RANGERS THIRD ROUND UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW RELEASED AS THEY LEARN FATE IN TWO COMPETITIONS

THE first major test of the Russell Martin and Andrew Cavenagh/49ers Enterprises era arrives on Tuesday and it’s a humdinger as Panathinaikos come to town.

Getting some kind of positive result to take to Athens for the second match is a necessity if the Gers are to have designs on a game changing £40m bounty from reaching the new Champions League phase for the first time.

But equally crucial will be events unfolding in Nyon 24 hours EARLIER as Martin’s men find their name paired with potential opponents in the third qualifying rounds of both the Champions League AND the Europa League.

That’s because Uefa will draw map out Rangers‘ path in both competitions – whether they beat Panathinaikos and live on in the Champions League, or lose to them and drop into the Europa.

Victory for Rangers against the Greeks over two legs in the course of the next week to ten days would keep open the dream of Champions League group stage play and remove the possibility of no group stage football at all this season.

Defeat, though, would leave that doomsday scenario open, and blow a drastic hole in the Gers’ potential earnings this season.

It’s worth noting that it isn’t just Rangers fans who will be glued to events in Nyon on Monday.

Here’s everything you need to know.

When is Rangers’ Champions League third qualifying round draw and can I live stream it?

• Uefa will make the Champions League third qualifying round draw this MONDAY 21 July
• Proceedings get under way at 11am.
• The draw can be streamed live on Uefa.com
• Alternatively you can follow it all with SunSport’s live blog

Will Rangers be seeded and who are their potential opponents?

• As the draw takes place BEFORE the results of the second qualifying round are known, we now that Rangers WILL be seeded
• That means they’ll be kept apart from Benfica, Club Brugge and Feyenoord at this stage.
• That leaves FOUR options, or SIX potential teams they could face: Red Bull Salzburg or Servette/Fenerbahce/Viktoria Plzen or Brann/OGC Nice
• The winners of the the four third qualifying round ties in the Champions League will proceed to the playoff round

When are Rangers and Hibs in the Europa League third qualifying round draw and can I live stream it?

• Uefa will make the Europa League third qualifying round draw this MONDAY 21 July
• Proceedings get under way at 12 noon.
• The draw can be streamed live on Uefa.com
• Alternatively you can follow it all with SunSport’s live blog
• Seedings, groupings and procedure will be finalised early in the morning on the day of the draw.

Will Rangers and Hibs be seeded and can they meet?

• As the draw takes place BEFORE the results of the second qualifying round are known, the losers of the Rangers and Panathinaikos match will also learn their potential Europa League route.
• Clubs dropping from the Champions League are paired by the lowest ranked club involved, so Rangers WON’T be seeded.
• Hibs, on the other hand, WILL essentially take a seeded spot – by dint of Midjytlland’s strong coefficient
• Clubs from the same association cannot be drawn against each other so Hibs and Rangers will be kept apart.

So who are Rangers’ potential opponents?

• **Seeded teams projected to progress in bold**
• Beşiktaş JK (TUR) OR FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)/ Ilves Tampere (FIN).
• PFC Levski Sofia (BUL) / Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC (ISR) OR SC Braga (POR)
• PAOK (GRE)
• FC Midtjylland (DEN)
• FC Baník Ostrava (CZE) OR Legia Warsaw (POL) / FC Aktobe (KAZ)
• RSC Anderlecht (BEL) OR FC Spartak Trnava (SVK) / BK Häcken (SWE)
• Sabah FC (AZE) / NK Celje (SVN) OR AEK Larnaca FC (CYP) / FK Partizan Beograd (SRB)

Who are Hibs’ potential Europa League opponents?

• FC Lugano (SUI) OR Paksi FC (HUN) / CFR 1907 Cluj (ROU)
• FC Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA) / FC Prishtina (KOS) OR FC Utrecht (NED)
• Panathinaikos
• Servette (or Red Bull Salzburg)
• Wolfsberger
• Fredrikstad
• Brann (or Viktoria Plzen)

When is Dundee Utd and Hibs’ Conference League third qualifying round draw and can I live stream it?

• Uefa will make the Conference League third qualifying round draw this MONDAY 21 July
• Proceedings get under way at 1pm.
• The draw can be streamed live on Uefa.com
• Alternatively you can follow it all with SunSport’s live blog

Are Dundee United and Hibs seeded in the third round Conference League draw and who are their potential opponents?

• No, Dundee Utd won’t be seeded in the draw. Neither will Hibs if they drop into the Conference League
• There’s understandably still many, many permutations with seedings, groupings and procedure will be finalised early in the morning on the day of the draw – but here is who they can face for now:
• Besiktas (TUR) vs FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) / Ilves Tampere (FIN)
• AZ Alkmaar (NED) or lves Tampere (FIN) / FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
• FK Dečić (MNE) / FC Sileks (MKD) vs SK Rapid (AUT)
• Legia Warszawa (POL) / FC Aktobe (KAZ) vs AC Sparta Praha (CZE)
• PFC Cherno More (BUL) vs İstanbul Başakşehir FK (TUR)
• Paksi FC (HUN) / CFR 1907 Cluj (ROU) vs NK Maribor (SVN)
• FC Torpedo-Belaz (BLR) / FK Rabotnicki (MKD) vs Maccabi Haifa FC (ISR)
• St Joseph’s FC (GIB) / Cliftonville FC (NIR) vs Shamrock Rovers FC (IRL)
• Omonoia FC (CYP) vs FC Torpedo Kutaisi (GEO) / FC Ordabasy (KAZ)
• Hapoel Be’er Sheva or Levski Sofia (BUL) / AEK Athens FC (GRE)
• FK Novi Pazar (SRB) vs Jagiellonia Białystok (POL)
• Celje (SLO) or Birkirkara FC (MLT) / FC Petrocub (MDA) vs Sabah FC (AZE)
• FC Polissya (UKR) vs FK Borac (BIH) / FC Santa Coloma (AND)
• Utrecht
• PFC Arda Kardzhali 1924 (BUL) vs NSÍ Runavík (FRO) / HJK Helsinki (FIN)
• NK Varaždin (CRO) vs CD Santa Clara (POR)
• FC Zimbru Chisinau (MDA) vs FC Astana (KAZ)
• Hammarby Fotboll (SWE) vs R. Charleroi SC (BEL)
• FK Radnički 1923 (SRB) vs SJK Seinäjoki (FIN) / KÍ Klaksvík (FRO)
• FK Kauno Žalgiris (LTU) / Penybont FC (WAL) vs Valur (ISL) / FC Flora Tallinn (EST)
• KF Vllaznia (ALB) / BFC Daugavpils (LVA) vs FC Malisheva (KOS) / Víkingur Reykjavík (ISL)
• PFC Zire (AZE) vs HNK Hajduk Split (CRO)
• Riga (LAT) or Racing FC Union Luxembourg (LUX) / FC Dila Gori (GEO)
• Paksi FC (HUN) / CFR 1907 Cluj (ROU) vs NK Maribor (SVN)
• AEK Athens FC (GRE) vs PFC Levski Sofia (BUL) / Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC (ISR)