The chance was in favor of Steaua Bucharest in the third preliminary round for the Champions League, the next game being against the Belarusian team Bate Borisov. Both Steaua and Bate are, practically, qualified to the CL games, winning the first game abroad in the second round.

Less fortunate was Dinamo Bucharest, which will meet one of the most difficult opponents in the preliminaries, Lazio Roma.

The third round:

Winner of the Hafnarfjordur vs. Bate Borisov game against the winner of the Steaua vs. Zaglebie Lubin game (both Steaua and Bate won the first game and now are to play at home)

Winner of the Tampere - Levski Sofia game vs. Rosenborg

Spartak Moscow - Celtic

Werder Bremen - Domzale or Dinamo Zagreb

Ajax - Zilina or Slavia Praga

Valencia - Debrecen sau Elfsborg

Sevilla - AEK Atena

Ventspils or Salzburg - Piunik or Sahtior

Genk or Sarajevo - Dinamo Kiev

Fenerbahce - Anderlecht

Rangers or Zeta - Red Star Belgrad or Levadia Tallin

Toulouse - Liverpool

Benfica - Copenhaga or Beitar Ierusalim

Lazio vs. Dinamo

Sparta Praga - Arsenal

FC Zurich - Besiktas or Serif Tiraspol