Monaco needs a victory, at worst obtained on penalties against PSV Eindhoven, Tuesday during the return phase of the 3rd preliminary round of the Champions League, to qualify for the C1 play-offs and aim for the group stage , an objective already practically achieved by Benfica. These play-offs, scheduled for August 16 and 23, will be the final stage before the C1 group stage which begins on September 6. But to hope to survive in the Champions League, and not be reversed in the Europa League, the Monegasques, who conceded a draw at home in the first leg (1-1), must win or possibly win on penalties. goals in Eindhoven against Ruud van Nistelrooy’s men. In case of victory, they will play their future in the prestigious competition against the Scots of Glasgow Rangers or the Belgians of Union Saint-Gilloise, in favorable waivers after having won the first leg in their Brussels stadium (2- 0). Benfica Lisbon took a big option on qualification thanks to their big victory (4-1) in the first leg against the Danes of Midtjylland and could find Dynamo kyiv or the Austrians of Sturm Graz for a place in C1 ( the Ukrainian club won 1-0 in the first leg). From this 3rd preliminary round, the losers of the “league path” (ranked in places of honor in their championship), including AS Monaco and the Rangers, will be directly transferred to the League pools Europe. As for the losers of those of the “way of champions” (titled in their country), such as Apollon Limassol or Pyunik Yerevan, they will compete in another play-off to try to access the C3 (16/17 and 23/24 august).

-Program

(6:00 p.m.) Zalgiris (LTU) – Bodo/Glimt (NOR)(0-5 one way)
(7:00 p.m.) Pyunik Yerevan (ARM) – Red Star Belgrade (SRB) (0-5)
(7:00 p.m.) Pilsen (CZE) – Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA) (2-1)
(7:45 p.m.) Mitdjylland (DEN) – Benfica (POR) (1-4)
(8:00 p.m.) Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) – Ludogorets (BUL) (1-2)
(8:00 p.m.) Ferencvaros (HUN) – Qarabag (AZE) (1-1)
(8:30 p.m.) PSV Eindhoven (NED) – Monaco (FRA) (1-1)
(8:30 p.m.) Sturm Graz (AUT) – Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) (0-1)
(8:45 p.m.) Rangers (SCO) – Union Saint-Gilloise (BEL) (0-2)