PSV to play Qarabag or BATE in Champions League playoffs

PSV Eindhoven will face either Qarabag or BATE Borisov in the Champions League playoffs.

Swiss club Young Boys, the only other team to play its first match in the playoff round, will meet either Astana or Dinamo Zagreb.

The final qualifying round games will be played this week and next week.

Also, either four-time European champion Ajax, which finished second to PSV in the Dutch league, or Standard Liege will play Slavia Prague or Dynamo Kiev, while two-time European champion Benfica or Fenerbahce will face either Spartak Moscow or PAOK Thessaloniki.

Celtic or AEK Athens will take on Malmo or Vidi, and Red Star Belgrade or Spartak Trnava will meet Salzburg or Shkendija.

The fixture dates for the playoffs have been announced.

FK Crvena Zvezda (SRB) or FC Spartak Trnava (SVK) v FC Salzburg (AUT) or KF Shkëndija (MKD) Qarabag FK (AZE) or FC BATE Borisov (BLR) v PSV Eindhoven (NED) SL Benfica (POR) or Fenerbahçe SK (TUR) v PAOK FC (GRE) or FC Spartak Moskva (RUS)

BSC Young Boys (SUI) v FC Astana (KAZ) or GNK Dinamo (CRO)Malmö FF (SWE) or Vidi FC (HUN) v Celtic FC (SCO) or AEK Athens FC (GRE)R. Standard de Liège (BEL) or AFC Ajax (NED) v SK Slavia Praha (CZE) or FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)

FC Astana (KAZ) or GNK Dinamo (CRO) v BSC Young Boys (SUI)Celtic FC (SCO) or AEK Athens FC (GRE) v Malmö FF (SWE) or Vidi FC (HUN)SK Slavia Praha (CZE) or FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) v R. Standard de Liège (BEL) or AFC Ajax (NED)

FC Salzburg (AUT) or KF Shkëndija (MKD) v FK Crvena Zvezda (SRB) or FC Spartak Tnava(SVK)PSV Eindhoven (NED) v Qarabag FK (AZE) or FC BATE Borisov (BLR) PAOK FC (GRE) or FC Spartak Moskva (RUS) v SL Benfica (POR) or Fenerbahçe SK (TUR)

Already in the Group stage

Real Madrid (holders), Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, Valencia

Bayern München, Schalke, Hoffenheim, Borussia Dortmund Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool Juventus, Napoli, Roma, Internazionale Milano Paris Saint-Germain, Monaco, Lyon Lokomotiv CSKA Moskva Portugal: Porto Ukraine: Shakhtar Donetsk Belgium: Club Brugge Turkey: Galatasaray Czech Rep.: Viktoria Plzeň Moskva,

Group 3 Dinamo Minsk (BLR)/Zenit (RUS) v Hibernian (SCO)/Molde (NOR) Trenčín (SVK)/Feyenoord (NED) v Sturm Graz (AUT)/AEK Larnaca (CYP) Genk (BEL)/Lech Poznań (POL) v Spartak Subotica (SRB)/Brøndby (DEN) Olympiacos (GRE)/Luzern (SUI) v İstanbul Başakşehir (TUR)/Burnley (ENG) Zorya Luhansk (UKR)/Braga (POR) v RB Leipzig (GER)/U Craiova (ROU)

The third qualifying round ties will conclude on Thursday 16 August, with the play-offs set to take place on 23 and 30 August.

Who else will be in the group stage? Arsenal (ENG), Chelsea (ENG), Bayer Leverkusen (GER), Villarreal (ESP), Anderlecht (BEL), Lazio (ITA), Sporting CP (POR), Marseille (FRA),AC Milan (ITA), Krasnodar (RUS), Real Betis (ESP), Eintracht Frankfurt (GER), Zürich (SUI), Rennes (FRA),Vorskla Poltava (UKR), Akhisar Belediyespor (TUR), Jablonec (CZE).

Four teams defeated in UEFA Champions League third qualifying round league path

Standard Liège (BEL) v Ajax (NED); Benfica (POR) v Fenerbahçe (TUR); Slavia Praha (CZE) v Dynamo Kyiv (UKR); PAOK (GRE) v Spartak Moskva (RUS).

Six teams defeated in UEFA Champions League play-off round Crvena Zvezda (SRB)/Spartak Trnava (SVK) v Salzburg (AUT)/Shkëndija (MKD); Qarabağ (AZE)/BATE Borisov (BLR) v PSV Eindhoven (NED); Young Boys (SUI) v Astana (KAZ)/Dinamo Zagreb (CRO); Malmö (SWE)/Vidi (HUN) v Celtic (SCO)/AEK Athens (GRE); Benfica (POR)/Fenerbahçe (TUR) v PAOK (GRE)/Spartak Moskva (RUS); Standard Liège (BEL)/Ajax (NED) v Slavia Praha (CZE)/Dynamo Kyiv (UKR).