The UEFA Conference League third qualifying round tie that will determine Atalanta's opponents in the play-offs for a place in the 2026/27 League Phase got underway with Hapoel Tel-Aviv's 2-0 first-leg victory over GKS Katowice. The return leg is scheduled for Wednesday 12 August, kicking off at 18:00 CEST.
As determined by the draw held on 3 August at the House of European Football in Nyon, the Nerazzurri will host the first leg of the play-off tie in Bergamo on Thursday 20 August, before travelling away for the return leg a week later, on Thursday 27 August. Kick-off times for both fixtures will be confirmed by UEFA in due course.
UEFA has also confirmed that, should both GKS Katowice and Górnik Zabrze (currently competing in the UEFA Europa League qualifiers) progress to their respective play-offs, GKS Katowice's home leg would be brought forward to Wednesday 26 August, with kick-off scheduled no later than 18:45 CEST.