The new-look Champions League is already taking shape. With the second qualifying round wrapping up, the first return-leg results have confirmed the next clashes on the road to the play-offs. At this stage, 29 of the 36 teams for the historic single-league phase have already been decided: Inter are locked in as a Pot 1 seed, Juventus and Atalanta will be in Pot 2, and Napoli in Pot 3.
For the top seeds, it was smooth sailing: Dynamo Kyiv comfortably knocked out Hamrun Spartans, and Red Star Belgrade breezed past Lincoln Red Imps.
Here are all the second qualifying round results so far:
Champions League, second qualifying round second legs: full schedule
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Hamrun Spartans – Dynamo Kyiv 0–3, 0–3
Lincoln Red Imps – Red Star Belgrade 0–1, 1–5
Copenhagen – Drita 2–0, 1–0
Slovan Bratislava – Zrinjski Mostar 4–0, 2–2
KuPS – Kairat Almaty 2–0, 0–3
More return-leg fixtures are set to be completed across Wednesday’s packed schedule:
Shelbourne – Qarabag (0–3, Wednesday 18:00)
RFS – Malmö (1–4, Wednesday 19:00)
Rijeka – Ludogorets (0–0, Wednesday 19:30)
Shkendija – FCSB (1–0, Wednesday 19:30)
Pafos – Maccabi Tel Aviv (1–1, Wednesday 20:00)
Noah – Ferencváros (1–2, Wednesday 20:00)
Lech Poznań – Breidablik (7–1, Wednesday 20:30)
Brann – Salzburg (1–4, Wednesday 20:45)
Rangers – Panathinaikos (2–0, Wednesday 20:00)
Viktoria Plzen – Servette (0–1, Wednesday 21:00)
The third qualifying round is now taking shape, setting the stage for the decisive play-offs that will determine the final entrants into this season’s Champions League.
