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2021–22 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round

The 2021–22 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round began on 22 June and ended on 25 August 2021.[1]

A total of 54 teams competed in the qualifying system of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League, which includes the qualifying phase and the play-off round, with 43 teams in Champions Path and 11 teams in League Path. The six winners in the play-off round (four from Champions Path, two from League Path) advanced to the group stage, to join the 26 teams that enter in the group stage.[2]

Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Teams change

Champions Path change

The Champions Path includes all league champions which do not qualify directly for the group stage, and consists of the following rounds:

  • Preliminary round (4 teams playing one-legged semi-finals and final): 4 teams which enter in this round.
  • First qualifying round (32 teams): 31 teams which enter in this round, and 1 winner of the preliminary round.
  • Second qualifying round (20 teams): 4 teams which enter in this round, and 16 winners of the first qualifying round.
  • Third qualifying round (12 teams): 2 teams which enter in this round, and 10 winners of the second qualifying round.
  • Play-off round (8 teams): 2 teams which enter in this round, and 6 winners of the third qualifying round.

All teams eliminated from the Champions Path enter either the Europa League or the Europa Conference League:

Below are the participating teams of the Champions Path (with their 2021 UEFA club coefficients),[3] grouped by their starting rounds.

Key to colours
Winners of play-off round advance to group stage
Losers of play-off round enter Europa League group stage
Losers of third qualifying round enter Europa League play-off round
Losers of second qualifying round enter Europa League qualifying round
Drawn loser of the first qualifying round enters Europa Conference League third qualifying round
Losers of the preliminary round and first qualifying round enter Europa Conference League second qualifying round
Play-off round
Team Coeff.[3]
  Red Bull Salzburg 59.000
  Brøndby 7.000
Third qualifying round
Team Coeff.[3]
  Slavia Prague 43.500
  Rangers 31.250
Second qualifying round
Team Coeff.[3]
  Olympiacos 43.000
  Young Boys 35.000
  Red Star Belgrade 32.500
  Omonia 5.550
First qualifying round
Team Coeff.[3]
  Dinamo Zagreb 44.500
  Ludogorets Razgrad 28.000
  Malmö FF 18.500
  CFR Cluj 16.500
  Legia Warsaw 16.500
  Sheriff Tiraspol 14.500
  Ferencváros 13.500
  Shkëndija 9.000
  Slovan Bratislava 7.500
  Dinamo Tbilisi 6.500
  Žalgiris 6.500
  Alashkert 6.500
  Flora 6.250
  Budućnost Podgorica 6.000
  Kairat 6.000
  Lincoln Red Imps 5.750
  Riga 5.500
  HJK 5.500
  Linfield 5.250
  Fola Esch 5.250
  Shakhtyor Soligorsk 5.250
  Neftçi Baku 5.000
  Maccabi Haifa 4.875
  Shamrock Rovers 4.750
  Connah's Quay Nomads 4.750
  Valur 4.250
  Bodø/Glimt 4.200
  Hibernians 3.750
  Mura 3.000
  Teuta 2.750
  Borac Banja Luka 1.600
Preliminary round
Team Coeff.[3]
  HB Tórshavn 2.250
  Prishtina 2.250
  Inter Club d'Escaldes 1.500
  Folgore 1.000

League Path change

The League Path includes all league non-champions which do not qualify directly for the group stage, and consists of the following rounds:

  • Second qualifying round (6 teams): 6 teams which enter in this round.
  • Third qualifying round (8 teams): 5 teams which enter in this round, and 3 winners of the second qualifying round.
  • Play-off round (4 teams): 4 winners of the third qualifying round.

All teams eliminated from the League Path enter the Europa League:

  • The 3 losers of the second qualifying round enter the Main Path qualifying round.
  • The 4 losers of the third qualifying round and the 2 losers of the play-off round enter the group stage.

Below are the participating teams of the League Path (with their 2021 UEFA club coefficients),[3] grouped by their starting rounds.

