Today, July 24, the football club 'Shakhtar' from Donetsk will play against the Turkish 'Besiktas' in the Europa League qualifying round. The match will take place at the 'Tupraş' stadium in Istanbul at 21:00 Kyiv time.
The game will be broadcast live on the UPL TV channel, as well as on the OTT platform 'Kyivstar TV'. The return match is scheduled for July 31 in Krakow (Poland).
Draw and plans of Ukrainian teams
As a result of the draw for the third qualifying round of the Champions League, which took place on July 21, 'Dynamo' from Kyiv may play against the winner of the pair 'Paphos' (Cyprus) / 'Maccabi' Tel Aviv (Israel).
Participants in the second qualifying round of the Conference League also know their possible opponents. 'Alexandria' will meet the winner of the pair 'Midtjylland' (Denmark) / 'Hibernian' (Scotland), while 'Polissya' will face the stronger team from the pair 'Paks' (Hungary) / 'Maribor' (Slovenia).
If 'Shakhtar' does not defeat 'Besiktas', it will automatically qualify for the third qualifying round of the Conference League, where they will play against the winner of the pair 'St Patrick's' (Ireland) / 'Nomme Kalju' (Estonia).
Matches of the third qualifying round of the Conference League will take place on August 7 and 14. The winners of the playoff pairs will advance to the next stage, while those who lose will end their participation in European competitions.
In July, the qualification matches for the Europa League continue for Ukrainian football teams. 'Shakhtar' and 'Dynamo' have chances to advance to the next stages and continue the fight for the right to play in European competitions. 'Alexandria' and 'Polissya' are also preparing for important matches, where they will try to showcase their best game and advance further. Support our teams in their upcoming matches!