Tuesday was drawn for the play-offs of the champions ball and from this the winner of the duel between the Rangers FC of trainer Giovanni van Bronckhorst and the Belgian Union Saint-Gilloise emerged as the opponent in the play-off, if PSV in it. succeeds to deal with AS Monaco in the third qualifying round.
Tonight at 8 p.m., the first game of that diptych will be played in the Stade Louis II in Monaco. By linking to Rangers FC/Union Saint-Gilloise, PSV avoids the Benfica of former PSV coach Roger Schmidt. The winner of Benfica-FC Midtjylland was PSV’s other potential opponent in the play-off.
Last season, PSV led by Schmidt was eliminated by Benfica in the play-off of the Champions League.
Twente possible against Fiorentina
A very tough draw for FC Twente in the Conference League. If the club from Enschede, which returns to the European stage on Thursday after eight years, succeeds in eliminating Serbian FK Cukaricki in the third preliminary round of the Conference League, then a confrontation with the Italian Fiorentina will follow in the play-off.
AZ
If AZ manages to qualify for the play-off at the expense of Dundee United, the Alkmaarders will meet the winners of the diptych between Riga FC and Gil Vicente.