Nice to face Ajax in Champions League third qualifying round

Nice have been drawn against Dutch giants Ajax in the third round of Champions League qualifying.

The Ligue 1 outfit will face Marcel Keizer's side across two legs in the most engaging match-up of the qualification phase so far.

Red Bull Salzburg will face HNK Rijeka or The New Saints if they get past Hibernians of Malta, while FCSB – formerly Steaua Bucharest – have been pitted against Viktoria Plzen.

Dynamo Kiev, who competed in last season's group stage, will take on Young Boys of Switzerland.

FCSB v Viktoria Plzen
Nice v Ajax
Dynamo Kyiv v Young Boys
AEK Athens v  CSKA Moscow
Club Brugge v Istanbul Basaksehir
Slavia Praha v BATE or Alashkert
Spartaks Jurmala or Astana v IFK Mariehamn or Legia Warsaw
Zrinjski or Maribor v FH Hafnarfjordur or Vikingur
Zilina or FC Copenhagen v Malmo or Vardar
Linfield or Celtic v Dundalk or Rosenborg
Hapoel Beer-Sheva or Honved v Zalgiris Vilnius or Ludogorets
Viitorul v APOEL or Dudelange
Hibernians or Salzburg v Rijeka or TNS
Qarabag or Samtredia v Sheriff or Kukesi
Partizan or Buducnost Podgorica v Olympiacos