Champions League. "Dnipro-1" will play against Greek "Panathinaikos" in the second qualifying round

Today, the draw for the second qualifying round of the 2023/2024 Champions League took place at UEFA headquarters.

Champions League. "Dnipro-1" will play against Greek "Panathinaikos" in the second qualifying round

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The UPL Vice-Champion, «Dnipro-1», has entered the second qualifying round of the Champions League. They need to overcome three opponents to reach the group stage of the Champions League.

According to the draw results, in the second qualifying round, Dnipropetrovsk's team will face Greek «Panathinaikos». The first match will be played at home on 25/26 July, and the second one away on 1/2 August.

In case of failure at any stage of the Champions League qualifying rounds, the black-and-yellow team will move to the Europa League. However, they will only reach the group stage if they manage to overcome at least one opponent in the Champions League qualifiers. Otherwise, they will have to go through the Europa League qualifiers as well.

Ukraine's Quota for the 2023/2024 Champions League

«Shakhtar» (Donetsk) starts in the group stage.

Draw — 31 August, first match — 19/20 September.

«Dnipro-1» (Dnipropetrovsk) starts in the second qualifying round.

Opponent — «Panathinaikos» (Greece), matches — 25/26 July and 1/2 August.