Feyenoord will face Fenerbahce! The Rotterdam team will start with a home match on August 5 or 6. The return match is on Tuesday, August 12.
Also no Nice for Feyenoord. The French team will meet Benfica.
Rangers or Panathinaikos will face Viktoria Plzen or Servette FC.
Feyenoord will not face RB Salzburg or SK Brann. The winner of that match will face Club Brugge.
Now it’s time for Feyenoord! The tension rises in Rotterdam.
The first balls are being drawn, but we have to wait a bit for Feyenoord. First, the draw focuses on the clubs in the champions route. Feyenoord does not belong here.
In a slick video, it is explained once again how it works exactly. During the draw, UEFA distinguishes between teams that have become national champions and clubs for which this is not the case. There is a so-called route for both options, Feyenoord falls into the latter category as number three in the Eredivisie. Feyenoord therefore follows the non-champions route.
There is lottery guru Giorgio Marchetti again! It is waiting for the balls.
The hymn sounds: the draw has started. We first get the explanation, then Feyenoord goes into the cooker.
Should Feyenoord win its two-legged match in the third preliminary round, one last hurdle awaits before the main tournament. The play-offs for a place in the main schedule of the Champions League will take place on August 19, 20, 26 and 27.
Feyenoord’s first match in the third round of the Champions League is on August 5 or 6 and the return match is on August 12. If Feyenoord is eliminated, it will play in the main tournament of the Europa League next season. For Sem Steijn it will be his first Champions League adventure with Feyenoord.
The hymn is not yet sounding, but today can be seen as the Dutch kick-off of the Champions League season. As number 3 in the Eredivisie, Feyenoord will go into the cooker and will be in action in Europe for the first time on August 5 or 6.
The Champions League jitters are back! Today Feyenoord hears who it will face in the third preliminary round of the Champions League. The draw in Nyon starts at 12:00 noon. The balls are already ready!