According to the plan, all four Polish teams will play in the third round of European cup qualifying. Jagiellonia Bialystok after eliminating FK Panevėžys 7:1, they continue playing in the Champions League qualifiers. Wisła Kraków lost the two-legged match with Rapid Vienna 2:8 in the Europa League and are “dropped” to the third round of the Conference League qualifiers. They will continue playing in the same competition Legia Warsaw and Śląsk Wrocław. The capital club won the two-legged match against Caernarfon Town FC 11:0, and Śląsk won against Riga FC 3:2.
Jagiellonia Białystok is still fighting for the Champions League. A difficult rival on the horizon
By passing the second round of the Champions League qualifiers, Jagiellonia Białystok is certain to participate in at least the knockout phase of the Conference League. However football players Adrian Siemienica are certainly counting on more. In the third round of the Champions League qualifiers, they will face Bodo/Glimt. The Norwegian team is well known to Polish fans, as in the 2022/2023 season they lost 0:1 in two matches to Lech Poznań in the 1/16 finals of the Conference League. Bodo/Glimt won 7:1 against RFS Riga in the previous round of qualifiers.
Legia Warsaw will play Brondby IF in the third round of the Conference League qualifiers. The Danish team defeated Kosovo's KF 8:2 in two matches. Llapi. This is also a team that Polish fans may be familiar with. In the 2022/2023 season, Brondy defeated Pogoń Szczecin 5-1 in the second round of the Europa Conference League qualifiers. The Danes last played in the group stage of the 2021/2022 Europa League.
And Śląsk Wrocław? The Polish vice-champions will face St. Gallen in the third round of the Conference League qualifiers. The Swiss team defeated Kazakh Tobol Kostanay 5-1 in two matches. St. Gallen last played in the group stage of European cups in the 2013/2014 season in the Europa League.
In turn, Wisła Kraków, after losing to Rapid, will play in the same stage as Legia and Śląsk. The rival of the “White Star” will be the Slovak Spartak Trnava. This rival is well-known to Lech Poznań fans, as it eliminated “Kolejorz” a year ago in the Conference League qualifiers.
Schedule of Polish teams' matches in the European Cup qualifiers:
- Jagiellonia Białystok – Bodo Glimt: August 7 20:45 (home), August 13 19:00 (away)
- Legia Warsaw – Brondby IF: August 8, 7:00 p.m. (away), August 15, 7:00 p.m. (home)
- Śląsk Wrocław – St. Gallen: August 7 20:30 (departure), August 15 (home)
- Wisla Krakow – Spartak Trnava: August 8 (away), August 15 (home)
Coverage of these matches will be available on Sport.pl and in the Sport.pl LIVE mobile application.