Preliminary rounds of European Cups: Czech and Slovak celebrate qualification, all favourites go further

Four matches of the second round of the Champions League were played on Tuesday. Two Czechs appeared on the pitches and Slovak Robert Mak also celebrated his progress. There were no surprises, all the favourites made it through to the next stage of the competition.

The opponents for the third preliminary round are Prague Slavia. As expected, they will play in Budapest at the Ferencváros stadium in a week’s time.

Ferencváros took a two-goal lead into the rematch. They took the lead at the end of the first half, added two more goals after the change of sides and let their opponents strike in the 94th minute.

Dinamo Zagreb confirmed their role as favourites and won the return leg against Omonia Nicosia. They controlled their progress and after two 3-0 wins they are moving on. On the other hand, the player of the Cypriot champion Jan Lecjkas can forget about the dream competition.

The Nordic derby went in favour of Malmö in Sweden. The latter was down from the first minute in Helsinki, but turned the tide and although the home team tied the game at 2:2, Malmö advanced thanks to a 2:1 win in the first leg.

Legia Warsaw had an unexpectedly difficult time against Flora Tallinn. They won the second match, but again only by a goal (1::0). Czech international Tomas Pekhart was also on the pitch, coming on as a substitute in the 70th minute.

Source: UEFA