Chelsea will play Braga or Servette in the Conference League. If Rangers beat Dynamo Kyiv, they’ll face RB Salzburg or FC Twente in the Champions League. Hearts will play either FC Kryvbas or Viktoria Plzen in the Europa League.
Braga and Servette will meet in Portugal on Thursday night for the first leg of their Europa League third qualifying round. They will play the return leg in Switzerland on Thursday, August 15.
The loser of that match will move to the Conference League, where they will face Chelsea for a spot in the main tournament.
The first leg of the match will be held at Stamford Bridge on Thursday, August 22. The return leg is scheduled for Thursday, August 29, the following week.
After missing out on European competition last season, Chelsea will debut in the Conference League for the 2024/25 season.
If Rangers advance past Dynamo Kyiv, they will face RB Salzburg or FC Twente in the Champions League playoffs.
Philippe Clement’s team will play Kyiv in the third-round qualifier. The first leg is on Tuesday, August 6, in Poland, and the second is on Tuesday, August 13. The results will decide who moves on to the next round.
If the Rangers advance to the playoffs, they will host the first leg at home on August 20 or 21. They will play the return leg on August 27 or 28, and they will decide who advances to the next round.
Due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, Kyiv is hosting its home games in Poland. Meanwhile, Rangers are playing their home matches at Hampden Park because Ibrox still needs to be ready for the start of the season.
Chelsea will face Braga or Servette in the UEFA Conference League playoffs
A delay in receiving materials from Asia has caused a setback in renovating Rangers’ Copland Road Stand. As a result, the team’s home games are being moved to the national stadium until the stand is ready.
Hearts will compete against the victor of the clash between FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (Ukraine) and FC Viktoria Plzeň (Czech Republic) in the Europa League playoffs.
Steven Naismith’s team started the new Scottish Premiership season with a 0-0 draw against Rangers; last season, they finished third in the league, securing a spot in the European group stage.
They’ll move to the Conference League group stage if Hearts lose their playoff.
Hearts’ possible opponents will face off this Thursday in their third-round qualifier. The second leg is scheduled for next week. The winner of this tie will play against Hearts.
Naismith’s team will start the playoff with the first leg away from home, scheduled for August 22. They will host the return leg the following Thursday at Tynecastle Park, where they will look to secure their place in the next round.
If Kilmarnock can get past Tromsø, they will face either Copenhagen or FC Baník Ostrava (Czech Republic) in the Conference League playoffs.
Derek McInnes’ team dropped into the Conference League after they were defeated 2-1 by Cercle Brugge in their Europa League qualifier.
If St Mirren advances past Brann, they will face either Romania’s CS Corvinul 1921 Hunedoara or FC Astana from Kazakhstan in their playoff. The matchup will determine their spot in the next stage of the competition.
Stephen Robinson’s team has already secured a 4-1 victory over Valur from Iceland in the second-round qualifier, which has advanced them to the next stage of the competition.
St Mirren and Kilmarnock will play their third-round qualifiers at home this Thursday. They will then face their second-leg matches away from home on Thursday, August 15.
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