Eastern trip for Liverpool

New Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson returns to the Europa League with a third qualifying-round tie against either Rabotnicki or Mika following the draw at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

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Two months after his Fulham side were beaten by Atletico Madrid in the final, Hodgson's first game at Anfield will be the July 29 first leg, with the return in either Armenia or Macedonia on August 5.

Rabotnicki won the home first leg of their second qualifying-round tie 1-0 on Thursday.

Shamrock Rovers are one match away from a historic clash with Serie A giants Juventus, if they can overcome Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv in Israel after drawing the first leg in Ireland 1-1.

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The 35 third qualifying round victors join 15 losing sides from the Champions League third qualifying round and 24 direct entrants in the August 6 draw for the play-offs.

The Champions League third-round draw was also made on Friday, with four-times winners Ajax Amsterdam paired with PAOK of Greece and Celtic taking on Portuguese runners-up Braga.

Zenit St Petersburg, the 2008 UEFA Cup winners, play Romania's Unirea Urziceni, while Dynamo Kiev play Ghent.

Europa League third qualifying round draw

Odense (DEN) v NK Zrinjski (BIH)/SP Tre Penne (SMR)

Stabaek IF (NOR)/FC Dnepr Mogilev (BLR) v FC WIT Georgia (GEO)/FC Baník Ostrava (CZE)

Liverpool (ENG) v FC Rabotnicki (MKD)/FC Mika (ARM)

CS Maritimo (POR)/Sporting Fingal (EIR) v FC Honka Espoo (FIN)/Bangor City FC (WAL)

Beroe Stara Zagora (BUL) v FK Suduva (LTU)/Rapid Vienne (AUT)

FC Timisoara (ROU) v MyPa-47 (FIN)/Sant Julia (AND)

CSKA Sofia (BUL) v Cliftonville FC (NIR)/HNK Cibalia (CRO)

KR Reykjavik (ISL)/FC Karpaty Lviv (UKR) v FC Zestafoni (GEO)/FK Dukla Banská Bystrica (SVK)

Shamrock Rovers (EIR)/Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv FC (ISR) v Juventus (ITA)

EIF Elfsborg (SWE)/FC Iskra-Stali (MDA) v FK Ventspils (LAT)/FK Teteks (MKD)

FC Nordsjaelland (DEN) v Sporting Lisbon (POR)

FC Videoton (HUN)/NK Maribor (SLO) v Hibernian (SCO)

Red Star Belgrade (SRB) v Slovan Bratislava (SVK)

Inter Turku (FIN) v KRC Genk (BEL)

Valletta FC (MLT)/KS Ruch Chorzow (POL) v FK Austria Vienne (AUT)/NK Siroji Brijeg (BIH)

FC Vikotria Plzen (CZE) v Besiktas (TUR)/Vikingur (FRO)

KS Besa (ALB)/Olympiakos (GRE) v Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (ISR)/FC Mogren (MNE)

KFK Siauliai (LTU)/Wisla Cracovie (POL) v Portadown FC (NIR)/FK Qarabag (AZE)

Sturm Graz (AUT) v Gelfe IF (SWE)/Dinamo Tbilissi (GEO)

Anorthosis Famagusta FC (CYP)/HNK Sibenik (CRO) v Cercle Bruges (BEL)/FC Turku (FIN)

FK Baki (AZE)/FK Buducnost Podgorica (MNE) v Brondby (DEN)/FC Vaduz (LIE)

Molde FK (NOR)/FK Jelgava (LAT) v Stuttgart (GER)

Maccabi Haifa (ISR) v FC Dinamo Minsk (BLR)/JK Sillamae Kalev (EST)

FC Utrecht (NED)/KF Tirana (ALB) v FC Lucerne (SUI)

FC Sibir Novosibirsk (RUS) v Apollon Limassol (CYP)

ND Gorica (SLO)/Randers FC (DEN) v FC Lausanne (SUI)/KF Bora Banja Luka (BIH)

Olimpia Balti (MDA)/Dinamo Bucarest (ROM) v Hajduk Split (CRO)

AZ Alkmaar (NED) v IFK Goteborg (SWE)

FC Differdange 03 (LUX)/FK Spartak Zlatibor Voda (SRB) v Dnipropetrovsk (UKR)

FK Atyrau (KAZ)/Gyor (HUN) v Montpellier (FRA)

Aalesunds FK (NOR) v Mortherwell (SCO)/Breidablik (ISL)

Kalmar FF (SWE)/FC Dacia Chisinau (MDA) v Levski Sofia (BUL)/Dundakl FC (EIR)

Galatasaray (TUR) v OFK Belgrade (SRB)/FC Torpedo Zhodino (BLR)

Jagiellonia Bialystok (POL) v Aris Salonique (GRE)

FK Tauras (LTU)/APOEL FC (CYP) v FK Jablonec (CZE)

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