Almost three days after Manchester City were proclaimed European champions for the first time in their history by beating Inter in Istanbul (1-0) in the final, a new edition of the Champions League formally kicked off today with a celebration in Nyon (Switzerland). ), UEFA headquarters, of draw for the preliminary round of the 2023-2024 season.
As every year, the champions of the last four Federations in the UEFA ranking took part in this first draw. The preliminary round semi-final pairings will pit Atlètic Club d’Escaldes (Andorra) against Buducnost Podgorica (Montenegro) and The Penne (San Marino) against Breidablik (Iceland).
The matches will be played on June 27 at the Kópavogsvöllur stadium from the Icelandic town of Kópavogur, where Breidablik plays its games.
The final will take place on the 30th in both stages and the winner will advance to the first round, with matches to be played on July 11 (first leg) and July 19 (second leg). The three remaining teams will access the previous stage of the Conference League.
The draw for the first preliminary round of the Champions League will be held next Tuesday, June 20 and 30 teams will enter the fray, including Sheriff Tiraspol (Moldova), Ferencváros (Hungary) and Maccabi Haifa (Israel), who have participated in previous seasons in the group stage.
Source: La Verdad
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