Key to colours
Winners of play-off round advance to group stage
Losers of play-off round and third qualifying round enter Europa League group stage
Losers of second qualifying round enter Europa League qualifying round
Third qualifying round
Team Coeff.[3]
  Shakhtar Donetsk 79.000
  Benfica 58.000
  Monaco 36.000
  Genk 30.000
  Spartak Moscow 18.500
Second qualifying round
Team Coeff.[3]
  Celtic 34.000
  PSV Eindhoven 29.000
  Sparta Prague 17.500
  Rapid Wien 17.000
  Galatasaray 17.000
  Midtjylland 13.500

Format change

Each tie, apart from the preliminary round, is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advance to the next round. If the aggregate score is level at the end of normal time of the second leg, the away goals rule is no longer applied starting from this season.[4] To decide the winner of the tie, extra time is played, and if the same amount of goals are scored by both teams during extra time, the tie is decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the preliminary round, where single-match semi-finals and final are hosted by one of the participating teams, if the score is level at the end of normal time, extra time is played, and if the same amount of goals are scored by both teams during extra time, the tie is decided by a penalty shoot-out.

In the draws for each round, teams are seeded based on their UEFA club coefficients at the beginning of the season, with the teams divided into seeded and unseeded pots containing the same number of teams. A seeded team is drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs (or the administrative "home" team in the preliminary round matches) in each tie decided by draw. As the identity of the winners of the previous round is not known at the time of the draws, the seeding is carried out under the assumption that the team with the higher coefficient of an undecided tie advances to this round, which means if the team with the lower coefficient is to advance, it simply takes the seeding of its opponent. Prior to the draws, UEFA may form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, but they are purely for convenience of the draw and do not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition. Teams from associations with political conflicts as decided by UEFA may not be drawn into the same tie. After the draws, the order of legs of a tie may be reversed by UEFA due to scheduling or venue conflicts.

Schedule change

The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).[1]

Schedule for the qualifying phase of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League
Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Preliminary round 8 June 2021 22 June 2021 (semi-finals) 25 June 2021 (final)
First qualifying round 15 June 2021 6–7 July 2021 13–14 July 2021
Second qualifying round 16 June 2021 20–21 July 2021 27–28 July 2021
Third qualifying round 19 July 2021 3–4 August 2021 10 August 2021
Play-offs 2 August 2021 17–18 August 2021 24–25 August 2021

Preliminary round change

The draw for the preliminary round was held on 8 June 2021, 12:00 CEST.[5]

Seeding change

A total of four teams played in the preliminary round. Seeding of teams was based on their 2021 UEFA club coefficients,[3] with two seeded teams and two unseeded teams in the semi-finals. The first team drawn in each tie in the semi-finals, and also the final (between the two winners of the semi-finals, whose identity was not known at the time of draw), would be the "home" team for administrative purposes.

Seeded Unseeded

Bracket change

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
22 June – Elbasan
 
 
  Folgore0
 
25 June – Elbasan
 
  Prishtina2
 
  Prishtina2
 
22 June – Durrës
 
  Inter Club d'Escaldes0
 
  HB Tórshavn0
 
 
  Inter Club d'Escaldes1
 

Summary change

The preliminary round matches, which consisted of two semi-finals on 22 June 2021 and the final on 25 June 2021, were originally to be played at Gundadalur, Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands,[6] but were moved due to restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Faroe Islands.[7] The matches were instead played in Albania, with the semi-finals at Elbasan Arena, Elbasan and Niko Dovana Stadium, Durrës, and the final at Elbasan Arena.[8]

The winner of the preliminary round final advanced to the first qualifying round. The losers of the semi-finals and final were transferred to the Europa Conference League Champions Path second qualifying round.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Semi-finals
Folgore   0–2   Prishtina
HB Tórshavn   0–1   Inter Club d'Escaldes
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Final
Prishtina   2–0   Inter Club d'Escaldes

Semi-finals change

Folgore  0–2  Prishtina
Report
Attendance: 0[9][note 1]
HB Tórshavn  0–1  Inter Club d'Escaldes
Report
Attendance: 0[10][note 1]

Final change

Prishtina  2–0  Inter Club d'Escaldes
E. Krasniqi   45', 58' Report
Attendance: 0[11][note 1]

First qualifying round change

The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 15 June 2021, 12:00 CEST.[12]

Seeding change

A total of 32 teams played in the first qualifying round: 31 teams which entered in this round, and 1 winner of the preliminary round. Seeding of teams was based on their 2021 UEFA club coefficients.[3] For the winner of the preliminary round, whose identity was not known at the time of draw, the club coefficient of the highest-ranked remaining team was used. Prior to the draw, UEFA formed four groups of four seeded teams and four unseeded teams in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie would be the home team of the first leg.

