Balzan and Valletta’s possible opponents in Europa League known after yesterday’s draw

Balzan and Valletta came to know their possible opponents in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League which was held in Nyon yesterday.

If Balzan advance to the next round, they will be facing Rapid Wien of Austria while Valletta will play against Ludogorets Razgrad of Bulgaria or Videoton of Hungary if they also advance. Matches are scheduled for August 9 and 16.

Balzan will meet Slovan Bratislava in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. The first leg is scheduled for Thursday at the Centenary Stadium at 6pm.

Valletta, on the other hand, were eliminated from the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League on the away goals rule and will now play against HSK Zrinjski of Bosnia Herzegovina in the UEFA Europa League. Valletta will also be playing on Thursday, but this first leg is in Bosnia.

3rd qualifying round

First-leg games, Aug. 9 Second-leg games, Aug. 16 Champions Path Ludogorets Razgrad (Bulgaria) or Vidi (Hungary) vs. Zrinjski (Bosnia-Herzegovina) or Valletta (Malta) Legia Warsaw (Poland) or Spartak Trnava (Slovakia) vs. F91 Dudelange (Luxembourg) or Drita (Kosovo) Sutjeska (Montenegro) or Alashkert (Armenia) vs. CFR Cluj (Romania) or Malmo (Sweden) Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia) or Crusaders (Northern Ireland) vs. BATE Borisov (Belarus) or HJK Helsinki (Finland) Shkendija (Macedonia) or Sheriff (Moldova) vs. Santa Coloma (Andorra) or Valur Reykjavik (Iceland) Cork City (Ireland) vs. Celtic (Scotland) or Rosenborg (Norway) Spartaks Jurmala (Latvia) or La Fiorita (San Marino) vs. Red Star Belgrade (Serbia) or Suduva (Lithuania) The New Saints (Wales) or Lincoln Red Imps (Gibraltar) vs. Astana (Kazakhstan) or Midtjylland (Denmark) Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) or Hapoel Beer-Sheva (Israel) vs. APOEL (Cyprus) or Flora Tallinn (Estonia) Torpedo Kutaisi (Georgia) or Vikingur (Faeroe Islands) vs. Kukes (Albania) or Qarabag (Azerbaijan)

Tobol Kostanay (Kazakhstan) or Pyunik (Armenia) vs. Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Israel) or Radnicki Nis (Serbia) Dunajska Streda (Slovakia) or Dinamo Minsk (Belarus) vs. Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia) Ajax (Netherlands) or Sturm Graz (Austria) vs. Dundalk (Ireland) or AEK Larnaca (Cyprus) St. Gallen (Switzerland) or Sarpsborg (Norway) vs. Rijeka (Croatia) Istanbul Basaksehir (Turkey) vs. Aberdeen (Scotland) or Burnley (England) Zorya Luhansk (Ukraine) vs. Braga (Portugal) Hapoel Haifa (Israel) or FH Hafnarfjordur (Iceland) vs. Atalanta (Italy) or Sarajevo (Bosnia-Herzegovina) Genk (Belgium) or Fola Esch (Luxembourg) vs. Shakhtyor Soligorsk (Belarus) or Lech Poznan (Poland) Viitorul (Romania) or Vitesse Arnhem (Netherlands) vs. PAOK Thessaloniki (Greece) or Basel (Switzerland) Nordsjaelland (Denmark) or AIK (Sweden) vs. Partizan (Serbia) or Trakai (Lithuania) Hibernian (Scotland) or Asteras Tripolis (Greece) vs. Molde (Norway) or Lac (Albania) Hajduk Split (Croatia) or Slavia Sofia (Bulgaria) vs. Rudar Velenje (Slovenia) or FCSB (Romania) Sevilla (Spain) or Ujpest (Hungary) vs. Zalgiris Vilnius (Lithuania) or Vaduz (Liechtenstein) Sigma Olomouc (Czech Republic) vs. Kairat Almaty (Kazakhstan) or AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands) Balzan (Malta) or Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) vs. Rapid Vienna (Austria) Djurgarden (Sweden) or Mariupol (Ukraine) vs. Ventspils (Latvia) or Bordeaux (France) CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria) or Admira Wacker Moedling (Austria) vs. Stjarnan (Iceland) or Copenhagen (Denmark) Olympiakos (Greece) vs. Lucerne (Switzerland) Osijek (Croatia) or Rangers (Scotland) vs. Chikhura Sachkhere (Georgia) or Maribor (Slovenia) Gornik Zabrze (Poland) or Trencin (Slovakia) vs. Feyenoord (Netherlands) Jagiellonia Bialystok (Poland) or Rio Ave (Portugal) vs. Gent (Belgium) Spartak Subotica (Serbia) or Sparta Prague (Czech Republic) vs. Brondby (Denmark) Ufa (Russia) or Domzale (Slovenia) vs. Budapest Honved (Hungary) or Progres Niederkorn (Luxembourg) B36 Torshavn (Faeroe Islands) or Besiktas (Turkey) vs. LASK (Austria) or Lillestrom (Norway) Zeljeznicar (Bosnia-Herzegovina) or Apollon Limassol (Cyprus) vs. Dinamo Brest (Belarus) or Atromitos (Greece) Leipzig (Germany) or Hacken (Sweden) vs. U Craiova (Romania)