Champions League play-off draw LIVE: Celtic and Rangers learn opponents for final round of qualifying

When is the draw?
The draw will take place on Monday, 4 August at 11am BST (12pm local time) at Uefa HQ in Nyon, Switzerland.
Viewers in the UK can watch the play-off draw on TNT Sports 2 and discovery+, with coverage beginning at 11am.
Chris Wilson4 August 2025 10:15
Which teams are involved in the draw?
Four teams have qualified directly for the play-offs via their results last season. Those sides are Celtic, Sturm Graz, Bodo/Glimt and FC Basel.
The teams who win their ties in the third qualifying round will take a place in the play-offs, though as the draw takes place before those ties are played, โbothโ sides will be in the draw today.
The ties in the third qualifying round are as follows:
OGC Nice (FRA) vs SL Benfica (POR)
FC Salzburg (AUT) vs Club Brugge KV (BEL)
Rangers FC (SCO) vs FC Viktoria Plzeล (CZE)
Feyenoord (NED) vs Fenerbahรงe SK (TUR)
Malmรถ FF (SWE) vs F.C. Copenhagen (DEN)
Lech Poznaล (POL) vs FK Crvena Zvezda (SRB)
Ludogorets 1945 (BUL) vs Ferencvรกrosi TC (HUN)
KF Shkรซndija (MKD) vs Qarabaฤ FK (AZE)
FC Kairat Almaty (KAZ) vs ล K Slovan Bratislava (SVK)
FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) vs Pafos FC (CYP)
Chris Wilson4 August 2025 10:09
Champions League play-off draw LIVE
The draw for the final round of play-off ties in the Champions League will take place today, with some of Europeโs biggest teams waiting to see their routes to the competition proper.
The play-offs mark the final hurdle before the competition begins in earnest with the league phase, and clubs including previous winners Benfica and Feyenoord โ as well as Rangers and Club Brugge โ are in the draw ahead of their own two-legged ties in the third qualifying round.
At the other end of the spectrum, minnows including Pafos and Macedonian side KF Shkendija are hoping to make the league phase for the first time, with every club hoping to reap the rewards of a place in Europeโs premier cup competition.
Chris Wilson4 August 2025 10:04
Good morning!
Hello and welcome to The Independentโs live coverage of the draw for the final round of play-off fixtures in the Champions League!
British sides Celtic and Rangers will find out their potential paths to the league phase of the competition, with European giants including Benfica and Feyenoord also waiting to find out their paths.
Weโll have all the latest updates right here.
Chris Wilson4 August 2025 09:58