The Champions League play-offs were drawn in Nyon on Monday. A difficult task awaits Young Boys: the Swiss champions will face Turkish club Galatasaray Istanbul.
Champions League play-offs
- BSC Young Boys - Galatasaray Istanbul
- Dinamo Zagreb - Qarabag/Ludogorets
- Midtjylland/Ferencvaros - Slovan Bratislava/APOEL
- Jagiellonia/Bodø/Glimt - Red Star Belgrade
- Malmö/PAOK - Sparta Prague/Steaua Bucharest
- Lille/Fenerbahce - Slavia Prague/Union SG
- Dynamo Kiev/Rangers - Salzburg/Twente
The first leg of the play-offs will take place on August 20/21, with the second leg a week later on August 27/28. The winner will qualify for the newly introduced league phase of the Champions League, while the loser will compete in the Europa League. YB will host Galatasaray at home first.
The new Champions League format guarantees each team four home and four away matches between September 2024 and January 2025.
Turkish opponents also beckon for Lugano and Servette
Lugano and Servette's potential play-off opponents in the Europa League were also drawn on Monday. If Lugano wins its clash against Partizan Belgrade, it will meet Besiktas Istanbul again. The Ticino side already played against Besiktas in the European Cup in the previous season. Cup winners Servette could face Trabzonspor or Rapid Vienna. First, however, the Geneva side must eliminate Braga.
