Today, on July 21 in Nyon, Switzerland, the draw for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League season-2025/2026 took place. Donetsk "Shakhtar," which started the tournament from the first qualifying round, confidently defeated Finnish "Ilves" (6:0, 0:0) and is now preparing to face Turkish "Besiktas" in the second qualifying round matches on July 24 and 31.

In case of victory over the Istanbul club, miners will advance to the third qualifying round of the Europa League, where their opponent will be the loser from the Champions League path's second qualifying round match between "Rangers" (Scotland) and "Panathinaikos" (Greece).

As for Kyiv "Dynamo," which is participating in the Champions League qualification, if they lose to Maltese "Hibernians" in the second round, they will automatically enter the third qualifying round of the Europa League. According to this schedule, they will face the winner from the match between "Paços de Ferreira" (Cyprus) and "Maccabi Tel Aviv" (Israel).

Third Qualifying Round of the UEFA Europa League

"Rangers" (Scotland)/"Panathinaikos" (Greece) — "Besiktas" (Turkey)/"Shakhtar" (Ukraine)

"Hibernians" (Malta)/"Dynamo" (Ukraine)  — "Paços de Ferreira" (Cyprus)/"Maccabi Tel Aviv" (Tel Aviv, Israel)

Matches of the third qualifying round of the Europa League will take place on August 7 and 14. Winners will advance to the play-off round of the Europa League qualification, while those who lose will continue their participation in the play-off round of the Conference League qualification.