Nyon was the scene today as the draw for the Third Qualifying Round for the UEFA Champions League was made. It did not disapoint and it provided some mouth watering ties for the coming weeks.
Dynamo Kiev, one of the heavyweight sides were paired with Rubin Kazan of Russia which would have been a Group Stage fixture in 2009. Dynamo won 3-1 in Kiev on that occasion and drew 0-0 in Kazan. The group in which they competed in had eventual winners FC Internazionale in the group and reigning Champions FC Barcelona, a side who Rubin have enjoyed playing in recent games earning some credible results and holding an impressive record against the Catalan giants. If Rubin want to enter this season's Group Stage they must first negotiate this tough tie against Ukrainian giants Dynamo Kiev in what is arguably the tie of the round. This Eastern European battle is definitely one to watch!
Here is the Draw result below:
Champions Path
FK Mogren/Litex Lovech v Skonto/Wisla Krakow
Maccabi Haifa/Borac v Maribor/F91 Dudelange
HJK Helsinki/Bangor City v Dinamo Zagreb/Neftci
Skenderbeu/APOEL v Slovan Bratislava/Tobol
FC Copenhagen v Shamrock Rovers/Flora Tallinn
Genk v FK Partizan/FK Skendija
Rosenborg BK/Breidablik v FC Pyunik/Plzen
Zestafoni/Dacia v Sturm Graz/Videoton
Valletta/FK Ekranas v Linfield/FC BATE Borisov
Rangers v Malmo/HB Torshavn
Non Champions Path
Standard Liege v FC Zurich
Twente v Vaslui
SL Benfica v Trabzonspor
Dynamo Kyiv v Rubin Kazan
Odense BK v Panathinaikos FC
The ties will take place on 26/27 July and 2/3 August. Remember you can view all the results of the Qualification phase on THIS page.
Also, Champions RoundUp will be here tomorrow to go over the results for this weeks UEFA Champions League action in the Second Qualifying Round, 1st Leg.
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