Third qualifying round draw

Monday, June 30, 2008

FC Schalke 04's tie against Club Atlético de Madrid caught Europe's imagination after the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round draw in Nyon on 1 August.

UEFA's David Taylor conducts the draw ©UEFA.com

FC Schalke 04's tie against Club Atlético de Madrid caught Europe's imagination after the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round draw in Nyon on 1 August.

Key ties
The German and Spanish sides were teed up for a two-legged meeting on 12/13 and 26/27 August while another high-profile involves FC Twente, led by former England manager Steve McClaren, lined up to face Premier League opponents in the form of Arsenal FC. The 16 winners after the conclusion of the ties will join 16 other sides in the 2008/09 UEFA Champions League group stage. This season's final will be played at Rome's Stadio Olimpico on 27 May 2009.

2008/09 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round draw First leg: 12/13 August Second leg: 26/27 August
Anorthosis Famagusta FC (CYP)	v	Olympiacos CFP (GRE)
Vitória SC (POR)	v	FC Basel 1893 (SUI)
FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)	v	NK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)
FC Schalke 04 (GER)	v	Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP)
Aalborg BK (DEN)	v	FBK Kaunas (LTU)
FC Barcelona (ESP)	v	Wisla Kraków (POL)
PFC Levski Sofia (BUL)	v	FC BATE Borisov (BLR)
R. Standard de Liège (BEL)	v	Liverpool FC (ENG)
FK Partizan (SRB)	v	Fenerbahçe SK (TUR)
FC Twente (NED)	v	Arsenal FC (ENG)
FC Spartak Moskva (RUS)	v	FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)
Juventus (ITA)	v	FC Artmedia Petržalka (SVK)
SK Brann (NOR)	v	Olympique de Marseille (FRA)
ACF Fiorentina (ITA)	v	SK Slavia Praha (CZE)
Galatasaray AS (TUR)	v	FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROU)
Panathinaikos FC (GRE)	v	AC Sparta Praha (CZE)

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