Stoke City draw Hajduk Split in the Europa League third qualifying round

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The draw for the third qualifying round of the Europa League has handed Stoke a difficult test against side Hajduk Split.

Tony Pulis’ FA Cup runners up welcome the former Champions League semi-finalists to the Britannia on July 28 before a return trip on August 4.

Fulham could also have to travel to Croatia to face RNK Split if they defeat Domzale and Martin Jol’s men knock out Crusaders, who they beat 3-1 in the first leg of their second qualifying round game.

Scottish Premier League team Hearts face a trip to either Hungarian side Paksi or Norway’s Tromso in their first leg of the qualifiers.

Compatriots Dundee United have an uphill task to complete before they can progress as they attempt to overcome a 1-0 deficit against Slask Wroclaw on Thursday. They will play either Metalurg Skopje or Lokomotiv Sofia if they make it past the Poles.

Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid will face Norwegian side Stromsgodset, with the first leg to be played in the Spanish capital.

Palermo will face either Albanian side Vllaznia or the Swiss team of Thun, with the Italian club playing the first leg away from home.

Bursaspor will play their first leg of the third qualifying round on home soil in Turkey against Belarusian side Gomel.

The full Europa League third round qualifying draw is as follows:

Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP) v Strømsgodset IF (NOR)
BSC Young Boys (SUI) v TPS Turku (FIN)/KVC Westerlo (BEL)
FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk (BLR)/FK Ventspils (LVA) v FK Crvena zvezda (SRB)
FC Alania Vladikavkaz (RUS) v Kecskeméti TE (HUN)/FC Aktobe (KAZ)
Floriana FC (MLT)/AEK Larnaca FC (CYP) v FK Mladá Boleslav (CZE)
FK Željezničar (BIH)/FC Sheriff (MDA) v Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (ISR)/Xäzär Länkäran FK (AZE)
AZ Alkmaar (NED) v KS Flamurtari (ALB)/FK Jablonec (CZE)
NK Olimpija Ljubljana (SVN)/Bohemian FC (IRL) v FK Rudar Pljevlja (MNE)/FK Austria Wien (AUT)
Bursaspor (TUR) v FC Gomel (BLR)
Ferencvárosi TC (HUN)/Aalesunds FK (NOR) v FK Sūduva (LTU)/IF Elfsborg (SWE)
FC Minsk (BLR)/Gaziantepspor (TUR) v Legia Warszawa (POL)
Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC (ISR) v FC Vaduz (LIE)/FK Vojvodina (SRB)
FC Metalurgi Rustavi (GEO)/FC Irtysh Pavlodar (KAZ) v Stade Rennais FC (FRA)
PFC Levski Sofia (BUL) v KF Tirana (ALB)/FC Spartak Trnava (SVK)
The New Saints FC (WAL)/FC Midtjylland (DEN) v Vitória SC (POR)
FC Dinamo Bucureşti (ROU) v FC Iskra-Stal (MDA)/NK Varaždin (CRO)
FC Karpaty Lviv (UKR) v FC Shakhter Karagandy (KAZ)/Saint Patrick’s Athletic FC (IRL)
KS Vllaznia (ALB)/FC Thun (SUI) v US Città di Palermo (ITA)
KR Reykjavík (ISL)/MŠK Žilina (SVK) v Llanelli AFC (WAL)/FC Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO)
AC Omonia (CYP) v FC Tauras (LTU)/ADO Den Haag (NED)
SK Liepājas Metalurgs (LVA)/FC Salzburg (AUT) v FK Senica (SVK)
Club Brugge KV (BEL) v EB/Streymur (FRO)/FK Qarabağ (AZE)
FC Differdange 03 (LUX)/FC Levadia Tallinn (EST) v FK Rad (SRB)/Olympiacos Volou FC (GRE)
1. FSV Mainz 05 (GER) v KuPS Kuopio (FIN)/CS Gaz Metan Mediaş (ROU)
UE Sant Julià (AND)/Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv FC (ISR) v Helsingborgs IF (SWE)
Stoke City FC (ENG) v HNK Hajduk Split (CRO)
Anorthosis Famagusta FC (CYP)/FC Gagra (GEO) v AC Juvenes-Dogana (SMR)/FK Rabotnicki (MKD)
Örebro SK (SWE)/FK Sarajevo (BIH) v AC Sparta Praha (CZE)
Glentoran FC (NIR)/FC Vorskla Poltava (UKR) v Sligo Rovers FC (IRL)
Paksi SE (HUN)/Tromsø IL (NOR) v Heart of Midlothian FC (SCO)
FK Metalurg Skopje (MKD)/PFC Lokomotiv Sofia (BUL) v WKS Śląsk Wrocław (POL)/Dundee United FC (SCO)
FH Hafnarfjördur (ISL)/CD Nacional (POR) v BK Häcken (SWE)/FC Honka Espoo (FIN)
SV Ried (AUT) v Brøndby IF (DEN)
PAOK FC (GRE) v Vålarenga Fotball (NOR)/FC Mika (ARM)
NK Domžale (SVN)/RNK Split (CRO) v Crusaders FC (NIR)/Fulham FC (ENG)