The 2025/2026 UEFA Champions League season kicks off today.
Ten matches will be played in the first qualifying round, Idman.biz reports.
The season opener will take place in Finland, where KuPS hosts Milsami.
Albanian side Egnatia, featuring Azerbaijani national team player Zamiq Aliyev, will face Iceland’s Breidablik.
Champions League
First qualifying round, First Leg
July 8
19:00 – KuPS (Finland) vs Milsami (Moldova)
20:00 – Iberia 1999 (Georgia) vs Malmö (Sweden)
20:00 – Noah (Armenia) vs Buducnost (Montenegro)
20:30 – Levadia (Estonia) vs RFS (Latvia)
21:00 – Olimpija (Slovenia) vs Kairat (Kazakhstan)
22:00 – Drita (Kosovo) vs Differdange (Luxembourg)
22:00 – TNS (Wales) vs Shkëndija (North Macedonia)
22:00 – Vikingur (Faroe Islands) vs Lincoln (Gibraltar)
23:00 – Egnatia (Albania) vs Breidablik (Iceland)
23:00 – Virtus (San Marino) vs Zrinjski (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
The remaining four matches of the round, including the encounter between Qarabag's potential opponents Shelbourne (Ireland) and Linfield (Northern Ireland), will be played on July 9.
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