregate.
| 3 August 2021 19:00 (21:00 AZT) |
Neftçi Baku 
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2–2 |  HJK
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Eighth Kilometer District Stadium, Baku Attendance: 3,500 Referee: William Collum (Scotland) |
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| Bougrine 59' Mahmudov 80'
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Report | Ro. Riski 61' Jair 65'
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| 12 August 2021 18:00 (19:00 EEST) |
HJK
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3–0 | Neftçi Baku
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Bolt Arena, Helsinki Attendance: 4,068 Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany) |
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| Ri. Riski 46' Ro. Riski 60' (pen.), 89'
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Report |
HJK won 5–2 on aggregate.
Main Path[]
| 5 August 2021 17:45 |
Jablonec 
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2–4 |  Celtic
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Stadion Střelnice, Jablonec nad Nisou Attendance: 4,805 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey) |
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| Pilař 17' Bitton 85' (o.g.)
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Report | Abada 12' Furuhashi 16'Forrest 64'Christie 90'
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| 12 August 2021 20:45 (19:45 BST) |
Celtic
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3–0 | Jablonec
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Celtic Park, Glasgow Attendance: 50,076 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany) |
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| Turnbull 26', 62' Forrest 70'
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Report |
Celtic won 7–2 on aggregate.
| 5 August 2021 20:30 |
Rapid Wien 
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3–0 | Anorthosis Famagusta
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Allianz Stadion, Vienna Attendance: 11,400 Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy) |
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| Kara 35' Fountas 65'Grüll 83'
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Report |
| 12 August 2021 19:00 (20:00 EEST) |
Anorthosis Famagusta
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2–1 | Rapid Wien
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Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca Referee: Craig Pawson (England) |
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| Lafferty 45+2' Roushias 88'
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Report | Kara 64'
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Rapid Wien won 4–2 on aggregate.
| 5 August 2021 20:00 (21:00 TRT) |
Galatasaray 
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1–1 | St Johnstone
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Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul Attendance: 6,216 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland) |
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| Boey 60'
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Report | Kerr 58' (pen.)
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| 12 August 2021 20:00 (19:00 BST) |
St Johnstone
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2–4 | Galatasaray
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McDiarmid Park, Perth Attendance: 9,106 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia) |
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| Çipe 37' (o.g.) O'Halloran 90+4'
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Report | Diagne 30' Aktürkoğlu 64'
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Galatasaray won 5–3 on aggregate.
Play-off round[]
The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2021, 13:00 CEST.
Seeding[]
A total of 20 teams will play in the play-off round. The teams will be seeded into four "priority groups":
- Priority 1: 6 teams which enter in this round.
- Priority 2: 6 losers of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round (Champions Path), whose identity will not be known at the time of the draw
- Priority 3: 5 winners of the third qualifying round (Champions Path), whose identity will not be known at the time of the draw
- Priority 4: 3 winners of the third qualifying round (Main Path), whose identity will not be known at the time of the draw
The procedure of the draw will be as follows:
- The three teams of priority 4 will be drawn against teams of priority 1 to produce three ties, until there are no more teams of priority 4 left.
- The remaining three teams of priority 1 will be drawn against teams of priority 3 to produce three ties, until there are no more teams of priority 1 left.
- The remaining two teams of priority 3 will be drawn against teams of priority 2 to produce two ties, until there are no more teams of priority 3 left.
- The remaining four teams of priority 2 will be drawn against each other to produce two ties.
There will be no country protection for this round, thus teams from the same association can be drawn against each other. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team of the first leg.
Summary[]
The first legs are being played on 17, 18 and 19 August, and the second legs will be played on 26 August 2021.
The winners of the ties will advance to the group stage. The losers will be transferred to the Europa Conference League group stage.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Randers 
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1 | Galatasaray
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1–1 | 26 Aug |
| Rapid Wien
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2 |  Zorya Luhansk
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3–0 | 26 Aug |
| Celtic
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3 |  AZ
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2–0 | 26 Aug |
| Fenerbahçe
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4 | HJK
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1–0 | 26 Aug |
| Mura
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5 | Sturm Graz
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1–3 | 26 Aug |
| Omonia
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6 |  Royal Antwerp
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4–2 | 26 Aug |
Olympiacos 
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7 | Slovan Bratislava
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3–0 | 26 Aug |
| Rangers
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8 | Alashkert
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1–0 | 26 Aug |
| Slavia Prague
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9 |  Legia Warsaw
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2–2 | 26 Aug |
Red Star Belgrade 
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10 |  CFR Cluj
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4–0 | 26 Aug |
Matches[]
| 19 August 2021 19:00 |
Randers 
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v | Galatasaray
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Randers Stadium, Randers |
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| Report |
| 26 August 2021 |
Galatasaray
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v | Randers
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Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul |
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| 19 August 2021 |
Rapid Wien
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v | Zorya Luhansk
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Allianz Stadion, Vienna |
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| 26 August 2021 18:30 |
Zorya Luhansk
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v | Rapid Wien
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Slavutych-Arena, Zaporizhzhia |
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| Report |
| 19 August 2021 |
Celtic
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v | AZ
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Celtic Park, Glasgow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August 2021 20:15 |
AZ
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v | Celtic
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AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar |
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| Report |
| 19 August 2021 20:45 |
Fenerbahçe
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v | HJK
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Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
| 26 August 2021 |
HJK
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v | Fenerbahçe
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Bolt Arena, Helsinki |
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| 19 August 2021 |
Mura
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v | Sturm Graz
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Fazanerija, Murska Sobota |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August 2021 21:00 |
Sturm Graz
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v | Mura
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Liebenauer Stadium, Graz |
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| Report |
| 19 August 2021 18:00 |
Omonia
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v | Royal Antwerp
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GSP Stadium, Nicosia |
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| Report |
| 26 August 2021 21:00 |
Royal Antwerp
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v | Omonia
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Bosuilstadion, Antwerp |
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| Report |
| 19 August 2021 21:00 |
Olympiacos 
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v | Slovan Bratislava
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Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus |
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| Report |
| 26 August 2021 20:45 |
Slovan Bratislava
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v | Olympiacos
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Tehelné pole, Bratislava |
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| Report |
| 19 August 2021 21:00 |
Rangers
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v | Alashkert
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Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
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| Report |
| 26 August 2021 |
Alashkert
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v | Rangers
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Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan |
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| 19 August 2021 19:00 |
Slavia Prague
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v |  Legia Warsaw
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Sinobo Stadium, Prague |
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| Report |
| 26 August 2021 21:00 |
Legia Warsaw
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v | Slavia Prague
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Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw |
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| Report |
| 17 August 2021 21:00 |
Red Star Belgrade 
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v |  CFR Cluj
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Red Star Stadium, Belgrade |
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| Report |
| 26 August 2021 20:30 |
CFR Cluj
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v | Red Star Belgrade
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Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj-Napoca |
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| Report |
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