Monaco draw Young Boys in Champions League qualifiers

AP , Friday 17 Jul 2015

Monaco
Juventus Arturo Vidal (L) and Andrea Pirlo (R) challenge Monaco's Joao Moutinho during their quarter-final second leg Champions League soccer match at the Louis II stadium in Monaco April 22, 2015 (Photo: Reuters)

Monaco, Champions League quarterfinalists last season, have been paired with Young Boys in the third qualifying round of this season's competition.

Shakhtar Donetsk also must travel in the first leg to face Fenerbahce, who return to UEFA competitions after a two-year ban for match-fixing.

Ajax are away first against Rapid Vienna, and CSKA Moscow host Sparta Prague.

Panathinaikos were drawn at home to Bruges, through could yet go directly to the group stage. Greek champions Olympiakos are implicated in an ongoing criminal match-fixing investigation and could be expelled.

In a separate draw for national champions, Basel, who reached the last 16 last season, are away first against Lech Poznan or Sarajevo.

First-leg matches will be played July 28-29. Return matches are Aug. 4-5.

Winners advance to the playoff round.

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