Brest, that won the league title in Belarus last season thus ending a 13-year-long reign of Bate Borisov, will compete with Maccabi in a one-off knockout match at Bloomfield stadium on September 15th or 16th.
Brest advanced to this stage of the competition at the expense of Kazakhstan champions Astana (6-3 on aggregate), and Bosnian outfit Sarajevo 2-1.
The draw for the Playoff stage is set to take place tomorrow (Tuesday, September 1st) at UEFA.
Champions path:
Ferencváros (HUN) vs GNK Dinamo (CRO); Qarabağ (AZE) vs Molde (NOR); Omonia (CYP) vs Crvena Zvezda (SRB); Midtjylland (DEN) vs Young Boys (SUI); Maccabi Tel-Aviv (ISR) vs Dinamo Brest (BLR).
The draw for the Playoff stage of the Champions League took place at UEFA’s Headquarters in Nyon as Maccabi could face Austrian Champions Red Bull Salzburg for a two legged tie. Should Maccabi knockout Belarus champions Brest, they host Salzburg for the first leg on Sep 22nd or 23rd and play the return leg on Sep 29th or 30th.
