UEFA Qualifying Draws Begin Today in Nyon
All eyes turn to Nyon, Switzerland today — the unofficial capital of European football — as the first qualifying round draws for all three major UEFA club competitions take place.
The schedule kicks off with the UEFA Champions League draw at 13:00 CET. Dynamo Kyiv will not be part of this round, having earned a higher seeding and beginning their campaign from the second qualifying round.
Next up is the UEFA Europa League, with the draw set for 14:00 CET. This stage is crucial for Shakhtar Donetsk, who enter the competition from the very first round. The Ukrainian powerhouse faces the daunting task of surviving four knockout rounds to secure a place in the group stage.
The action wraps up with the UEFA Europa Conference League draw at 15:00 CET. Two Ukrainian clubs — Oleksandriya and Polissya Zhytomyr — are entered in this tournament, though both will begin their European journeys from the second qualifying round.
