Chelsea have been drawn to face Braga or Servette within the Europa Convention League play-off spherical later this month.
The Blues will function in UEFA’s third-tier membership competitors of their first season below Enzo Maresca, after Manchester United’s FA Cup triumph noticed them take England’s last Europa League place.
Portuguese aspect Braga and Swiss Tremendous League outfit Servette face off within the first leg of their Europa League third qualifying spherical tie on Thursday, with the second leg going down on August 15.
The loser of that tie will drop into the Convention League and face Chelsea for a spot within the group stage of that competitors.
Stamford Bridge will host the primary leg of that tie on August 22, with the return fixture going down one week later.
In the meantime, Rangers will face both Salzburg or FC Twente within the Champions League play-off spherical in the event that they beat Dynamo Kyiv within the third qualifying spherical.
Philippe Clement’s males go to Poland for the primary leg of that tie on Tuesday, with Hampden Park internet hosting the second leg subsequent week, as a consequence of delays in getting Ibrox prepared for the brand new marketing campaign.
Chelsea will face the losers of the tie between SC Braga and Servette FC within the 24/25 #UECL play-off spherical. pic.twitter.com/mwE5b5wFHN
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) August 5, 2024
