Kick-off on 22.08.23 22:00.

In the previous round, the medalists overcame Cypriot side Aris (2-1, 1-0). Ukrainian midfielder Kocherhin started in the return match and played for eighty-six minutes. In the home fixture, Vladyslav opened the scoring in the seventh minute. The Lions left Prague's Sparta behind. The match at the Parken Stadium ended in a dull 0-0 draw, but there was a spectacle in the Czech Republic (3-3, 4-2 on penalties). Claesson scored a brace in overtime. The Polish goalkeeper Grabara of the Danish club made a significant contribution with twelve saves.

Watch the Raków — Copenhagen match online; these sides have never crossed paths before. This isn't surprising, as the team from Czestochowa spent several seasons in the country's top division in the 1990s and only returned to the Ekstraklasa in 2019. In 2021, the team representing Silesian Voivodeship made their debut in European competitions. The club participated in the Conference League qualification twice but was eliminated in the final round on both occasions. In the UCL qualification, the medalists started from the first stage.

First, the Polish champions eliminated Estonian side Flora (1-0, 3-0), and then they upset the experienced international tournament fighter, Azerbaijani side Qarabağ (3-2, 1-1). Croatian defender Fran Tudor was involved in four goals (two goals and two assists). Kocherhin, Zwoliński, and Piasecki each scored twice. Watch the Rakow vs. Copenhagen match online.

The Danes kicked off their European campaign in the second round of qualification, confidently defeating Icelandic side Breidablik (2-0, 6-3). Interestingly, Grabara made four times fewer saves in these two matches than in the return match against Sparta. Jordan Larsson, Óskarsson, and Gonçalves each earned four points through a goal and an assist (3+1, 3+1, 1+3).

A year ago, the Lions also reached the final stage of UCL qualification and defeated Trabzonspor (2-1, 0-0). In the 2016/17 season, they triumphed at this stage against APOEL (1-0, 1-1), but in the 2017/18 campaign, they missed out on the group stage against Karabakh (2-1, 0-1). Watch the Rakow vs. Copenhagen clash online.