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Dinamo learns potential Champions League playoff opponents
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Dinamo learns potential Champions League playoff opponents

From Veฤernji List · () Croatian

Translated from Croatian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Dinamo Zagreb learned its potential opponents in the final qualifying round for the Champions League.
  • The Croatian champions will be seeded, facing a potentially easier opponent based on their European coefficient.
  • The draw for the playoff round will take place on August 3rd in Nyon, with first-leg matches scheduled for August 18th-19th.

Dinamo Zagreb is one step away from the Champions League group stage after navigating the earlier qualifying rounds. The Croatian champions will discover their final playoff opponent on August 3rd in Nyon. Based on their European coefficient of 46.500, Dinamo will be seeded, increasing their chances of facing a more manageable rival.

The club, led by coach ลฝeljko Sopiฤ‡, has already secured their spot in the third qualifying round, where they will face Lithuania's ลฝalgiris. Should they advance past ลฝalgiris, Dinamo will then enter the draw for the final playoff round.

Potential opponents for Dinamo include LASK from Austria, Viking from Norway, and the winners of several other third-round ties involving teams like Ararat Armenia, Celje, Levski, Kairat, Aarhus, and Sabah. The first legs of these crucial playoff matches are set for August 18th and 19th, with the return fixtures taking place a week later on August 25th and 26th.

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Originally published by Veฤernji List in Croatian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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