Olympiacos, coached by Portuguese Pedro Martins, set himself an edge on Wednesday in the second round of UEFA Champions League qualifiers. The Greek team beat Neftchi Baku at home 1-0 with a goal by midfielder Madi Kamara in the 29th minute, which was decisive for Olympiakos, who included Ruben Semedo in the starting lineup.
On the day when seven matches were held, Legia Warsaw beat Flora Tallinn 2-1. Andre Martins started in the Polish team, while Jose and Rafael Lopez entered the second half and ended up scoring the winning goal in overtime. Also note the defeat of PSV Eindhoven (Broma did not leave the bench) against Galatasaray, with a score of 5-1, with a treble from Iran Zahavi and a double by Mario Gotze.
Note that the second return matches are scheduled for next Tuesday and Wednesday. From this batch, 13 teams will complete the third qualifying round framework to reach the Champions Group stage, where Benfica will face the forces with Russian Spartak Moscow, led by Roy Vitoria.
Results of the second qualifying round (second-leg):
– Cairo Almaty-Red Star 2-1
– Malmo Helsenko, 2-1
– Mora Ludogorets 0-0
– Slovan Bratislava – Young Boys, 0-0
– Eindhoven – Galatasaray, 5-1
Olympiacos – Neftsi Baku 1-0
Legia Warsaw Flora Tallinn 2-1
– Thank you – Sherif Tiraspol 0-1
– Lincoln CFR Cluj, 1-2
Ferencvaros – Zalgiris 2-0
– Dinamo Zagreb – Omonia 2-0
Rapid Vienna – Sparta Prague 2-1
– Celtic-Midtjeland 1-1
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