Pep Guardiola faces a trip to Romania as Manchester City take
on Steaua Bucharest in the final qualifying round of the Champions
League.
City could have been handed a much tougher fixture against Serie A
side Roma or Ligue 1 outfit AS Monaco, but will be content with the draw
and with the second leg being at the Etihad.
City will play the away leg on Tuesday, Aug. 16 with the return on Wednesday, Aug. 24.
The standout tie in the league route sees FC Porto meet Roma, while
Villarreal and Monaco have also been drawn together. Swiss club Young
Boys will take on Bundesliga side Borussia Monchengladbach with Ajax vs.
Champions League debutants Rostov of Russia completing the list.
In the champions route, Scottish club Celtic will be hopeful of
booking their place in the group stage against Israeli minnows Hapoel
Be'er-Sheva, while Irish hopefuls Dundalk will go to Poland to
face Legia Warsaw.
Dundalk's home tie has been moved from their 4,500-capacity Oriel
Park home to the Aviva Stadium, which can hold almost 52,000 fans.
Manager Stephen Kenny said: "We're delighted that our next game will be
at the Aviva Stadium.
"The players want to play on the biggest stage and in the national
stadium. What we dream of in this League to play in the Aviva Stadium
and to have it full -- that does not happen very often."
League Route - Tues, Aug. 16 and Weds, Aug 24.
League Route - Weds, Aug. 17 and Tues, Aug 23.
Champions Route - Tues, Aug. 16 and Weds, Aug 24.
Champions Route - Weds, Aug. 17 and Tues, Aug 23.
TEAMS TO ENTER IN GROUP STAGE
Seeded Pot 1: Real Madrid (holders), Barcelona, Leicester City, Bayern Munich, Juventus, Benfica, PSG, CSKA Moscow
Pot 2: Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal, Sevilla, Napoli, Bayer Leverkusen +2
Pot 3: Dynamo Kiev, Lyon, PSV Eindhoven, Sporting CP + 4
Pot 4: Besiktas +7
Pot to be determined: FC Basel, Tottenham Hotspur, Club Brugge
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