Today, July 21, the draw for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League for the 2025/2026 season took place in Nyon, Switzerland. This is reported by 'Glavkom'.
Donetsk 'Shakhtar' has passed Finnish 'Ilves' and is preparing for matches in the second qualifying round against Turkish 'Besiktas'. If they win, there will be a match against the winner of the pair 'Rangers' (Scotland) - 'Panathinaikos' (Greece).
'Hamrun Spartans' (Malta) - 'Dynamo' (Ukraine) will play in the second round. The winner will face the winner of the pair 'Paphos' (Cyprus) - 'Maccabi' Tel Aviv (Israel).
Matches of the third qualifying round of the Europa League will take place on August 7 and 14. Winners move on to the Europa League playoff round, while losers will continue their participation in the Conference League.
As a result of today's draw, the future opponents of the teams in the third qualifying round of the Europa League have been determined. Ukrainian 'Shakhtar' and 'Dynamo' already know who they will have to play against. We hope for successful performances from our teams in these matches.