Thursday, November 21, 2024

UCL Wrap: Monaco, PSV, Benfica Progress, Rangers, Spartak Moscow, Midtjylland Bow Out


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UCL Wrap: Monaco, PSV, Benfica Progress, Rangers, Spartak Moscow, Midtjylland Bow Out By Omolagba Oluwayemi The UEFA Champions League qualifying stages on Tuesday evening produces some amazing results the most notable one being Sheriff Tiraspol 1-0 win over Red Star Belgrade, BSNSports.com.ng reports. Red Star Belgrade crashed out after a 1-0 reverse at Moldovan side Sheriff Tiraspol condemned the 1991 European Cup winners to a 2-1 defeat over two legs while Swedes Malmo knocked out Rangers 4-2 on aggregate. Cesc Fabregas' AS Monaco breezed into the Champions League playoff round with a 5-1 aggregate win over Sparta Prague on Tuesday as former winners PSV Eindhoven and Benfica also advanced to set up a mouth-watering clash between the two for a group-stage berth. The clash between PSV and Benfica, who won the continent's premier club competition in 1961 and 1962, will be a repeat of the 1988 European Cup final when the Dutch side lifted their maiden title with a penalty shootout win. Both sides cruised past their opponents as a stoppage-time goal from Bruma sealed PSV's 4-0 aggregate win at Danes Midtjylland while a Joao Mario strike and a Roman Yaremchuk own goal gave Benfica a 2-0 win over Spartak Moscow to complete a 4-0 sweep. Hungary's Ferencvaros advanced despite a 1-0 defeat at Slavia Prague following their 2-0 first-leg win over the Czech side while Bulgarian Ludogorets Razgrad knocked out more fancied Olympiakos on penalties after the tie finished 3-3 on aggregate. Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb edged Legia Warsaw 2-1 on aggregate while we await the other playoff round tie between RB Salzburg and Brondby. Results Sheriff Tiraspol 0-0 Red Star Belgrade (2-1) Slavia Praha 1-0 Ferencvaros (1-2) Shaktar Donesk 2-1 Genk (4-2) Ludogorets Razgrad 2-2 (3-3) pen' 4-1 Monaco 3-1 Sparta Prague (5-1) Midtjylland 0-1 PSV (0-4) Young Boys 3-1 CFR Cluj (4-2) Rangers 1-2 Malmo FF (2-4) Benfica 2-0 Spartak Moscow (4-0)
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Niyi Busari

Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

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