UCL: Draw made for Champions League preliminary round

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 It seems like only yesterday that the 2021/2022 Champions League final took place. However, the draw for the preliminary round of the 2022/2023 has already happened. 

UEFA Champions League 2021/22 Final - Liverpool 0:1 Real Madrid - Stade de France, Saint-Denis - May 28, 2022

Let's have a look at who will be playing who.

21 June: Preliminary round semi-finals

Levadia Tallinn (Estonia) vs Víkingur Reykjavík (Iceland)

La Fiorita (San Marino) vs Inter Club d'Escaldes (Andorra)

24 June: Preliminary round final

La Fiorita/Inter Club d'Escaldes vs Levadia/Víkingur

Further information taken from the UEFA website

How the draw worked

The champions of Estonia, San Marino, Andorra and Iceland entered the preliminary round in accordance with their ranking in the 2022/23 access list. The two clubs with the highest club coefficients were seeded for the semi-final draw: Levadia Tallinn (EST) and La Fiorita (SMR).

The first draw determined the two semi-finals; the first team drawn in each tie is considered the nominal home team. An additional draw determined which semi-final winner would be considered the nominal home team for the final.

What is the Champions League preliminary round?

The preliminary round is a mini-tournament consisting of semi-finals on 21 June and a final on 24 June, all one-off matches to be played in Iceland.

The preliminary round winners enter the first qualifying round, which will comprise two-legged ties taking place on 5/6 and 12/13 July. The other three teams transfer to the UEFA Europa Conference League Champions Path second qualifying round.

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