Tuesday (20:45 CET) FC Zurich - Bayern Munich (agg: 0-2)
Villarreal - Odense (agg: 0-1)
Malmo - Dinamo Zagreb (agg: 1-4)
Genk - Maccabi Haifa (agg: 1-2)
Apoel Nicosia - Wisla Krakow (agg: 0-1)
Wednesday (20:45 CET)
Udinese - Arsenal (agg: 0-1)
Sturm Graz - BATE Borisov (agg: 1-1)
Viktoria Plzen - FC Copenhagen (agg: 3-1)
Benfica - FC Twente (agg: 2-2)
Rubin Kazan - Olympique Lyon (agg: 1-3) (18:00 CET)
 
 FC Zurich - Bayern Munich
 FC Zurich - Bayern Munich  
  Villarreal - Odense
Villarreal - Odense 
 Malmo - Dinamo Zagreb
Malmo - Dinamo Zagreb 
 Genk - Maccabi Haifa
Genk - Maccabi Haifa 
 APOEL Nicosia - Wisla Krakow
APOEL Nicosia - Wisla Krakow 
 Udinese - Arsenal
Udinese - Arsenal 
 Sturm Graz- BATE Borisov
Sturm Graz- BATE Borisov 
 Viktoria Plzen - FC Copenhagen
Viktoria Plzen - FC Copenhagen Czech champions Viktoria Plzen produced the result of the play-off round  by stunning Danish champions Copenhagen 3-1 at Parken last week. Sölvi  Ottesen's own-goal gave Plzen a 52nd-minute advantage which was doubled  by  Václav Pilař shortly afterwards. Ottesen atoned for his mistake by  halving the deficit, before Martin Fillo's third completed the scoring.
Czech champions Viktoria Plzen produced the result of the play-off round  by stunning Danish champions Copenhagen 3-1 at Parken last week. Sölvi  Ottesen's own-goal gave Plzen a 52nd-minute advantage which was doubled  by  Václav Pilař shortly afterwards. Ottesen atoned for his mistake by  halving the deficit, before Martin Fillo's third completed the scoring.
Pavel Vrba's men have never qualified for the group stage of the Champions League, but are close to doing so, as the Danes will have to overturn a three-away goal deficit. Although, the last time the Lions travelled to the Czech Republic, they did beat Sparta Prague 3-0 after a home defeat in 2009-10.
Copenhagen qualified for last season's group stage, in which they held Barcelona at home before progressing to the knockout round. Last week was the first time the Danes had conceded or lost at Parken in Europe since a 2-0 defeat to Chelsea in the last 16 in February.
Plzen, who are by far the most inexperienced in the play-off round, will qualify for a UEFA competition group stage if they manage to oust the Danes on Wednesday.
 Benfica - FC Twente
Benfica - FC Twente  
 
FC Twente and Benfica played out an enthralling first leg in Enschede last week. The match had ended 2-2, with Luuk De Jong giving Twente an early lead before goals from Oscar Cardozo and Nolito swung the tie the Eagles way. Bryan Ruiz propped up in the 80th minute to leave the tie finely poised ahead of the return in Lisbon on Wednesday.
The Tukkers appeared in their first-ever Champions League group stage appearance last year, but have won only one of their last five European away games. The Dutch outfit have also been eliminated at this stage twice before, against Arsenal in 2008-09 and Sporting Lisbon in 2009-10.
Benfica, on the other hand, are a more formidable side at home, having clocked up 13 wins in their last 15 European games at Estadio da Luz. Their only home defeat came against Schalke in last season's group stage.
The Aguias will be hoping for better should they qualify for the group stage, having been outclassed by Lyon and Schalke in 2010-11. Benfica were European champions in 1961 and 1962, while their best performance in recent years was a quarter-final appearance in 2006.
 Rubin Kazan - Olympique Lyon
Rubin Kazan - Olympique Lyon
The Ligue 1 giants are one match away from taking their place in the Uefa Champions League group stages, and after a superb 3-1 victory over the Tatarstan side last week, few will bet against their participation. Read the full match preview here.
Villarreal - Odense (agg: 0-1)
Malmo - Dinamo Zagreb (agg: 1-4)
Genk - Maccabi Haifa (agg: 1-2)
Apoel Nicosia - Wisla Krakow (agg: 0-1)
Wednesday (20:45 CET)
Udinese - Arsenal (agg: 0-1)
Sturm Graz - BATE Borisov (agg: 1-1)
Viktoria Plzen - FC Copenhagen (agg: 3-1)
Benfica - FC Twente (agg: 2-2)
Rubin Kazan - Olympique Lyon (agg: 1-3) (18:00 CET)
Goals from Bastian Schweinsteiger and Arjen  Robben leave the 2009-10 runners-up in a perfect position to qualify  for the group stages. FC Zurich, who have a shock win over AC Milan to  their name, the last time they made it to the group stages, will have to  defy the odds to progress this time around. Read the  full  match  preview here.
Danish outfit   Odense recorded a shock 1-0  victory over Villarreal last week, thanks in part to Cristian Zapata's  bizarre mistake. With the return at El Madrigal on Tuesday, the Yellow  Submarine must be fancying their chances to progress to the group  stages. Read the full match preview here.
Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb will be  forgiven for thinking that they already have one foot in the group  stages after a convincing display in their 4-1 thrashing of Malmo in the  first leg.
