PAOK Thessaloniki and Ludogorets took advantage this Wednesday in the first leg of the second qualifying round of the Champions League by defeating Bosnian Borac Banja Luka (3-2) and Belarusian Dinamo Minsk (2-0), respectively. Slovenian Celje and Slovak Slovan Bratislava tied (1-1).
In the matches played on Tuesday, the successful debut of Jose Mourinho at the head of Fenerbahçe, who returned from their visit to Swiss Lugano (3-4) with three goals from the veteran Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko author of three goals, the first of them a penalty.
Matches in the first leg of the second qualifying round
Tuesday
Bodø/Glimt (NOR) 4 – RFS (LVA) 0
Panevėžys (LTU) 0 – Jagiellonia (POL) 4
Lincoln Red Imps (GIB) 0 – Qarabağ (AZE) 2
APOEL (CYP) 1 – Petrocub-Hincesti (MDA) 0
Malmoe (SWE) 4 – KÍ Klaksvík (FRO) 1
FCSB (ROU) 1 – Maccabi Tel Aviv (ISR) 1
Ferencvaros (JUN) 5 – The New Saints (WAL) 0
UE Santa Coloma (AT) 0 – Midtjylland (DEN) 3
Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) 6 – Partizan Belgrade (SRB) 2
Lugano (SUI) 3 – Fenerbahce (TUR) 4
Shamrock Rovers (IRL) 0 – Sparta Prague (CZE) 2
Wednesday
PAOK (GRE) 3 – Borac Banja Luka (BIH) 2
Ludogorets (BUL) 2 – Dynamo Minsk (BLR) 0
Celje (SVN) 1 – Slovan Bratislava (SVK) 1
Return the matches
Tuesday July 30
18:00: Qarabağ (AZE) – Lincoln Red Imps (GIB)
7:00 pm: Petrocub-Hincesti (MDA) – APOEL (CYP)
7:00 pm: Sparta Prague (CZE) – Shamrock Rovers (IRL)
7:00 pm: Fenerbahçe (TUR) – Lugano (SUI)
8:00 pm: The New Saints (WAL) – Ferencvaros (JUN)
8:30 pm: Slovan Bratislava (SVK) – Celje (SVN)
20.45 hours: KÍ Klaksvík (FRO) – Malmoe (SWE)
Wednesday, July 31:
7:00 pm: RFS (LVA) – Bodø/Glimt (NOR)
7:15 pm: Midtjylland (DEN) – UE Santa Coloma (AT)
8:00 pm: Maccabi Tel Aviv (ISR) – FCSB (ROU)
8:00 pm: Partizan (SRB) – Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)
8:30 pm: Jagiellonia (POL) – Panevėžys (LTU)
20:45 time: Dynamo Minsk (BLR) – Ludogorets (BUL)
9:00 pm: Borac Banja Luka (BIH) – PAOK (GRE).
Source: La Verdad

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