Drawn: A very hot summer awaits the European Cup starters

Four hot destinations

Sturm, Salzburg, Austria and Rapid Each team was randomly assigned two possible opponents. If everything goes according to paper, the four Bundesliga teams will be responsible very hot summer before.

Rapid must be in the Quali zur Conference League as is well known, first against Santa Coloma from Andorra and would be seeded in the third round.

After the preliminary classification, Hibernian from Edinburgh and Hammarby from Stockholm appeared to be the most unpleasant possible opponents. It was the winner Zire from Azerbaijan against underdog Paid honest Estonia.

It is to be expected that the opponent will be out Azerbaijan’s capital Baku comes.

Strong European Cup results

Rapid would certainly be favorites against Zire, but the team should be underestimated with one Handful of Brazilians but not in the squad. In 2024, Zire threw Sheriff Tiraspol, Dunajska Streda and Osijek out of the competition. Last year the defeat against Hajduk Split only followed after extra time.

Rapid also had to complete a very long trip to hot Azerbaijan in 2022; they only managed to gain promotion against Neftchi Baku in Hütteldorf in extra time.

The game is expected to take place on August 6th and 13th.

This is also the date Austria scheduled to qualify for the Conference League.

The Viennese would be after a promotion against Liepaja from Latvia no longer set. That’s why that was Horror-Los Braga vicinity. But it wasn’t last season’s European Cup semi-finalist, but rather Winners from Larnaca and Beitar Jerusalem.

While the Israeli club is notorious for fans who are extremist on political issues and recently signed goalgetter Shon Weissman, Larnaca is considered a slight sporting favorite.

The Cypriots have repeatedly surprised in the European Cup, most recently with a partial success against Crystal Palace. And in Cyprus, Austria’s teams regularly look bad.

But: It could have been even worse.

Back in Cyprus?

In Cyprus and the heat should be too Salzburg set. The Red Bull team has to be in the Qualifying for the Europa League against the Winner from Pafos against Hajduk Split ran.

That was Pafos from the tourist hotspot on the coast of Cyprus Surprise team last season in the Champions Leaguewith two wins and three draws in eight games.

In any case, Salzburg starts away.

It should also be hot for Sturm become. Should that Hurdle Hearts to be taken into qualifying for the Champions League is probably waiting Fenerbahce. The big club from Istanbul is the Favorite against Gornik Zabrze from Poland.

If the dream of the Champions League ends against Hearts, it won’t be any easier for Graz. In the qualification for Europa League probably would Benfica wait.