Every half hour, Young Boys hit the post in the City.
At the 31’ with Ganvoula. The goal was subsequently disallowed because Kolle was in an offside position. And at 61’ again with Ganvoula. Galatasaray was overwhelmed by anxiety, and in the end, the… third and fatal blow came.
Virginius broke free on the open field in the 87’ and after Itten’s pass, he secured Young Boys’ qualification to the League Phase of the Champions League. The Swiss defended their 3-2 lead from Bern, while Galatasaray finished the match with 10 players due to Muslera’s expulsion, who kicked Virginius.
Salzburg had beaten Dynamo Kyiv 2-0 in Poland, and with Dagim’s goal in the 12th minute of the second leg, they essentially locked in their qualification to the League Phase.
The Ukrainians managed to equalize early with Vanat in the 29’, and then chased the comeback, but the big chance for Shaparenko in the 80’ extinguished their last hopes.
In Prague, there was a difficulty with penalties. Birmanchevits missed for Sparta in the 19’. Christiansen from Malmo was defeated by the opposing goalkeeper in the 27’. However, the third one went in.
Haraslin made no mistake in the 80’ and after the Czechs’ 2-0 lead in Sweden, he set the stadium on fire.
Three minutes later, he danced… the polka around 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 will be four more second-leg matches in the Champions League playoffs, with the one between Red Star and Bodo Glimt standing out. You can watch it live on MEGA at 10.
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.