KuPS face Ararat or Celje in Europa League play-off if they pass Craiova test

[p]After losing to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sabah-baku/fNGcxbyr/"]Sabah Baku[/a] in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) qualifiers, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kups/nLBbqJDS/"]KuPS[/a] have dropped into the UEL and will welcome the Romanian side for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/kups-nLBbqJDS/univ-craiova-bsd9fGaK/?mid=KvyYhWTG"]the first leg[/a] on 6th August, before the second leg in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fc-u-craiova/nNhLpi8p/"]Craiova[/a] a week later. [/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ararat-armenia/xlT9cL89/"]Ararat-Armenia[/a], from the Armenian capital Yerevan, and Slovenian champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/celje/SpbURe4O/"]Celje[/a] will be facing off in the UCL[/b], with the loser meeting the Finnish champions or Universitatea Craiova for a place in the UEL group phase.[/p][p]The UEL play-off round is due to be played on 20th and 27th August. If KuPS are beaten by the Romanian club, they will still be involved in Europe on those dates, but in the play-off round of the UEFA Conference League (UECL).[/p][p]Should KuPS lose to Craiova, they will be tasked with facing [b]the loser of Ireland's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/shamrock-rovers/KIN6lmnH/"]Shamrock Rovers[/a] and Albania's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kf-egnatia/CjYs7BO9/"]Egnatia[/a] to reach the UECL League Phase[/b] for a second season in a row.[/p][embed guid="f2b9722c-ffca-49e2-b5ef-26c9b2e983b5" url="https://x.com/KuPS1923/status/2084182360342343754" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Three Finnish side discover UECL fates[/h2][p]In the UECL, if [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter-turku/QwkNUoNH/"]Inter Turku[/a] get the better of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vaduz/G6Ih9GOj/"]Vaduz[/a] from Liechtenstein, they will face the winners of [b]Debrecen of Hungary or Danish giants [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fc-copenhagen/hSPZwbEh/"]FC Copenhagen[/a][/b] for a spot in the League Phase.[/p][p]Danish opposition is also a possibility for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ilves/pYGmWmwa/"]Ilves[/a] if they can beat Croatian outfit [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/rijeka/zXKuUR5J/"]Rijeka[/a], as the winners will meet [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/midtjylland/8GZDmdbB/"]Midtjylland[/a] or [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bohemians/zHEZJ8Wc/"]Bohemians[/a][/b] from Dublin.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hjk/nmjJVR7B/"]HJK[/a] are attempting to get past Scotland's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/motherwell/YuW7ZfMM/"]Motherwell[/a] in the third qualifying round, and the winner will face the unenviable task of taking on [b]last season's UEL runners-up, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/freiburg/fiEQZ7C7/"]SC Freiburg[/a] of Germany.[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/europe/europa-league/"]Follow all the UEFA club competition qualifiers on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]