Today, August 9, the return matches of the 3rd qualifying round of the Champions League are taking place. In a pair of Benfica (Portugal) - Midtjylland (Denmark), the struggle has already ended.
Midtjylland - Benfica - 1:3In the first match of these rivals, Benfica achieved a major victory with a score of 4:1, and in the second leg, Midtjylland failed to perform a miracle, losing again - 1:3.
Champions League. 3rd qualifying round. return match
Midtjylland (Herning, Denmark) — "Benfica" (Lisbon, Portugal) — 1:3 (0:1)
Goals: Sisto (63) — Fernandez (23), Araujo (56), Gonçalves (88)
First match — 1:4
Benfica: Vlachojimos, Gilberto (Ba 76), Grimaldo, Otamendi (C), Morato, Fernandez, João Mario, Chiquinho (Gonçalves 79), Rafa Silva (Araujo 46), Florentino Luis, Ramos (Yaremchuk, 46).
As a result, according to the sum of two meetings (4:1, 3:1), Benfica advanced to the playoff round of the Champions League qualification. And, according to the results of the earlier draw, it is this team that at this stage of the tournament will play with the winner of the pair Dynamo (Kyiv, Ukraine) - Sturm (Graz, Austria).
Recall that the first match between Dynamo and Sturm ended with the victory of the Ukrainian team with a score of 1:0, and the second leg of the opponents is taking place in these minutes. After the first half, the score was 1:0 in favor of Sturm.
Let us add that the first legs of the Champions League qualifying round playoffs will be held on August 16 and 17, and the second legs will be held on August 23 and 24.
