Champions League Play-off draw
Champions League Play-off draw
The Champions League Play-Off was conducted this morning and has thrown up some mouth watering ties. Scottish Champions Celtic have been against Israeli side Hapoel Beer-Sheva, while Manchester City have been drawn against Romanian side Steau Bucharest.
The tie of the round is surely between European giants Porto and Roma. Irish side Dundalk have been given a tricky task against Polish Champions Legia Warsaw. Austrian champions Salzburg have been drawn against Dinamo Zagreb who they have defeated on the last four occasions most recently in 2014/2015 when they won 4-1 at home and 5-2 away. The remaining ties see Ajax face Rostov, Ludogrets play Plzen, Copenhagen play Cypriot side Apoel Nicosia, Young Boys of Switzerland play Borrusia Monchengladbach of Germany, while Monaco take on Villareal.
The games are to be played on the 15/16th of August with the return legs a week later.
The ties are as follows:
Ludogrets v Plzen
Celtic v Hapoel Beer-Sheva
F.C Copenhagen v Apoel Nicosia
Dundalk v Legia Warsaw
Dinamo Zagreb v Salzburg
Steau Bucharest v Man City
Porto v Roma
Ajax v Rostov
Young Boys v Borussia Monchengladbach
Villareal v Monaco
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