Twente will face Rangers or Kyiv if they go through; Ajax travel to Norway or Poland
The draw for the next round of European football was done in Nyon, Switzerland, on Monday. FC Twente will face either Glasgow Rangers or Dinamo Kyiv from Ukraine in the next qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League if they beat RB Salzburg. Ajax will face either Jagiellonia Białystok from Poland or FK bodø/Glimt from Norway.
FC Twente will first play an away match against RB Salzburg on Tuesday in the third preliminary round of the Champions League. The return match is scheduled for next week in Enschede. The winner of the two-legged match will face Dynamo Kyiv or Rangers FC in the play-offs for a place in the highest stage of European football.
Ajax knocked out FK Vojvodina in the second preliminary round of the Europa League. Manager Francesco Farioli’s team will play an away match against Panathinaikos in Athens on Thursday. The decisive return match of that third preliminary round is scheduled for a week later in the Johan Cruijff ArenA. The play-off matches have been scheduled for 22 and 29 August.
Ajax knocked out FK Bodø/Glimt in the Conference League last season after a win in Norway (1-2) and a draw in the Johan Cruijff ArenA (1-1). Ajax will end up in the play-offs of the Conference League if it loses to Panathinaikos in two matches. The draw for those matches starts on Monday at 14:00.
FC Twente will play in the Europa League next season if they lose to RB Salzburg in two matches. PSV and Feyenoord are already sure of participation in the Champions League. AZ will be playing in the Europa League.
Reporting by ANP