The draw for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League was held on Monday, July 21, setting up potential blockbuster clashes ahead of the new European season. Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk could enter the competition at this stage — but only if they get past Turkish powerhouse Beşiktaş in the previous round.

Should Shakhtar Donetsk overcome Beşiktaş, they will then face the loser of the tie between Rangers FC (Scotland) and Panathinaikos (Greece) — a high-profile pairing that guarantees a stern test either way.

There is also a slim possibility that Dynamo Kyiv could find themselves in the Europa League third qualifying round. For that to happen, the Ukrainian club would need to suffer a shock exit in the Champions League second qualifying round at the hands of Malta’s Ħamrun Spartans.

All ties in the Europa League third qualifying round are scheduled for August 7 and 14.

Champions Path – UEFA Europa League Third Qualifying Round

Loser of Lincoln Red Imps (Gibraltar) / Crvena zvezda (Serbia) vs Loser of Noah (Armenia) / Ferencváros (Hungary)

Loser of HNK Rijeka (Croatia) / Ludogorets Razgrad (Bulgaria) vs Loser of Shelbourne (Ireland) / Qarabağ FK (Azerbaijan)

Loser of RFS (Latvia) / Malmö FF (Sweden) vs Loser of KuPS Kuopio (Finland) / FC Kairat (Kazakhstan)

Loser of Ħamrun Spartans (Malta) / Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine) vs Loser of Pafos FC (Cyprus) / Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel)

Loser of Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) / Zrinjski Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina) vs Loser of Lech Poznań (Poland) / Breidablik (Iceland)

Loser of Shkëndija (North Macedonia) / FCSB (Romania) vs Loser of FC Copenhagen (Denmark) / Drita (Kosovo)

League Path – UEFA Europa League Third Qualifying Round

Winner of Celje (Slovenia) / AEK Larnaca (Cyprus) vs Winner of Baník Ostrava (Czech Republic) / Legia Warsaw (Poland)

Fredrikstad FK (Norway) vs Winner of Midtjylland (Denmark) / Hibernian (Scotland)

Winner of FC Lugano (Switzerland) / CFR Cluj (Romania) vs Winner of Levski Sofia (Bulgaria) / SC Braga (Portugal)

PAOK FC (Greece) vs Wolfsberger AC (Austria)

Loser of Viktoria Plzeň (Czech Republic) / Servette FC (Switzerland) vs Winner of Sheriff Tiraspol (Moldova) / FC Utrecht (Netherlands)

Winner of Anderlecht (Belgium) / BK Häcken (Sweden) vs Loser of SK Brann (Norway) / Red Bull Salzburg (Austria)

Winner of Beşiktaş (Turkey) / Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) vs Loser of Rangers (Scotland) / Panathinaikos (Greece)