Monaco to face Young Boys in Champions League qualifier
NYON, Switzerland -- Monaco, a Champions League quarterfinalist last season, has been paired with Young Boys in the third qualifying round of this season's competition.
Shakhtar Donetsk also must travel in the first leg to face Fenerbahce, which returns to UEFA competitions after a two-year ban for match-fixing.
Ajax is away first against Rapid Vienna, and CSKA Moscow hosts Sparta Prague.
Panathinaikos was drawn at home to Bruges, through could yet go directly to the group stage. Greek champion Olympiakos is implicated in an ongoing criminal match-fixing investigation and could be expelled.
In a separate draw for national champions, Basel, which reached the last 16 last season, is away first against Lech Poznan or Sarajevo.
First-leg matches will be played July 28-29. Return matches are Aug. 4-5.
Winners advance to the playoff round.
UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round Draw
FK Sarajevo/Lech Poznan v Basle
Ludogorets/Milsami v Skenderbeu/Crusaders
FK Ventspils/HJK Helsinki v Maribor/Astana
Celtic/Stjarnan v FK Karabakh/Rudar Pljevlja
AS Trencin/Steaua Bucuresti v Partizan Belgrade/Dila Gori
FC Midtjylland/Lincoln Red Imps v Apoel Nicosia/Vardar
Hibernians/Maccabi Tel-Aviv v Plzen
Dinamo Zagreb/CS Fola Esch v Molde/Pyunik
The New Saints FC/Videoton FC v BATE/Dundalk
SV Red Bull Salzburg v Malmo FF/FK Zalgaris
Panathinaikos v Club Brugge
Young Boys v Monaco
CSKA Moscow v Sparta Prague
Rapid Vienna v Ajax
Fenerbahce v Shakhtar Donetsk
