Two qualifying rounds comprised the first stage of the

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, the 44th season of Europe's premier club

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competition and the seventh since it was rebranded as the UEFA Champions League. The stage determined which 16 teams joined the eight automatic qualifiers in the

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. 32 teams entered at the first qualifying round, with a further 16 teams receiving a bye to the second qualifying round. Among the teams in the first qualifying round was Ukrainian side

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, who went on to reach the semi-finals of the competition proper, while both finalists –

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of England and

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of Germany – entered the competition in the second qualifying round, having finished as runners-up in their domestic leagues the previous season.

First qualifying round

Seeding

32 champions from associations ranked 16–48 (except Liechtenstein) started in First qualifying round. Champions of nations ranked 16–31 were seeded, while champions of nations ranked 32 and below were unseeded. The draw was performed on 6 July 1998 in

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Summary

# Match forfeited

Matches

''Club Brugge won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''ŁKS Łódź won 7–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Litex Lovech won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Grasshopper won 8–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Celtic won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Maribor won 4–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dynamo Kyiv won 10–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Košice won 13–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Skonto won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Anorthosis won 8–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Beitar Jerusalem won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''The first leg was finished 1–0 after normal time, but later awarded 3–0 by default. Dinamo Tbilisi won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''HJK won 5–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''FK Obilić won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Újpest won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Steaua București won 5–4 on aggregate.''

Second qualifying round

Seeding

16 clubs (champions of nations ranked 8–15 and runners-up of nations ranked 1–8) started in this round and were seeded. 16 winners of the First qualifying round were unseeded. Losing teams in the second qualifying round qualified for the first round of the

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. The draw was performed on 6 July 1998 in

, immediately after First qualifying round draw. ;Notes

Summary

# Played at

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in Burgas because

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did not meet UEFA standards. # Played at Arena Garibaldi in

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because

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were temporarily banned from playing at their

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stadium in Milan. # Played at

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because Anorthosis'

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did not meet UEFA standards.

Matches

''4–4 on aggregate; Rosenborg won on away goals.'' ---- ''Manchester United won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Spartak Moscow won 11–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Galatasaray won 5–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Croatia Zagreb won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''PSV Eindhoven won 5–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''1–1 on aggregate; Dynamo Kyiv won on penalties.'' ---- ''Brøndby won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Internazionale won 7–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Olympiacos won 6–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Benfica won 8–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate; Athletic Bilbao won on away goals.'' ---- ''HJK won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Bayern Munich won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Sturm Graz won 7–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Panathinaikos won 8–5 on aggregate.''

References

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