Aarhus or Lech Poznan reunion if KuPS pass Champions League test in Baku

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kups/nLBbqJDS/"]KuPS[/a] held off North Macedonian side [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vardar/4IQgZaVs/"]Vardar[/a] in the first qualifying round to set up home and away dates with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sabah-baku/fNGcxbyr/"]Sabah[/a]. [b]The Baku outfit will host [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/kups-nLBbqJDS/sabah-baku-fNGcxbyr/?mid=88qH0RvK"]the first leg[/a] of the second qualifying round tie on 21st July, before the sides head to Kuopio for the second leg on 29th July.[/b][/p][p]Following the draw made on 20th July, it is now known that [b]the winner will face either [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aarhus/OOXnKGbO/"]Aarhus[/a] of Denmark or [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lech-poznan/OpNH7Ouf/"]Lech Poznan[/a] of Poland in the third round of qualifying[/b], with KuPS again scheduled to be away first on 4th/5th August before hosting on 11th August, should they progress.[/p][p]Lech Poznan would be a familiar opponent for KuPS - the two faced each other in the Knockout Phase Playoffs of the UEFA Conference League last season, with the Polish side progressing 3-0 on aggregate.[/p][p]Defeat to the Azerbaijan champions will mean dropping into the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League and a meeting with the loser of the UCL tie between Bulgaria's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/levski-sofia/E5OOzgs4/"]Levski Sofia[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fc-u-craiova/nNhLpi8p/"]Universitatea Craiova[/a] of Romania.[/p][embed guid="804c590b-b44b-4075-963a-28da8dbd91d4" url="https://x.com/hjkhelsinki/status/2079183073321603263" social-type="twitter" /][p]In the UEFA Conference League, three Finnish sides are still in contention in the second qualifying round. [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hjk/nmjJVR7B/"]HJK[/a] enter the action at this stage, and if they progress past [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/coleraine/2B9zTTrh/"]Coleraine[/a] of Northern Ireland, they will meet Scotland's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/motherwell/YuW7ZfMM/"]Motherwell[/a] or [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hb-torshavn/CUC7tw3r/"]HB[/a] of the Faroe Islands.[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ilves/pYGmWmwa/"]Ilves[/a] will meet [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/rijeka/zXKuUR5J/"]Rijeka[/a] from Croatia or Irish side [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/derry-city/MyD3Jn1A/"]Derry City[/a] if they get the better of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/stjarnan/40ut6U2b/"]Stjarnan[/a][/b] over the next couple of weeks, while [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter-turku/QwkNUoNH/"]Inter Turku[/a] or [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/basaksehir/YqP5NmC1/"]Istanbul Basaksehir[/a] will take on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vaduz/G6Ih9GOj/"]Vaduz of[/a] Liechtenstein or Andorran side Atletic Club d'Escaldes[/b] in qualifying round three.[/p][p]Second round ties are scheduled for 21-23 July and 28-30 July, with the third round to take place on 6th and 13th August.[/p]