Champions League qualifying reaches the point where the reward is easy to explain: win over two legs and enter the 36-team league phase. Lose and drop directly into the Europa League league phase. UEFA scheduled the first legs for 18 and 19 August, with the returns on 25 and 26 August.
Tuesday 18 August — 22:00 Moscow
- Levski Sofia vs AEK Athens
- GNK Dinamo vs Viking
- Fenerbahçe vs Lyon
Fenerbahçe–Lyon is the obvious headline, but Dinamo’s route through the champions path carries the same prize. All three kick off at 19:00 UTC / 22:00 MSK.
Wednesday 19 August — 22:00 Moscow
- Hapoel Beer-Sheva vs Sabah
- Celtic vs LASK
- Slovan Bratislava vs Celje
- N.E.C. vs Bodø/Glimt
Celtic Park supplies the largest crowd of the night. N.E.C.–Bodø/Glimt is the league-path tie: one of two routes reserved for clubs that did not enter as domestic champions.
Second legs
Sabah–Hapoel, LASK–Celtic and Bodø/Glimt–N.E.C. are on 25 August. AEK–Levski, Viking–Dinamo, Celje–Slovan and Lyon–Fenerbahçe follow on 26 August. Those dates are already on the Champions League hub.
Use Today for the full night and Now after kickoff. Source: UEFA’s official qualifying fixture list, checked 17 August 2026.
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