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Europa League play-off draw: West Ham takes on Astra, Sassuolo braves Belgrade

Reuters

The Europa League field is on the verge of completion, as the draw for the play-off round of qualifying was held Friday at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

There are 44 teams vying for a spot in the competition, ranging from European minnows to clubs that have been Champions League mainstays in recent seasons.

Here are the 22 ties that will determine which sides will squeak into the 2016-17 edition of the Europa League.

  • Astana vs. BATE Borisov
  • AEK Larnaca vs. Slovan Liberec
  • Dinamo Tbilisi vs. PAOK
  • Arouca vs. Olympiacos
  • Midtjylland vs.Osmanlispor
  • Austria Wien vs. Rosenborg
  • Beitar Jerusalem vs. Saint-Etienne
  • Trencin vs. Rapid Wien
  • Lokomotiva Zagreb vs. Genk
  • Vojvodina vs. AZ Alkmaar
  • Maribor vs. Qabala
  • KAA Gent vs. Shkendija
  • Slavia Prague vs. Anderlecht
  • Istanbul Basaksehir vs. Shakhtar Donetsk
  • Astra vs. West Ham
  • SonderjyskE vs. Sparta Prague
  • Sassuolo vs. Red Star Belgrade
  • Fenerbahce vs. Grasshoppers
  • Brondby vs. Panathinaikos
  • Gothenburg vs. Qarabag
  • Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Hajduk Split
  • Krasnodar vs. Partizani Tirana

The first leg of the respective ties will take place on Aug. 18, with the return fixtures slated for Aug. 25.

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