Kosovo's football champion, Balkan will face the team from Bulgaria, Ludogorets in the first qualifying round of the Champions League.
In the draw made on Tuesday at the UEFA headquarters, in Nyon, Switzerland, it has been determined that the Balkans will be home in the first match against Ludogorets.
Balkan in the draw was not the carrier of Group 1 in the draw and of the five possible opponents who were carriers, it fell to face the one that was declared champion in the league where it competes in the last edition.
The first match will be played on July 11/12, while the second leg will be played a week later. The winner of these two matches will advance to the second qualifying round of the Champions League, while the loser will continue the adventure in the second qualifying round of the Conference League.
For the Balkans, this is the second edition in a row that appears in the qualifying competitions of the Champions League. Last edition, the team from Suhareka was eliminated in the first round by Zhalgiris of Lithuania, but managed to qualify for the group stage of the Conference League.
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