On August 22-23, the first matches of the play-off round of the UEFA Champions League qualification of the 2023/24 season took place. Greek " The match ended with the score 2:1. In turn, the Polish “Rakow” of the Ukrainian midfielder Vladislav Kochergin lost at home minimally to the Danish “Copenhagen” (0:1). The Ukrainian was in the starting lineup and spent 80 minutes on the field. Results of the first matches of the play-offs of the Champions League qualificationTuesday, 22 August Antwerp (Belgium) - AEK Athens (Greece) - 1: 0 Rakow (Poland) - Copenhagen (Denmark) - 0:

1 Rangers (Scotland). Winners of two-legged confrontations will get into the group stage of the Champions League. Losers will play in the group stage of the Europa League. Recall that 32 clubs will play in the group stage of the Champions League, 26 of them automatically advanced to the group stage.. Including a direct ticket to the Champions League group received the champion of Ukraine - Shakhtar Donetsk. Champions League group stage draw scheduled for 31 August.