Should Benfica progress, they will face the loser of the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round tie between Sturm Graz of Austria and Heart of Midlothian (Hearts) from Scotland. The first leg of Benfica's tie against St. Gallen will be played in Switzerland before the return match in Lisbon.
The third qualifying round is scheduled for 6 and 13 August, with UEFA set to confirm the exact kick-off times later.
Champions Path
The Champions Path features clubs eliminated from the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round:
- Larne/Red Star Belgrade vs Iberia Tbilisi/Slovan Bratislava
- Sabah/KuPS vs Levski Sofia/Universitatea Craiova
- Mjällby/Lincoln Red Imps vs Omonia/Kairat Almaty
- Ararat Armenia/Shamrock Rovers vs Egnatia/Celje
- Thun/Dinamo Zagreb vs Víkingur/Hapoel Be'er Sheva
- Aarhus/Lech Poznań vs Klaksvík/Kauno Žalgiris
Main Path
The Main Path includes several high-profile fixtures:
- Tromsø/Hradec Králové vs Beşiktaş/Midtjylland
- Jagiellonia Białystok vs Rangers
- Dynamo Kyiv/PAOK vs Hammarby/Anderlecht
- Hajduk Split/Pafos vs Salzburg
- St. Gallen/Benfica vs Loser of Sturm Graz/Hearts
- Sheriff Tiraspol/Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Qarabağ/CSKA Sofia
- Twente/Ferencváros vs Loser of Fenerbahçe/Górnik Zabrze
Benfica remain focused on overcoming St. Gallen before thinking about the next stage, with a place in the Europa League play-offs at stake.
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