Fenerbahçe paired with Benfica in Champions League
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- Published Date: 12:00 | 23 July 2018
- Modified Date: 02:11 | 23 July 2018
Turkey's Fenerbahçe have been paired with Portugal's Benfica in UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.
The draw was held in the Swiss city of Nyon on Monday afternoon.
The first matches will be played on Aug. 7-8; second leg matches will be played on Aug. 14.
The last time Fenerbahçe and Benfica were paired against each other was back in 2012/2013 UEFA Europa League semifinals.
Benfica had eliminated Fenerbahçe to advance to the finals with 0-1 and 3-1 scores respectively.
The third qualifying round consists of two paths: champions and league.
Here are all the draws:
CHAMPIONS PATH
Celtic/Rosenborg vs. AEK Athens
FC Salzburg vs. Shkedija/Sheriff Tiraspol
Estrela Vermelha/Suduva vs. Legia/Spartak Trnava
Kukeisi/Qarabag vs. BATE Borisov/Helsinki
Astana/Midtylland vs. Dinamo Zagreb/Hapoel Beer'sheva
Cluj/Malmo vs. Ludogorets/Vidi FC
LEAGUE PATH
Standard Liege vs. Ajax/Sturm Graz
Benfica vs. Fenerbahçe
Slavia vs. Dynamo Kiev
PAOK/Basel vs. Spartak Moscow