Gabala”s opponent for the play-off round of the UEFA EL came out to be Panatinaikos (Greece) after the drawing of lots ceremony in Nyon, Switzerland, today.

To hit the tally to the group stage, Gabala will host the 1st match on August 20 in Baku, Azerbaijan, before the return game on 27 in Greece.

It is worth just to cast your mind back to early 3 qualifying round ties where Gabala bead Dinamo Tbilisi from Georgia (1:2, 2:0), Cukaricki from Serbia (0:1, 2:0) and Apollon from Cyprus (1:1, 1:0).