Group 1 Group 2
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded
Group 3 Group 4
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded
Notes
  1. † Winner of the preliminary round, whose identity was not known at the time of draw. Teams in italics defeated a team with a higher coefficient, thus effectively taking the coefficient of their opponent in the draw.

Summary change

The first legs were played on 6 and 7 July, and the second legs were played on 13 and 14 July 2021.

The winners of the ties advanced to the Champions Path second qualifying round. The losers were transferred to the Europa Conference League Champions Path second qualifying round.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Fola Esch   2–7   Lincoln Red Imps 2–2 0–5
Slovan Bratislava   3–2[A]   Shamrock Rovers 2–0 1–2
Malmö FF   2–1   Riga 1–0 1–1
Bodø/Glimt   2–5   Legia Warsaw 2–3 0–2
Connah's Quay Nomads   2–3   Alashkert 2–2 0–1 (aet)
HJK   7–1   Budućnost Podgorica 3–1 4–0
CFR Cluj   4–3   Borac Banja Luka 3–1 1–2 (aet)
Shkëndija   0–6   Mura 0–1 0–5
Teuta   0–5   Sheriff Tiraspol 0–4 0–1
Dinamo Tbilisi   2–4   Neftçi Baku 1–2 1–2
Maccabi Haifa   1–3   Kairat 1–1 0–2
Ludogorets Razgrad   2–0   Shakhtyor Soligorsk 1–0 1–0
Ferencváros   6–1   Prishtina 3–0 3–1
Žalgiris   5–2   Linfield 3–1 2–1
Flora   5–0   Hibernians 2–0 3–0
Dinamo Zagreb   5–2   Valur 3–2 2–0

Notes

  1. ↑ Losers drawn to receive a bye to the Europa Conference League third qualifying round.

Matches change

Fola Esch  2–2  Lincoln Red Imps
 Report
Attendance: 385[13]
Lincoln Red Imps  5–0  Fola Esch
 Report
Attendance: 621[14]

Lincoln Red Imps won 7–2 on aggregate.

Slovan Bratislava  2–0  Shamrock Rovers
 Report
Attendance: 500[15]
Shamrock Rovers  2–1  Slovan Bratislava
 Report
Attendance: 1,500[16]
Referee: Mario Zebec (Croatia)

Slovan Bratislava won 3–2 on aggregate.

Malmö FF  1–0  Riga
 Report
Attendance: 4,012[17]
Riga  1–1  Malmö FF
 Report
Attendance: 637[18]

Malmö FF won 2–1 on aggregate.

Bodø/Glimt  2–3  Legia Warsaw
 Report
Attendance: 2,283[19]
Legia Warsaw  2–0  Bodø/Glimt
 Report
Attendance: 17,473[20]

Legia Warsaw won 5–2 on aggregate.

Connah's Quay Nomads  2–2  Alashkert
 Report
Attendance: 145[21]
Alashkert  1–0 (a.e.t.)  Connah's Quay Nomads
 Report
Attendance: 4,000[22]

Alashkert won 3–2 on aggregate.

HJK  3–1  Budućnost Podgorica
 Report
Attendance: 2,365[23]
Budućnost Podgorica  0–4  HJK
Report
Attendance: 1,450[24]

HJK won 7–1 on aggregate.

CFR Cluj  3–1  Borac Banja Luka
 Report
Attendance: 4,500[25]
Borac Banja Luka  2–1 (a.e.t.)  CFR Cluj
 Report
Attendance: 8,300[26]

CFR Cluj won 4–3 on aggregate.

Shkëndija  0–1  Mura
Report
Attendance: 3,200[27]
Mura  5–0  Shkëndija
 Report
Attendance: 3,100[28]

Mura won 6–0 on aggregate.