Krunoslav   Jurcic's men are unbeaten in  five European games this season, and have won three and lost only two of  their last seven European away games. The Croatians, who have lost at  this stage five times previously, will be hoping for a better campaign  should they reach the group stage. In 1999/2000, Dinamo finished bottom  in a group containing Manchester United, Olympique Marseille and Sturm  Graz.
Malmo, who claimed   the major scalp of  Scottish champions Rangers in the last qualifying   round, will be  hoping for an unlikely comeback, despite only winning once at home in  Europe this season.
Rikard Norling's men, who are also Swedish  champions, will be counting on Agon Mehmeti's 17th-minute away goal in  Croatia as the foundation on which to build a stirring return to the  Champions League group stages.
Genk are seeking to overturn a 2-1 deficit  from the first leg in Israel, if they are to progress to the group  stages for the first time since 2002-03. Goals from Weaam Amasha and  Vladimir Dvalishvili and an away goal from Elyaniv Barda mean that there  is still all to play for in Belgium on Tuesday.
The managerless Belgians are however,  seeking comfort from the fact that the Israelis are winless in their  last six European games on the road. Genk, though, have only prevailed  three times in their last seven continental encounters at the Cristal  Arena.
Maccabi Haifa, coached by Elisha Levi, are  aiming for a third group-stage appearance. The last time they were in  the play-offs, they thrashed Salzburg 5-1 in 2009-10.
Adding to their cause, Haifa will have to  keep in mind that no Israeli club has ever tasted victory in Belgium -  with the record standing at W0 D2 L4.
Wisla Krakow   are hoping to make it  seventh time lucky in the premlinaries, having never   progressed to the  Champions League group stages. The White Stars, however, are boosted by  their 1-0 home victory over the APOEL in last week's first leg - Patryk  Małecki giving his side the narrowest of wins.
The Polish   outfit, who are also league  winners, have won all five games in Europe   this term. Wisla, who beat  Barcelona 1-0 before being eliminated 4-1. They were also European Cup  quarter-finalists 32 years ago, and are 90 minutes away from a maiden  group-stage appearance.
The solitary goal in the first leg, proved  to be the first that APOEL had shipped in this season's tournament.  The  Nicosia club have also gone six matches without a defeat in Europe,  stretching back to last year's Europa League campaign.
Ivan   Jovanovic's men were last in the  group stages in 2009-10, and were drawn in a   tough looking group which  contained Atletico Madrid, FC Porto and   Chelsea. Two draws against  Atletico, and a 2-2 tie away at Chelsea were   the standout results for  the Cypriots.
Theo Walcott's fourth-minute goal might  have given Arsenal the first-leg lead at the Emirates last Tuesday, but  it was far from a convincing performance as Udinese, and in particular  Antonio Di Natale, missed a host of chances. The Italians, who were  impressive in London, will be seeking revenge against a Gunners side  rocked by summer departures and Arsene Wenger's two-match touchline ban  handed to him by UEFA. Read the full match preview here.
The first leg in Belarus ended in a  stalemate, with Manuel Weber giving the Austrians a 12th-minute lead  which was subsequently cancelled out by Marko Simić after 59 minutes.
The tie is finely poised, with Sturm Grraz  aiming to make it to the group stages for the first time since 2000-01.  Sturm have won four of their last five European home games, with  Juventus the only winners in Austria in last season's Europa League.
The last time the Austrians made it to the  group stages, they qualified for the second phase against the likes of  Valencia, Manchester United and  Panathinaikos.
Belarus champions BATE are hoping to make  their second ever appearance in Europe's premier club competition. The  Eastern Europeans have drawn three of their last European away games,  two 0-0s and a 1-1, results which wouldn't see them qualify directly  within 90 minutes.
Pavel Vrba's men have never qualified for the group stage of the Champions League, but are close to doing so, as the Danes will have to overturn a three-away goal deficit. Although, the last time the Lions travelled to the Czech Republic, they did beat Sparta Prague 3-0 after a home defeat in 2009-10.
Copenhagen qualified for last season's group stage, in which they held Barcelona at home before progressing to the knockout round. Last week was the first time the Danes had conceded or lost at Parken in Europe since a 2-0 defeat to Chelsea in the last 16 in February.
Plzen, who are by far the most inexperienced in the play-off round, will qualify for a UEFA competition group stage if they manage to oust the Danes on Wednesday.
FC Twente and Benfica played out an enthralling first leg in Enschede last week. The match had ended 2-2, with Luuk De Jong giving Twente an early lead before goals from Oscar Cardozo and Nolito swung the tie the Eagles way. Bryan Ruiz propped up in the 80th minute to leave the tie finely poised ahead of the return in Lisbon on Wednesday.
The Tukkers appeared in their first-ever Champions League group stage appearance last year, but have won only one of their last five European away games. The Dutch outfit have also been eliminated at this stage twice before, against Arsenal in 2008-09 and Sporting Lisbon in 2009-10.
Benfica, on the other hand, are a more formidable side at home, having clocked up 13 wins in their last 15 European games at Estadio da Luz. Their only home defeat came against Schalke in last season's group stage.
The Aguias will be hoping for better should they qualify for the group stage, having been outclassed by Lyon and Schalke in 2010-11. Benfica were European champions in 1961 and 1962, while their best performance in recent years was a quarter-final appearance in 2006.
The Ligue 1 giants are one match away from taking their place in the Uefa Champions League group stages, and after a superb 3-1 victory over the Tatarstan side last week, few will bet against their participation. Read the full match preview here.
 






