Kyiv "Dynamo" began its journey in the tournament from the second qualifying round, where it eliminated Turkish "Fenerbahçe". In the third qualifying round of the Champions League, the white-and-blue team will play against Austrian "Sturm" (the first match will take place in Łódź on August 3, and the return leg — in Graz on August 9).

In case of success in this duel, "Dynamo" will advance to the Champions League playoff round, where it will face the winner of the "Benfica" (Portugal) – "Midtjylland" (Denmark) pair. The first match will be played at home on August 16/17, and the second — away on August 23/24.

In case of failure at any stage of the Champions League qualifying rounds, the capital club will move to the group stage of the Europa League.

We add that Donetsk "Shakhtar" automatically entered the group round of the Champions League (draw — August 25).