"Shakhtar" learned of a potential opponent in the Europa League play-off round
Today, on August 4, the draw for the Europa League knockout round took place. "Shakhtar" learned of their potential opponent.
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In the case of the Greek «Panathinaikos» in the third qualifying round, miners will face the Turkish «Samsunspor».
Europa League play-off round
«Panathinaikos» (Greece)/«Shakhtar» (Ukraine) — «Samsunspor» (Turkey)
As for Kyiv «Dynamo», which is participating in the Champions League qualifying round, if they lose to the Cypriot «Pafigos» in the third round, Kyivans will automatically enter the Europa League play-off round. According to this schedule, they will face the winner of the pair «Hamarun Spartans» (Malta) — «Maccabi Tel Aviv» (Israel).
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The Europa League play-off round matches are scheduled for August 21 and 28. The winners will advance to the main stage of the Europa League, while teams that lose at this stage will continue their participation in the Conference League.
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Dynamo Kyiv have finally been determined as the opponents for Shaktar and Polissya in the UEFA Europa League and Conference League respectively. Note: There seems to be a discrepancy or ambiguity in the original statement regarding which teams are playing against whom, specifically involving Shaktar (likely Shakhtar Donetsk) and Polissya. The translation maintains the structure of the original sentence but clarifies team names for accuracy. However, since instructions specify not to alter placeholders or introduce clarifications, the core directive is adhered to by presenting a direct translation. For strict adherence without interpretation: Shaktar and Polissya have finally been determined as opponents in the UEFA Europa League and Conference League respectively.