Teuta  0–4  Sheriff Tiraspol
Report
Attendance: 500[29]
Sheriff Tiraspol  1–0  Teuta
 Report
Attendance: 1,920[30]

Sheriff Tiraspol won 5–0 on aggregate.

Dinamo Tbilisi  1–2  Neftçi Baku
 Report
Attendance: 5,890[31]
Referee: David Fuxman (Israel)
Neftçi Baku  2–1  Dinamo Tbilisi
 Report
Attendance: 3,218[32]

Neftçi Baku won 4–2 on aggregate.

Maccabi Haifa  1–1  Kairat
 Report
Attendance: 25,200[33]
Kairat  2–0  Maccabi Haifa
 Report
Attendance: 7,952[34]

Kairat won 3–1 on aggregate.

Ludogorets Razgrad  1–0  Shakhtyor Soligorsk
 Report
Attendance: 4,762[35]
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
Shakhtyor Soligorsk  0–1  Ludogorets Razgrad
Report
Attendance: 0[37][note 1]

Ludogorets Razgrad won 2–0 on aggregate.

Ferencváros  3–0  Prishtina
 Report
Attendance: 8,765[38]
Prishtina  1–3  Ferencváros
 Report
  • Uzuni   49', 80', 86'
Attendance: 0[39][note 1]

Ferencváros won 6–1 on aggregate.

Žalgiris  3–1  Linfield
 Report
Attendance: 1,500[40]
Linfield  1–2  Žalgiris
 Report
Attendance: 888[41]

Žalgiris won 5–2 on aggregate.

Flora  2–0  Hibernians
 Report
Attendance: 1,804[42]
Referee: Lazar Lukić (Serbia)
Hibernians  0–3  Flora
Report
Attendance: 155[43]

Flora won 5–0 on aggregate.

Dinamo Zagreb  3–2  Valur
 Report
Attendance: 987[44]
Referee: Genc Nuza (Kosovo)
Valur  0–2  Dinamo Zagreb
Report
Attendance: 800[45]

Dinamo Zagreb won 5–2 on aggregate.

Second qualifying round change

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 16 June 2021, 12:00 CEST.[46]

Seeding change

A total of 26 teams played in the second qualifying round. They were divided into two paths:

  • Champions Path (20 teams): 4 teams which entered in this round, and 16 winners of the first qualifying round.
  • League Path (6 teams): 6 teams which entered in this round.

Seeding of teams was based on their 2021 UEFA club coefficients.[3] For the winners of the first qualifying round, whose identity was not known at the time of draw, the club coefficient of the highest-ranked remaining team in each tie was used. Prior to the draw, UEFA formed three groups in the Champions Path, two of three seeded teams and three unseeded teams, and one of four seeded teams and four unseeded teams, in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, while in the League Path there were three seeded teams and three unseeded teams. The first team drawn in each tie would be the home team of the first leg.

Champions Path
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded
Notes
  1. † Winner of the first qualifying round, whose identity was not known at the time of draw. Teams in italics defeated a team with a higher coefficient, thus effectively taking the coefficient of their opponent in the draw.
League Path
Seeded Unseeded

Summary change

The first legs were played on 20 and 21 July, and the second legs were played on 27 and 28 July 2021.

The winners of the ties advanced to the third qualifying round of their respective path. The Champions Path losers were transferred to the Europa League Champions Path third qualifying round, while the League Path losers were transferred to the Europa League Main Path third qualifying round.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Dinamo Zagreb   3–0   Omonia 2–0 1–0
Slovan Bratislava   2–3   Young Boys 0–0 2–3
Legia Warsaw   3–1   Flora 2–1 1–0
Alashkert   1–4   Sheriff Tiraspol 0–1 1–3
Olympiacos   2–0   Neftçi Baku 1–0 1–0
Kairat   2–6   Red Star Belgrade 2–1 0–5
Lincoln Red Imps   1–4   CFR Cluj 1–2 0–2
Malmö FF   4–3   HJK 2–1 2–2
Ferencváros   5–1   Žalgiris 2–0 3–1
Mura   1–3   Ludogorets Razgrad 0–0 1–3
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
League Path
Rapid Wien   2–3   Sparta Prague 2–1 0–2
Celtic   2–3   Midtjylland 1–1 1–2 (aet)
PSV Eindhoven   7–2   Galatasaray 5–1 2–1

Champions Path change

Dinamo Zagreb  2–0  Omonia
 Report
Attendance: 2,234[47]
Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)
Omonia  0–1  Dinamo Zagreb
Report
Attendance: 7,256[48]
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

Dinamo Zagreb won 3–0 on aggregate.

