TODAY'S DRAW HIGHLIGHTS

Four-time winners AFC Ajax will play PAOK FC in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round and debutants Braga meet Celtic after the draw was made today.

The last two rounds before the group stage run along two lines: the Champions route for nations whose title winners do not go straight into the competition proper − including the teams progressing from 17 second qualifying round ties which conclude next week − and the Non-Champions route. Only three of the 20 places in the Champions route section of the third qualifying round are therefore decided, though after a 5-1 first-leg win FC BATE Borisov may begin preparing to meet FC København.

The five Non-Champions route ties on 27/28 July and 3/4 August are already known. Ajax meet PAOK, Braga encounter Celtic and the other debutants, KAA Gent, have been paired with group-stage regulars FC Dynamo Kyiv. BSC Young Boys take on Fenerbahçe SK, while FC Unirea Urziceni must overcome 2008 UEFA Cup winners FC Zenit St. Petersburg.

Next draw

The winners of the five Non-Champions route ties will join AJ Auxerre, Sevilla FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC, UC Sampdoria and Werder Bremen in August's play-off round. Similarly, the ten Champions route winners will meet each other at the same stage, with draws to take place on 6 August and games scheduled for 17/18 and 24/25 August.

In all, ten clubs will join the 22 automatic group-stage entrants, including holders FC Internazionale Milano, nine-time winners Real Madrid CF and Turkish debutants Bursaspor. The 2011 UEFA Champions League final will be held at London's Wembley Stadium on 28 May.

If that's clear, your doing better than us - it is far from simple. The one thing we do know is that Celtic face a tough first assignment against Portugese side Braga who enter the Champions League for the first time.

The layers are unmoved, with Celtic and Rangers 16/1 rags in Hills' market on the furthest progressing UK Club. Interestingly, Chelsea shade Man United as favourites at 13/8 compared to 15/8, Arsenal are 7/2 with Spurs 6/1. The later have an additional stage to overcome, and draw notwithstanding if there is value it is Arsenal at 7/2

 NO BET TODAY

Last night we gave u2.5 gls in Motherwell game at 6/5

Published 16-07-2010

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