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It’s Champions League time – even in the heart of summer. The second-leg ties of the second qualifying round are set to be played, as the race to join the historic single-league format heats up. Twenty-nine of the 36 spots in the league stage are already filled: Inter are locked into Pot 1, while Juventus and Atalanta will feature in Pot 2, and Napoli in Pot 3.
All eyes are on Panathinaikos v Rangers, with the Scottish side holding a 2–0 advantage from the first leg, and on Viktoria Plzen v Servette, after the Swiss club edged the opening tie 1–0.
Meanwhile, Benfica, Club Brugge, Feyenoord, Fenerbahçe and Nice have already secured passage to the third qualifying round. Basel, Bodø/Glimt, Sturm Graz and Celtic will enter the competition directly at the play-off stage.
First-leg results from the second qualifying round:
RFS – Malmö 1–4
Hamrun – Dynamo Kyiv 0–3
Pafos – Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–1
Lincoln Red Imps – Red Star Belgrade 0–1
Noah – Ferencváros 1–2
Lech Poznań – Breidablik 7–1
Copenhagen – Drita 2–0
Rijeka – Ludogorets 0–0
Shkendija – FCSB 1–0
Slovan Bratislava – Zrinjski Mostar 4–0
KuPS – Kairat Almaty 2–0
Shelbourne – Qarabag 0–3
Brann – Salzburg 1–4
Viktoria Plzen – Servette 0–1
Rangers – Panathinaikos 2–0