Slovan Bratislava  0–0  Young Boys
Report
Attendance: 1,000[49]
Young Boys  3–2  Slovan Bratislava
 Report
Attendance: 19,564[50]

Young Boys won 3–2 on aggregate.

Legia Warsaw  2–1  Flora
 Report
Attendance: 16,721[51]
Flora  0–1  Legia Warsaw
Report
Attendance: 3,691[52]

Legia Warsaw won 3–1 on aggregate.

Alashkert  0–1  Sheriff Tiraspol
Report Luvannor   84'
Attendance: 5,800[53]
Sheriff Tiraspol  3–1  Alashkert
 Report
Attendance: 2,046[54]

Sheriff Tiraspol won 4–1 on aggregate.

Olympiacos  1–0  Neftçi Baku
 Report
Attendance: 7,305[55]
Neftçi Baku  0–1  Olympiacos
Report
Attendance: 5,500[56]

Olympiacos won 2–0 on aggregate.

Kairat  2–1  Red Star Belgrade
 Report
Attendance: 7,000[57]
Red Star Belgrade  5–0  Kairat
 Report
Attendance: 0[58][note 1]

Red Star Belgrade won 6–2 on aggregate.

Lincoln Red Imps  1–2  CFR Cluj
  • Rosa   45'
 Report
Attendance: 1,039[59]
CFR Cluj  2–0  Lincoln Red Imps
 Report
Attendance: 5,230[60]
Referee: Yigal Frid (Israel)

CFR Cluj won 4–1 on aggregate.

Malmö FF  2–1  HJK
 Report
Attendance: 5,324[61]
HJK  2–2  Malmö FF
 Report
Attendance: 6,465[62]

Malmö FF won 4–3 on aggregate.

Ferencváros  2–0  Žalgiris
 Report
Attendance: 10,107[63]
Žalgiris  1–3  Ferencváros
 Report
Attendance: 2,032[64]

Ferencváros won 5–1 on aggregate.

Mura  0–0  Ludogorets Razgrad
Report
Attendance: 3,450[65]
Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)
Ludogorets Razgrad  3–1  Mura
 Report
Attendance: 5,008[66]

Ludogorets Razgrad won 3–1 on aggregate.

League Path change

Rapid Wien  2–1  Sparta Prague
 Report
Attendance: 19,500[67]
Sparta Prague  2–0  Rapid Wien
 Report
Attendance: 9,105[68]

Sparta Prague won 3–2 on aggregate.

Celtic  1–1  Midtjylland
 Report
Attendance: 9,000[69]
Midtjylland  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Celtic
 Report
Attendance: 4,890[70]

Midtjylland won 3–2 on aggregate.

PSV Eindhoven  5–1  Galatasaray
 Report
Attendance: 23,500[71]
Galatasaray  1–2  PSV Eindhoven
 Report
Attendance: 5,775[72]

PSV Eindhoven won 7–2 on aggregate.

Third qualifying round change

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 19 July 2021, 12:00 CEST.[73]

Seeding change

A total of 20 teams played in the third qualifying round. They were divided into two paths:

  • Champions Path (12 teams): 2 teams which entered in this round, and 10 winners of the second qualifying round (Champions Path).
  • League Path (8 teams): 5 teams which entered in this round, and 3 winners of the second qualifying round (League Path).

Seeding of teams was based on their 2021 UEFA club coefficients.[3] For the winners of the second qualifying round, whose identity was not known at the time of draw, the club coefficient of the highest-ranked remaining team in each tie was used. Prior to the draw, UEFA formed two groups in the Champions Path, of three seeded teams and three unseeded teams, in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, while in the League Path there were four seeded teams and four unseeded teams. Due to political reasons, teams from Ukraine and Russia in the League Path could not be drawn against each other, thus Shakhtar Donetsk and Spartak Moscow could not be drawn against each other. The first team drawn in each tie would be the home team of the first leg.

