UEFA Quenches Soccer Thirst, Releases Champions League Qualifying Draw

Just in the nick of time to subdue our soccer withdrawals and sequential convulsions, UEFA has released this year's Champions League qualifying draw. Usually the teams come from Georgia, Turkey, Ukraine, Finland (to name a few) and either we've never heard of them, or can't even begin to pronounce their names, but we're always inclined to watch the games unfold on GameCast since it's virtually impossible to find them televised. The full schedule (which starts in two weeks!) after the jump. First qualifying round draw First leg: 15/16 July Second leg: 22/23 July 1 Linfield FC (NIR) v NK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) 2 Valetta FC (MLT) v FC Artmedia Petr~alka (SVK) 3 FC Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO) v NS Runavk (FRO) 4 FC Santa Coloma (AND) v FBK Kaunus (LTU) 5 S.S. Murata (SMR) v IFK Gteborg (SWE) 6 Llanelli AFC (WAL) v FK Ventspils (LVA) 7 Anorthosis Famugusta (CYP) v FC Pyunik (ARM) 8 FK Inter Baki (AZE) v FK Rabotnicki (MKD) 9 Tampere United (FIN) v FK Buducnost Podgorica (MNE) 10 F91 Dudelange (LUX) v NK Dom~ale (SVN) 11 KS Dinamo Tirana (ALB) v FK Modrica (BIH) 12 FK Aktobe (KAZ) v FC Sheriff (MDA) 13 Drogheda United FC (IRL) v FC Levadia Tallinn (EST) 14 FC BATE Borisov (BLR) v Valur Reykjavk (ISL) Second qualifying round draw First leg: 29/30 July Second leg: 5/6 August Rangers FC (SCO) v Winners Match 4 SK Brann (NOR) v Winners Match 6 Winners Match 8 v FK Partizan (SRB) Winners Match 9 v Winners Match 2 Winners Match 7 v SK Rapid Wien (AUT) Winners Match 10 v Winners Match 1 Panathinaikos FC (GRE) v Winners Match 3 Winners Match 5 v FC Basel 1893 (SUI) Winners Match 12 v AC Sparta Praha (CZE) Winners Match 13 v FC Dinamo Kyiv (UKR) RSC Anderlecht (BEL) v Winners Match 14 Beitar Jerusalem FC (ISR) v Wisla Krakw (POL) Fenerbahe SK (TUR) v MTK Budapest (HUN) Aalborg BK (DEN) v Winners Match 11 Champions League draw: Fenerbahce face MTK [ESPN] Image [mcalcio]