Gzira to face either Jeunesse Esch or Vitoria if they eliminate Ventspils

Gzira United were drawn to meet either Jeunesse Esch of Luxembourg or Vitoria of Portugal if they beat Ventspils of Latvia in the 2nd qualifying round which starts next Thursday.

The Maroons sensationally qualified for this round after beating Hajduk Split 3-1 in Croatia to advance on the away goals rule. In the first match in Malta, Hajduk ran out winners 2-0.

The following are the draws made yesterday in Nyon:

3RD QUALIFYING RD CHAMPIONS PATH (MATCHES 8 AND 15 AUGUST)

Group 1

Sutjeska (MNE) / APOEL (CYP) v HB Tórshavn (FRO) / Linfield (NIR)

CFR Cluj (ROU) / Maccabi Tel-Aviv (ISR) v SP Tre Penne (SMR) / Sūduva (LTU)

Ararat-Armenia (ARM) / Lincoln Red Imps (GIB) v Saburtalo (GEO) / GNK Dinamo (CRO) Piast Gliwice (POL) / Riga FC (LVA) v Crvena zvezda (SRB) / HJK Helsinki (FIN)

Valur Reykjavík (ISL) / Ludogorets (BUL) v The New Saints (WAL) / København (DEN) Group 2

Sarajevo (BIH)* v BATE Borisov (BLR) / Rosenborg (NOR)

Shkëndija (MKD) / Dudelange (LUX) v Celtic (SCO) / Nõmme Kalju (EST)

FC Santa Coloma (AND) / Astana (KAZ) v Ferencváros (HUN) / Valletta (MLT)

Partizani (ALB) / Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA) v Maribor (SVN) / AIK (SWE)

Slovan Bratislava (SVK) / Feronikeli (KOS) v Dundalk (IRL) / Qarabağ (AZE)

*Losers of UEFA Champions League first qualifying round tie between Sarajevo and Celtic given bye to third qualifying round

3RD QUALIFYING RD MAIN PATH (MATCHES 8 AND 15 AUGUST)

Group 1 Norrköping (SWE) / Liepaja (LVA) v Hapoel BeerSheva (ISR) / Kairat Almaty (KAZ)

Torino (ITA) / Debrecen (HUN) v Shakhtyor Soligorsk (BLR) / Esbjerg (DEN)

Royal Antwerp (BEL) v Viktoria Plzeň (CZE) / Olympiacos (GRE)

Austria Wien (AUT) v Shamrock Rovers (IRL) / Apollon Limassol (CYP) Feyenoord (NED) v Gabala (AZE) / Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO) Group 2

Lechia Gdańsk (POL) / Brøndby (DEN) v Braga (POR) Molde (NOR) / Čukarički (SRB) v Aris Thessaloniki (GRE) / AEL Limassol (CYP)

Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1926 (BUL) / Spartak Trnava (SVK) v Strasbourg (FRA) / Maccabi Haifa (ISR)

Thun (SUI) v Spartak Moskva (RUS)

Alashkert (ARM) / FCSB (ROU) v Mladá Boleslav (CZE) / Ordabasy Shymkent (KAZ) Group 3

Pyunik (ARM) / Jablonec (CZE) v Wolverhampton Wanderers (ENG) / Crusaders (NIR)

Midtjylland (DEN) v Rangers (SCO) / Progrès Niederkorn (LUX)

Mariupol (UKR) v AZ Alkmaar (NED) / Häcken (SWE) AEK Larnaca (CYP) / Levski Sofia (BUL) v Gent (BEL) / Viitorul (ROU) Legia Warszawa (POL) / KuPS (FIN) v Dunajská Streda (SVK) / Atromitos (GRE) Group 4

Haugesund (NOR) / Sturm Graz (AUT) v PSV (NED) / Basel (SUI)

Rijeka (CRO) v Chikhura Sachkhere (GEO) / Aberdeen (SCO)

Ventspils (LVA) / Gzira United (MLT) v Jeunesse

Esch (LUX) / Vitória SC (POR)

Fehérvár (HUN) / Vaduz (LIE) v Flora Tallinn (EST) / Eintracht Frankfurt (GER)

Connah’s Quay Nomads (WAL) / Partizan (SRB) v Malatyaspor (TUR) / Olimpija Ljubljana (SVN) Group 5

Domžale (SVN) / Malmö (SWE) v Utrecht (NED) / Zrinjski (BIH)

CSKA Sofia (BUL) / Osijek (CRO) v Buducnost Podgorića (MNE) / Zorya Luhansk (UKR)

Arsenal Tula (RUS) / Neftçi (AZE) v Bnei Yehuda TelAviv (ISR)

Luzern (SUI) / KÍ (FRO) v Espanyol (ESP) / Stjarnan (ISL)

Sparta Praha (CZE) v Trabzonspor (TUR)

Budapest Honvéd (HUN) / Universitatea Craiova (ROU) v AEK Athens (GRE)