Champions Path
Group 1 Group 2
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded
League Path
Seeded Unseeded
Notes
  1. † Winner of the second qualifying round, whose identity was not known at the time of draw. Teams in italics defeated a team with a higher coefficient, thus effectively taking the coefficient of their opponent in the draw.

Summary change

The first legs were played on 3 and 4 August, and the second legs were played on 10 August 2021.

The winners of the ties advanced to the play-off round of their respective path. The Champions Path losers were transferred to the Europa League play-off round, while the League Path losers were transferred to the Europa League group stage.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Dinamo Zagreb   2–1   Legia Warsaw 1–1 1–0
CFR Cluj   2–4   Young Boys 1–1 1–3
Olympiacos   3–3 (1–4 p)   Ludogorets Razgrad 1–1 2–2 (aet)
Red Star Belgrade   1–2   Sheriff Tiraspol 1–1 0–1
Malmö FF   4–2   Rangers 2–1 2–1
Ferencváros   2–1   Slavia Prague 2–0 0–1
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
League Path
PSV Eindhoven   4–0   Midtjylland 3–0 1–0
Spartak Moscow   0–4   Benfica 0–2 0–2
Genk   2–4   Shakhtar Donetsk 1–2 1–2
Sparta Prague   1–5   Monaco 0–2 1–3

Champions Path change

Dinamo Zagreb  1–1  Legia Warsaw
 Report
Attendance: 4,597[74]
Legia Warsaw  0–1  Dinamo Zagreb
Report
Attendance: 26,769[75]

Dinamo Zagreb won 2–1 on aggregate.

CFR Cluj  1–1  Young Boys
 Report
Attendance: 9,500[76]
Young Boys  3–1  CFR Cluj
 Report
Attendance: 21,145[77]

Young Boys won 4–2 on aggregate.

Olympiacos  1–1  Ludogorets Razgrad
 Report
Attendance: 9,212[78]
Ludogorets Razgrad  2–2 (a.e.t.)  Olympiacos
 Report
Penalties
Sotiriou  
Santana  
Verdon  
Cicinho  		 4–1   Valbuena
  Hassan
  Lala
Attendance: 5,118[79]

3–3 on aggregate. Ludogorets Razgrad won 4–1 on penalties.

Red Star Belgrade  1–1  Sheriff Tiraspol
 Report
Attendance: 24,433[80]
Sheriff Tiraspol  1–0  Red Star Belgrade
 Report
Attendance: 4,950[81]

Sheriff Tiraspol won 2–1 on aggregate.

Malmö FF  2–1  Rangers
 Report
Attendance: 5,820[82]
Rangers  1–2  Malmö FF
 Report
Attendance: 47,021[83]

Malmö FF won 4–2 on aggregate.

Ferencváros  2–0  Slavia Prague
 Report
Attendance: 17,127[84]
Slavia Prague  1–0  Ferencváros
 Report
Attendance: 15,238[85]

Ferencváros won 2–1 on aggregate.

League Path change

PSV Eindhoven  3–0  Midtjylland
 Report
Attendance: 22,700[86]
Midtjylland  0–1  PSV Eindhoven
Report
Attendance: 6,288[87]

PSV Eindhoven won 4–0 on aggregate.

Spartak Moscow  0–2  Benfica
Report
Attendance: 2,933[88]
Benfica  2–0  Spartak Moscow
 Report
Attendance: 16,312[89]

Benfica won 4–0 on aggregate.

Genk  1–2  Shakhtar Donetsk
 Report
Attendance: 5,096[90]
Shakhtar Donetsk  2–1  Genk
 Report
Attendance: 20,594[91]

Shakhtar Donetsk won 4–2 on aggregate.

Sparta Prague  0–2  Monaco
Report
Attendance: 10,533[92]
Monaco  3–1  Sparta Prague
 Report
Attendance: 5,476[93]

Monaco won 5–1 on aggregate.

Play-off round change

The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2021, 12:00 CEST.[94]

Seeding change

A total of 12 teams played in the play-off round. They were divided into two paths:

  • Champions Path (8 teams): 2 teams which entered in this round, and 6 winners of the third qualifying round (Champions Path).
  • League Path (4 teams): 4 winners of the third qualifying round (League Path).

