Every half hour, Young Boys hit the post in the City.
At the 31st minute with Ganvoula. The goal was subsequently disallowed because Kolei was in an offside position. And at the 61st minute again with Ganvoula. Galatasaray was overwhelmed by pressure, and in the end came the… third and fatal blow.
Virginius broke away into open space in the 87th minute, and after Itten’s pass, he sealed Young Boys’ qualification to the League Phase of the Champions League. The Swiss team defended the 3-2 lead from Bern, and Galatasaray finished the match with 10 players due to Muslera’s red card for kicking Virginius.
Salzburg had won 2-0 against Dynamo Kyiv in Poland, and with Daghim’s goal in the 12th minute of the return leg, they practically secured their qualification to the League Phase.
The Ukrainians managed to equalize early with Vanat in the 29th minute and then chased the turnaround, but Saparenko’s great opportunity in the 80th minute extinguished their last hopes.
In Prague, there was a penalty difficulty. Birmancevic missed for Sparta in the 19th minute. Christiansen of Malmo was denied by the opposing goalkeeper in the 27th minute. However, the third one went in.
Haraslín made no mistake in the 80th minute, and after the Czechs’ 2-0 win in Sweden, he brought the stadium to its feet.
Three minutes later, he danced… a polka past Bolin and served a ready goal to Rahmani, who sealed Sparta’s qualification to the League Phase for the first time since 2005.
Tonight, there are four more return matches for the Champions League playoffs, with the one between Red Star and Bodo Glimt standing out. You can watch it live on MEGA at 10 PM.
The draw for the League Phase will take place tomorrow in Monaco, where UEFA will honor Cristiano Ronaldo as the all-time leading scorer in the Champions League.