Champions League Qualifying Begins

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Champions League qualifiers

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Champions League first qualifying round: The long road to Budapest begins

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The first qualifying round of the Champions League begins on Tuesday at 16:00 BST in Kuopio , Finland .

Only Liechtenstein, who do not have a league, and Russia , do not get at least one Champions League spot.

Only 10 teams managed to go all the way through from the first round of qualifying to the group or league phase.

Only one team have reached the knockout stages after starting in the very first round - Liverpool in 2005-06 .

Bulgarian champions Ludogorets are in the first round of qualifying for the eighth consecutive year .

Cypriot side Pafos FC enter at the second -round stage - where they play Maccabi Tel Aviv - for the first time.

Belfast 's Shelbourne and Belfast 's Linfield meet in a rematch of the 2005 Setanta Sports Cup .

Welsh champions TNS play Shkendija of North Macedonia , who won 5 -4 on aggregate.

Starting in the league phase, watch highlights of every Champions League game from 22:00 BST on Wednesday on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app. There will also be a Champions League Match of the Day on BBC One on Wednesday nights . Watch highlights of every Champions League game from 22:00 on Wednesday on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app. There will also be a Champions League Match of the Day on BBC One on Wednesday , from 22:40 to 00:00..