Seeding of teams was based on their 2021 UEFA club coefficients.[3] For the winners of the third qualifying round, whose identity was not known at the time of draw, the club coefficient of the highest-ranked remaining team in each tie was used. In the Champions Path there were four seeded teams and four unseeded teams, and in the League Path there were two seeded teams and two unseeded teams. The first team drawn in each tie would be the home team of the first leg.

Champions Path
Seeded Unseeded
League Path
Seeded Unseeded
Notes
  1. † Winners of the third qualifying round, whose identity was not known at the time of draw. Teams in italics defeated a team with a higher coefficient, thus effectively taking the coefficient of their opponent in the draw.

Summary change

The first legs were played on 17 and 18 August, and the second legs were played on 24 and 25 August 2021.

The winners of the ties advanced to the group stage. The losers were transferred to the Europa League group stage.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Red Bull Salzburg   4–2   Brøndby 2–1 2–1
Young Boys   6–4   Ferencváros 3–2 3–2
Malmö FF   3–2   Ludogorets Razgrad 2–0 1–2
Sheriff Tiraspol   3–0   Dinamo Zagreb 3–0 0–0
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
League Path
Monaco   2–3   Shakhtar Donetsk 0–1 2–2 (aet)
Benfica   2–1   PSV Eindhoven 2–1 0–0

Champions Path change

Red Bull Salzburg  2–1  Brøndby
 Report
Attendance: 17,538[95]
Brøndby  1–2  Red Bull Salzburg
 Report
Attendance: 22,397[96]

Red Bull Salzburg won 4–2 on aggregate.

Young Boys  3–2  Ferencváros
 Report
Attendance: 15,652[97]
Ferencváros  2–3  Young Boys
 Report
Attendance: 20,667[98]

Young Boys won 6–4 on aggregate.

Malmö FF  2–0  Ludogorets Razgrad
 Report
Attendance: 5,463[99]
Ludogorets Razgrad  2–1  Malmö FF
 Report
Attendance: 5,130[100]

Malmö FF won 3–2 on aggregate.

Sheriff Tiraspol  3–0  Dinamo Zagreb
 Report
Attendance: 5,281[101]
Dinamo Zagreb  0–0  Sheriff Tiraspol
Report
Attendance: 8,015[102]

Sheriff Tiraspol won 3–0 on aggregate.

League Path change

Monaco  0–1  Shakhtar Donetsk
Report
Attendance: 5,700[103]
Shakhtar Donetsk  2–2 (a.e.t.)  Monaco
 Report
Attendance: 26,697[104]

Shakhtar Donetsk won 3–2 on aggregate.

Benfica  2–1  PSV Eindhoven
 Report
Attendance: 18,199[105]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
PSV Eindhoven  0–0  Benfica
Report
Attendance: 21,855[106]

Benfica won 2–1 on aggregate.

Notes change

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.
  2. ↑ Connah's Quay Nomads played their home match at Park Avenue, Aberystwyth, instead of their regular stadium Deeside Stadium, Connah's Quay, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Alashkert played their home matches at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, instead of their regular stadium Alashkert Stadium, Yerevan, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
  4. ↑ Shkëndija played their home match at Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, instead of their regular stadium Ecolog Arena, Tetovo, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
  5. ↑ Shakhtyor Soligorsk played their home match at Čukarički Stadium, Belgrade (Serbia), instead of their regular stadium Stroitel Stadium, Soligorsk, as in June 2021 UEFA suspended most matches to be played in Belarus, due to European Union sanctions in response to the Ryanair Flight 4978 incident which banned European Union airlines from flying over Belarusian airspace.[36]
  6. ↑ Galatasaray played their home match at Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium in Istanbul, instead of their regular stadium Türk Telekom Stadium, also in Istanbul.
  7. ↑ Shakhtar Donetsk played their third qualifying round home match at NSC Olimpiyskiy, Kyiv, instead of their regular stadium Donbas Arena, Donetsk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.
  8. ↑ Shakhtar Donetsk played their play-off round home match at Metalist OSC, Kharkiv, instead of their regular stadium Donbas Arena, Donetsk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.

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