The draw for the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League qualifying round will take place on Monday 19 July. It is from this stage that the vice-champion of Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk enters the fight.

We tell you who can become the Pitmen's first rival in qualifying for the most prestigious European football cup.

Roberto De Zerby's team will be seeded alongside Benfica, AS Monaco and the winner of the Celtic-Midtjylland pairing, so these teams will definitely not meet..

In addition, there are Moscow “Spartak” among the unseeded, but UEFA divides Ukrainian and Russian clubs in European competitions.

Who are Shakhtar's possible rivals

Thus, the Donetsk club has only three options for opponents in the 3rd qualifying round of the Champions League:.

Genk (Belgium) Winner of PSV (Netherlands) - Galatasaray (Turkey) Winner of pair: Rapid Vienna (Austria) - Sparta Prague (Czech Republic) Draw ceremony starts at 13:00 Kyiv time. The matches of the 3rd round of qualification will take place on 3/4 and 10 August.

If Shakhtar overcomes the 3rd qualifying round, they will also be seeded at the final stage of the selection. In case of defeat in the third qualifying round of the Champions League, the Pitmen will immediately advance to the group stage of the Europa League.