Get to know Zvezda's rivals in the Champions League playoffs

Regardless of the outcome, our boys will be guests in the first game on August 20, while eight days later at the Maracana, they will have the opportunity to qualify for the best European club competition.

The Norwegian Bode was founded in 1916, and as the host of the match they play at the "Aspmira" stadium, which has a capacity of slightly more than eight thousand seats, while the field is covered with an artificial surface. He was the champion of Norway three times (2020, 2021, 2023), while he won the national cup twice, the last in 1993. In addition, Bode is a nine-time winner of the Northern Norway Cup, a competition that was founded by clubs from that region.

He made his debut in the group stage of European competitions in the 2021/22 season in the premier edition of the Conference League, when he reached the quarterfinals. A year later, he went one step further and qualified for the Europa League. He successfully overcame the first stage, only to be eliminated by Lech from Poznań in the round of 16 of the Conference League.

The previous season, Bode Glimt played well in the Conference League, where they were in a group with Club Brugge, Beşiktaş and Lugano. Although the competition was strong, they took second place with 10 points, while Bruges was ahead of them with 16. In the round of 16 of this competition, they met with Ajax, and in an uncertain double-header, they were defeated 4:3. It is also important to mention that they played 2:2 at the Cruyff Arena, only to be defeated 1:2 at home. As champions of their country the previous season, they secured qualification for the Champions League. In the second round of the qualification cycle, they eliminated the Latvian RFS with a total score of 7:1.

Jagiellonia was founded in 1920, and it achieved its greatest success in the 21st century. She won the Polish Cup and Supercup in 2010. Two seasons ago, it was on the verge of being relegated to the second rank, and the previous season, for the first time in its history, it became the champion of Poland.

In international competitions, it has never reached the group stage in its 104 years of existence. On two occasions, it reached the third round of qualification for the Europa League. The matches are played at the "Miejski" stadium. The capacity of this sports facility is 22 thousand.

In the second round of qualification for the Champions League, Jagiellonia eliminated the Lithuanian Panevezys. First, the football players from Poland celebrated on the sideline with 0:4, and then they triumphed on their own field with 3:1.

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