Champions League draw gives Bodø/Glimt path through playoffs against Olympiakos or NEC

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Bodø/Glimt will face either Olympiakos or NEC Nijmegen in the Champions League qualifying playoffs after their drawn path. The Norwegian club aims to return to the Champions League elite stage following a remarkable previous season run including wins against top European clubs.

Bodø/Glimt, last season's feel-good story in the Champions League, must get past Olympiakos or NEC Nijmegen in the qualifying playoffs round drawn Monday to return to the elite stage. Bodø/Glimt faces Union Saint-Gilloise on Tuesday in the first leg of the third qualifying round, and the overall winner next week will then play the Greek league runner-up from last season or the third-place Dutch team making its Champions League debut. From a Norwegian fishing town north of the Arctic Circle, Bodø/Glimt made a stellar run to the Champions League round of 16 in March after wins against Manchester City, Atletico Madrid and twice against Inter Milan.