Champions League play-off draw made
Friday, August 5, 2016
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Porto will face Roma and Manchester City must overcome former winners Steaua București after the UEFA Champions League play-off draw was made.
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Porto will face Roma and Manchester City must overcome former winners Steaua București after the UEFA Champions League play-off draw was made.
Play-off draw
League route
Steaua București (ROU) v Manchester City (ENG) – 16 & 24 August
Porto (POR) v Roma (ITA) – 17 & 23 August
Ajax (NED) v Rostov (RUS) – 16 & 24 August
Young Boys (SUI) v Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER) – 16 & 24 August
Villarreal (ESP) v Monaco (FRA) – 17 & 23 August
Champions route
Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL) v Viktoria Plzeň (CZE) – 17 & 23 August
Celtic (SCO) v Hapoel Beer-Sheva (ISR) – 17 & 23 August
FC København (DEN) v APOEL (CYP) – 16 & 24 August
Dundalk (IRL) v Legia Warszawa (POL) – 17 & 23 August
Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) v Salzburg (AUT) – 16 & 24 August
• The defeated teams will transfer to the UEFA Europa League group stage
Road to Cardiff: Full season calendar
Bye to group stage draw (Monaco, 25 August):
Pot 1: Real Madrid (ESP, holders), Barcelona (ESP), Leicester City (ENG), Bayern München (GER), Juventus (ITA), Benfica (POR), Paris Saint-Germain (FRA), CSKA Moskva (RUS)
Other pots: Atlético Madrid (ESP), Borussia Dortmund (GER), Arsenal (ENG), Sevilla (ESP), Napoli (ITA), Bayer Leverkusen (GER), Basel (SUI), Tottenham Hotspur (ENG), Dynamo Kyiv (UKR), Lyon (FRA), PSV Eindhoven (NED), Sporting CP (POR), Club Brugge (BEL), Beşiktaş (TUR)