Champions League
Champions League: Midtjylland celebrates a happy but very important promotion. Plzeň awaits Sheriff
Viktoria Plzeň advanced to the third round of the Champions League, secured the cups and added important points for the win to the coefficient. How did the other clubs fare in the battle for the world’s most famous football competition on Tuesday?
Viktoria Plzeň advanced to the third round of the Champions League, secured the cups and added important points for the win to the coefficient. How did the other clubs fare in the battle for the world’s most famous football competition on Tuesday?
Plzen started well at home after a 2-1 win in Finland. They led from the tenth minute, added two more goals by half-time and even adjusted to the final 5:0 after the change of sides. They added two important points to the coefficient for the win.
Last year’s LM group stage participant did not score in the first leg in Maribor (0:0), but won the home leg 1:0 with the only goal of the double leg a few minutes before the end.
A great fight for progression was on display in Cyprus. The rematch between Larnaca and Midtjylland ended the same way as the first match (1: 1) and when no goal was scored in extra time, penalties decided the game. The Danes were more successful by one shot.
This is unpleasant for the Czech coefficient, as Midtjylland secured at least the group stage of the Europa League.
As expected, Croatia’s Dinamo Zagreb (knocked out Macedonia’s Shkupi), Bulgaria’s Ludogorets (Ireland’s Shamrock Rovers) and Armenia’s Pyunik Yerevan (Luxembourg’s Dudelange) also celebrated promotion.
All three qualifiers are assured of a Conference Europa League group, as they are, like Plzeň, champions of their respective leagues. The rest of the Champions League second round rematches are scheduled for Wednesday.
Source: UEFA
-
Motorsport4 days ago
McLaren dominated the sprint qualifying. Piastri wins a close battle for first place, Pérez fights for the seat
-
Football4 days ago
Manchester United have announced the arrival of a new coach following the sacking of Ten Hag. The ambitious Amorim arrives from Sporting
-
Football18 hours ago
What a bizarro! The referee disallowed a goal in the FA Cup even though the ball was fluttering in the net. This must not happen in 2024, raged the owner of the aggrieved club
-
Football22 hours ago
Real Madrid has another transfer parade in its sights. This time it’s a defender from Liverpool’s starting lineup