{"id":34850,"date":"2017-07-14T12:36:53","date_gmt":"2017-07-14T12:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=34850"},"modified":"2017-07-14T12:41:10","modified_gmt":"2017-07-14T12:41:10","slug":"ajax-paired-with-nice-in-champions-league-qualifying-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/soccer\/ajax-paired-with-nice-in-champions-league-qualifying-round.html","title":{"rendered":"Ajax paired with Nice in Champions League qualifying round"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Ajax paired with Nice in Champions League qualifying round<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Four-time European champion Ajax will play away first at French side Nice in the Champions League third qualifying round.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">UEFA drew 15 two-legged pairings Friday after expressing support for Ajax midfielder Abdelhak Nouri, who was diagnosed with severe brain damage after collapsing due to an irregular heartbeat in the Dutch club&#8217;s pre-season game last weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">UEFA deputy general secretary Giorgio Marchetti says &#8220;we wish you, your family and Ajax every strength.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Dynamo Kiev, which hosts the Champions League final next May, drew Swiss team Young Boys.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Also, it was: AEK Athens vs. CSKA Moscow, and Celtic or Linfield vs. Dundalk or Rosenborg.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">First-leg matches are played on July 25-26, with return matches Aug. 1-2.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Teams must advance through two rounds to join 22 directly qualified teams in the group stage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Source-\u00a0https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/soccer\/2017\/07\/14\/ajax-paired-with-nice-in-champions-league-qualifying-round\/103684792\/<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/soccer\/ajax-paired-with-nice-in-champions-league-qualifying-round.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ajax paired with Nice in Champions League qualifying round Four-time European champion Ajax will play away first at French side Nice in the Champions League third qualifying round. 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