Chelsea
have been drawn to face either Braga or Servette in the UEFA Conference
League play-off round.
Braga and Servette face one another in Portugal on Thursday night in the
first leg of their Europa League third qualifying round tie, with the return
leg in Switzerland on Thursday August 15.
The loser of that tie will drop into the Conference League to face the Blues
for a place in the main competition.
The first leg will take place at Stamford Bridge on Thursday August 22, with
the return leg one week later on Thursday August 29.
Chelsea did not feature in European competition last season and are taking
part in the Conference League for the first time in 2024/25.
Rangers will face RB Salzburg or FC Twente in the Champions League play-off
round, if they progress past Dynamo Kyiv.
Philippe Clement's side face Kyiv in the third-round qualifier - with the
first leg on Tuesday August 6 in Poland and the return fixture on Tuesday
August 13.
If Rangers do progress to the play-offs, they will be at home first on
August 20/21 with the return leg on August 27/28.
Kyiv are playing their home games in Poland due to the ongoing conflict in
Ukraine, while Rangers are using Hampden Park as their home ground due to
Ibrox not being ready for the start of the season.
A delay in materials arriving from Asia resulted in a hold-up on works to
their Copland Road Stand, with games now moved to the national stadium.
Meanwhile, Hearts will face the winners of FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (UKR) or FC
Viktoria Plzeň (CZE) in the Europa League play-off round.
Steven Naismith's side - who kicked off the new Scottish Premiership season
with a 0-0 draw against Rangers - finished third in the top-flight last
season to guarantee European group-stage football.
Should Hearts lose their play-off, they will drop into the group stage of
the Conference League.
Hearts' potential opponents meet this Thursday in their third-round
qualifier, with the second leg next week to determine who progresses to face
the Jambos.
Naismith's side will be away from home for the first leg of the play-off
which is due to take place on August 22 with the return fixture the
following Thursday at Tynecastle Park.
Kilmarnock will take on Copenhagen or FC Baník Ostrava (CZE) in the
Conference League play-off round, should they beat Tromso of Norway.
Derek McInnes' side dropped into the competition after losing 2-1 to Cercle
Brugge in their Europa League qualifier.
St Mirren, meanwhile, will play Romania's CS Corvinul 1921 Hunedoara or FC
Astana of Kazakhstan in their play-off should they progress past Brann.
Stephen Robinson's side have already beaten Valur of Iceland 4-1 in the
second-round qualifier.
St Mirren and Kilmarnock are both at home on Thursday in their third-round
qualifiers before their second-leg away from home on Thursday August 15.
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