Continental powers to learn fate

Big names
Some of the continent's most famous teams will be among those anxious to learn their fate at UEFA headquarters, with former winners FC Barcelona, Juventus, Liverpool FC, Olympique de Marseille and FC Steaua Bucureşti entering the draw as seeded teams along with big names such as Arsenal FC, FC Schalke 04, ACF Fiorentina and Olympiacos CFP. Not all 18 third qualifying round entrants have been seeded, however, meaning Club Atlético de Madrid, Galatasaray AS and SK Slavia Praha could find stiff opposition barring their route to the group stage.

Live broadcast
A total of 46 teams will feature in proceedings – to be transmitted live on uefa.com and Eurosport – with the 28 sides still competing in the second qualifying round due to discover their reward if they win through. Where second qualifying round ties feature a club with a coefficient entitling them to be seeded in the next round, the potential winner of the match involving that club has been automatically seeded in the draw, meaning real incentives for the likes of FBK Kaunas against Rangers FC or FC BATE Borisov versus RSC Anderlecht. Teams from the same country cannot be drawn together and games will be played on 12/13 and 26/27 August. The draw will be conducted by David Taylor, UEFA's General Secretary, and Giorgio Marchetti, director of competitions. The final will be played in Rome on 27 May.