Champions League third qualifying round draw, Lyon know their fate! | OneFootball

It was this Monday that the draw for the 3rd qualifying round of the 2026-2027 Champions League was carried out by UEFA. An event involving one French club: Olympique Lyonnais. They will face Sparta Prague (first leg on August 4 or 5, second leg on August 11). Find the full draw below, with the League Path (qualification via league position without finishing 1st) and the Champions Path (those who won). The latter has not yet been finalized, as matches still have to be played.

League Path:

OL vs Sparta Prague (Czech Republic)

Olympiacos (Greece) – NEC Nijmegen (Netherlands)

Union Saint-Gilloise (Belgium) – Bodo/Glimt (Norway)

Fenerbahçe (Turkey) or Gornik Zabrze (Poland) – Heart Of Midlothian (Scotland) or Sturm Graz (Austria)

Champions Path:

FC Thun (Switzerland) or Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) – KI Klaksvik (Faroe Islands) or Kauno Zalgiris (Lithuania)

Mjällby (Sweden) or Lincoln Red Imps (Gibraltar) – Iberia (Georgia) or Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia)

Levski Sofia (Bulgaria) or Universitatea Craiova (Romania) – Kaïrat Almaty (Kazakhstan) or Omonia Nicosia (Cyprus)

Aarhus (Denmark) or Lech Poznan (Poland) – Sabah (Azerbaijan) or KuPS (Finland)

Ararat-Armenia (Armenia) or Shamrock Rovers (Ireland) – Egnatia Rrogozhinë (Albania) or Celje (Slovenia)

Vikingur Reykjavik (Iceland) or Hapoël Beer-Sheva (Israel) – Larne FC (Northern Ireland) or Red Star Belgrade (Serbia)

After this round, the play-offs will remain (first leg on August 18 and 19, second leg on August 25 and 26). As a reminder, AS Monaco will take part in those for the Conference League. Lyon and Monaco could well have a very busy schedule at the start of the season, but the motivation is strong. The play-off draw will take place on August 3.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.