If Pilsen advances through HJK Helsinki, they will face NK Maribor or Šeriff Tiraspol in the 3rd preliminary round of the Champions League. The first matches are scheduled for August 2 and 3, the return matches on August 9, Viktoria would start away.
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The Czech champions will start the qualification of the elite competition on Wednesday in Helsinki, they will play the return match at home next week on Tuesday. If the favored Pilsen knocks out the Finnish team, they will secure participation in the group of the European Conference League. In order to advance to the main stage of the Champions League, the West Bohemians need to eliminate three opponents.
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This year, Plzeň is fighting for the Champions League as the only Czech representative. She has played the group three times so far. In 2011 and 2013, it advanced to it from the preliminary rounds, and in 2018 directly as the winner of the Czech league. However, the last five participations in the qualification did not bring Victoria participation in the main stage. She would receive a bonus of around 400 million crowns for possible promotion to the LM group.
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The West Bohemian team has fond memories of Maribor, having beaten them twice in the final play-off for the Champions League nine years ago. After a 3:1 home triumph, Pilsen won 1:0 in Slovenia and celebrated promotion to the group for the second time, where they played against Bayern Munich, Manchester City and CSKA Moscow.
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Last season, Tiraspol made it from the opening preliminary round to the LM group, where they shocked with a 2:1 win at the stadium of the record fourteen-time winner of the “millionaire” competition, Real Madrid. Sheriff eventually took third place and advanced to the spring phase of the Europa League.
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Slovácko caught big clubs
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In the 3rd preliminary round of the Europa League, the players of Slovácko will face the defeated team from the 2nd preliminary round of the Champions League between Dynamo Kyiv and Fenerbahce Istanbul. The Czech national team defender Filip Novák also works in the squad of the Turkish team. The opening games are scheduled for August 4, with the second leg a week later. Slovácko will start outside.
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In the 3rd preliminary round of the European League, Slovácko will face the one eliminated from the Champions League from FC Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine) / Fenerbahce SK.
Game days are Thursday August 4th and August 11th. We will start on the ground of the opponent.#zaslovacko #UEL pic.twitter.com/nRYDH2lz0Y
— 1.FC Sʟᴏᴠᴀ́ᴄᴋᴏ (@1_FCS) July 18, 2022
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The winner of the domestic MOL Cup needs to win at least one double-header in the summer qualifiers to secure participation in the European Conference League group. On the way to the main stage of the European League, Slovakia would have to overcome two opponents; if it failed in the 3rd preliminary round, it would face the final preliminary round of the Conference League.
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Slavia is threatened by Panathinaikos, Sparta could play Trnava
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In the European Conference League, Slavia can face Panathinaikos Athens, Sparta could face, for example, Trnava. But both Prague clubs also have to go through the 2nd preliminary round first. In it, the Red and Whites will play against the Gibraltarian outsider St Joseph’s, Sparta will have two games against Viking Stavanger.
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