Sparta, as the second team of last season’s Fortuna League season, will enter the cups on Tuesday 20 or Wednesday 21 July in Vienna. The revenge will take place a week later in Letná.
Rapid Vienna is one of the traditional Austrian clubs, with thirty-two championship titles, most of all, but in recent years it has lacked success.
He has been waiting for the trophy since 2008, when he last became the Austrian champion. Since then, the country has been ruled mainly by Salzburg, which Rapid lagged behind last season – by fifteen points.
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Rapid was the most feasible variant in fate, the Spartans themselves wished for it.
The second preliminary round is absolutely crucial for Sparta.
If he overcomes the opponent from Austria in the non-championship part of the qualification, he will at least secure participation in the main phase of the European League, which means six matches in the basic group and a bonus of 93 million crowns only for participation. At the same time, the dream of the Champions League will continue to live.
However, in the case of advancing to the next stage of qualification, its opponents will “strengthen”.
In the next phase of qualification, it would be Shakhtar Donetsk, Benfica Lisbon or Monaco.
Sparta was deployed in the draw of the second preliminary round, but in the next phase of qualification they will be among the teams with a lower coefficient.
If Sparta fails, it will move to the 3rd preliminary round of the European League, where it will encounter either the Scottish St. Johnstone, or Cypriot Anorthosis Famagusta.
The third participant in the 3rd preliminary round of the European League is Jablonec, which Sparta cannot encounter. The team of Petr Rada is waiting for one of the two losers from the other pairs of the 2nd preliminary round of the Champions League: Eindhoven – Galatasaray, or Celtic Glasgow – Midtjylland.
The second Czech representative in the Slavia qualification will enter the fight for the Champions League only from the third preliminary round on August 3 or 4. The path for a fairytale premium of 400 million crowns is easier for her than for the ancient rival.
Slavia will play the championship part, she will be in each of the two preliminary rounds and the toughest opponents will definitely be to beat her.
The circuit reads as follows: Razgrad, Malmö, Cluj, Legia Warsaw, Ferencváros Budapest, Sheriff Tiraspol for the third preliminary round, Young Boys Bern, Crvena Zvezda Belgrade, Rangers FC or Bröndby Copenhagen for the final play-off.
The lot of the 3rd preliminary round will take place on July 19.
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