The draw for the third qualifying round of Europa League Ghent and Genk is known

Genk, if he crosses the second round of the Europa League football at the expense of the Luxembourgers FOLA Esch (first leg on Thursday, July 26, return Wednesday, August 1 in the Grand Duchy), will face the Poles of Lech Poznan or the Belarussians of Shakhter Soligorsk in the 3rd round (first leg 9 August, return 16 August). The Gantoise, which enters the competition at this stage of the competition will be measured for the Portuguese Rio Ave or Jagiellonia Bialystok, the vice-champion of Poland. So has decided the draw held Monday at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon by Secretary-General Georgio Marchetti.

The stake of these meetings will be the qualification for plays-offs or dams (draw by lot on 6 August, first leg on 23 August, return on 30) whose winners will enter the pool phase (first day on 20 September)

The winners are definitively eliminated from the European stage for the 2018 season. 2019.

Anderlecht, automatically qualified for the group phase, should be seeded and appear in either Pot 1 or Pot 2, in the draw on Friday, August 31.

Reminder Standard could also take part in this competition if it is eliminated in the 3rd or 4th preliminary round of the Champions League.

The Belgian vice-champion and Cup contender will face the winner of Ajax – Sturm Graz 3rd round. Winner of the event in 1992, Ajax was a finalist two years ago (0-2 against Manchester United) after notably eliminating the Standard in the group phase.

Bruges, Belgian champion, will know his opponents in phase of Champions League pools on Thursday 30 August (first day 18-19 September). It should appear in the Pot 3 or the Pot 4.