Youth League, national champions path: here is Sassuolo’s opponent

The draw for the first, second and third rounds of the domestic champions path of the 2024/25 UEFA Youth League has taken place at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland.

The champions path is played in three rounds with home and away matches, all of which were drawn on Tuesday 3 September.

The 24 clubs from the lowest-ranked associations start in the first round.

Clubs from the 28 highest-ranked associations start in the second round.

The ten winners of the third round will advance to the round of 32 and will be drawn against the teams finishing seventh to 16th in the domestic stage of the UEFA Champions League path.

Havnar Bóltfelag – HB (FRO) – FC Progrès Niederkorn (LUX)
UCD AFC (IRL) – Stjarnan (ISL)
FK Bylis (ALB) – FC 2 Korriku (KOS)
Lincoln Red Imps FC (GIB) – NK Maribor (SVK)

FK Žalgiris (LTU) – The New Saints FC (WAL)
FC Honka Espoo (FIN) – Valletta FC (MLT)
BFC Daugavpils (LVA) – Cliftonville FC (NIR)
JK Tallinna Kalev (EST) – FC Santa Coloma (AND)

FK AP Brera Strumica (MKD) – FK Sarajevo (BIH)
FC Dinamo-Minsk (BLR) – FC Pyunik (ARM)
FC Kairat (KAZ) – Academia Rebeja Chisinau (MDA)
FC Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO) – FC Budućnost Podgorica (MNE)

Second round draw: October 23 and November 6

1: IFK Göteborg (SWE) – TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (GER)
2: Aberdeen FC (SCO) – Puskás Akadémia FC (HUN)
3: Strømsgodset TF (NOR) – AZ Alkmaar (NED)
4: FK Bylis (ALB) / FC 2 Korriku (KOS) – UCD AFC (IRL) / Stjarnan (ISL)
5: Havnar Bóltfelag – HB (FRO) / FC Progrès Niederkorn (LUX) – FC Midtjylland (DEN)

6: FK Žalgiris (LTU) / The New Saints FC (WAL) – Manchester United (ENG)
7: FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) – Lincoln Red Imps FC (GIB) / NK Maribor (SVN)
8: KRC Genk (BEL) – PFC CSKA-Sofia (BUL)
9: Legia Warszawa (POL) – Pafos FC (CYP)
10: AJ Auxerre (FRA) – FC Honka Espoo (FIN) / Valletta FC (MLT)

11: FC Daugavpils (LVA) / Cliftonville FC (NIR) – US Sassuolo (ITA)
12: FCV Farul Constanta (ROU) – FK IMT Belgrade (SRB)
13: Olympiacos FC (GRE, holders) – JK Tallinna Kalev (EST) / FC Santa Coloma (AND)
14: FC Basel 1893 (SUI) – Sabah FC (AZE)
15: Maccabi Petah-Tikva FC (ISR) – FK AP Brera Strumica (MKD) / FK Sarajevo (BIH)

16: Trabzonspor A.Ş. (TUR) – FC Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO) / FC Budućnost Podgorica (MNE)
17: SC Braga (POR) – SK Rapid (AUT)
18: Real Betis Balompié (ESP) – FC Kairat (KAZ) / Academia Rebeja Chisinau (MDA)
19: AS Trenčín (SVK) – FC Zbrojovka Brno (CZE)
20: NK Lokomotiva Zagreb (CRO) – FC Dinamo-Minsk (BLR) / FC Pyunik (ARM)

Third round draw: November 27 and December 11

Winner Round 2 – Pairing 7 – Winner Round 2 – Pairing 4
Winner Round 2 – Pairing 3 – Winner Round 2 – Pairing 6
Winner Round 2 – Pairing 2 – Winner Round 2 – Pairing 8
Winner Round 2 – Pairing 10 – Winner Round 2 – Pairing 1
Winner Round 2 – Pairing 9 – Winner Round 2 – Pairing 5

Winner Round 2 – Pairing 18 – Winner Round 2 – Pairing 11
Winner Round 2 – Pairing 12 – Winner Round 2 – Pairing 20
Winner Round 2 – Pairing 19 – Winner Round 2 – Pairing 13
Winner Round 2 – Pairing 14 – Winner Round 2 – Pairing 17
Winner Round 2 – Pairing 15 – Winner Round 2 – Pairing 16