Celtic,
APOEL, Legia Warsaw and Salzburg enjoyed comfortable home wins as
they eased into the Champions League third qualifying round without
conceding a goal between them on Wednesday.
Scott Sinclair scored twice to help Celtic, the only
former European champions among the 34 teams in the second qualifying
round, to a 4-0 win over Northern Irish champions Linfield as they
completed a 6-0 aggregate win.
Tom Rogic, with a superb long-range effort, and
substitute Stuart Armstrong completed the scoring for Celtic, who
have won the Scottish title for the last six seasons.
There was a heavy police presence at Celtic Park
after both teams were charged by UEFA after violent scenes in the
first leg in Belfast.
The fixture was politically charged with Celtic being
a predominantly Catholic side and Linfield a Protestant club with
close ties to Celtic's Glasgow rivals Rangers.
APOEL booked their place in the
third round of Champions League qualifying with a 1-0 win (2-0
aggregate) at F91 Dudelange on Wednesday night.
The Cypriot champions looked
far fresher than they did in the first leg and, after creating
several good chances, a penalty from Igor De Camargo late in the
first half was enough for Apoel on the night. Mario Been’s side now
face Romanian champions FC Viitorul Constanța in the third round.
Michal Kucharczyk scored twice to help Polish
champions Legia Warsaw, aiming to reach the group stage for the
second season in a row, to a 6-0 win over Finland's IFK Mariehamn as
they completed a 9-0 aggregate win
Austrian champions Salzburg, who have failed in their
last nine attempts to get through the qualifiers despite sponsorship
from energy drinks giant Red Bull, beat Malta's Hibernians 3-0,
having won the first leg by the same score.
Dundalk's attempt to become the first Irish side to
reach the group stage ended when they were beaten 2-1 by Rosenborg
after extra-time and lost 3-2 on aggregate.
Brian Gartland headed Dundalk ahead after 12 minutes
but Yann-Erik de Lanlay levelled five minutes before the break and
Matthias Vilhjalmsson headed the decisive goal for Rosenborg eight
minutes into extra-time.
The Norwegian champions will face Celtic in the next
round.
FC Copenhagen progressed despite losing 2-1 at home
to Slovakian champions Zilina, hanging on thanks to their 3-1 win
last week, while Maribor's 1-1 draw at home to Zrinjski Mostar was
enough to take the Slovenians through 3-2 on aggregate.
Ludogorets Razgrad, who have reached the group stage
twice in the last three seasons, survived an early scare against
Zalgiris before going through with a 4-1 win.
The Lithuanians, 2-1 ahead from the first leg, took a
shock lead through Serge Nyuiadzi but the Bulgarian champions hit
back through Brazilian pair Natanael and Wanderson and two goals from
Romanian Claudiu Keseru.
Tuesday
games
Alashkert
1-3 BATE (agg:
2-4)Astana
1-1 Spartaks JÅ«rmala (agg:
2-1)Budućnost
Podgorica 0-0 Partizan (agg:
0-2)Samtredia
0-1 QarabaÄŸ (agg:
0-6)TNS
1-5 Rijeka (agg:
1-7)Vardar
3-1 Malmö (agg:
4-2)VÃkingur
0-2 FH Hafnarfjördur (agg:
1-3)
Wednesday games
Celtic
4-0 Linfield (agg:
6-0)
Dudelange 0-1 APOEL (agg: 0-2)
Honvéd 2-3 Hapoel Beer-Sheva (agg: 3-5)
København 1-2 Žilina (agg: 4-3)
Kukës 2-1 Sheriff (agg: 2-2; Sheriff win on away goals)
Legia 6-0 Mariehamn (agg: 9-0)
Ludogorets 4-1 Žalgiris (agg: 5-3)
Maribor 1-1 Zrinjski (agg: 3-2)
Rosenborg 2-1 Dundalk (aet) (agg: 3-2)
Salzburg 3-0 Hibernians (agg: 6-0)
Dudelange 0-1 APOEL (agg: 0-2)
Honvéd 2-3 Hapoel Beer-Sheva (agg: 3-5)
København 1-2 Žilina (agg: 4-3)
Kukës 2-1 Sheriff (agg: 2-2; Sheriff win on away goals)
Legia 6-0 Mariehamn (agg: 9-0)
Ludogorets 4-1 Žalgiris (agg: 5-3)
Maribor 1-1 Zrinjski (agg: 3-2)
Rosenborg 2-1 Dundalk (aet) (agg: 3-2)
Salzburg 3-0 Hibernians (agg: 6-0)
Third
qualifying roundNice
vs. Ajax
Club Brugge vs. Istanbul Basaksehir
AEK Athens vs. CSKA Moscow
Dynamo Kyiv vs. Young Boys
Steaua Bucuresti vs. Viktoria Plzen
Slavia Parague vs. BATE Borisov
Astana vs. Legia Warsaw
Maribor vs. FH
Copenhagen vs. Vardar
Celtic vs. Rosenborg
Hapoel Be’er Sheva vs. Ludogorets Razgrad
Vittorul Costanta vs. APOEL Nicosia
Red Bull Salzburg vs. Rijeka
Qarabag vs. Sheriff Tiraspol
Partizan Belgrade vs. Olympiacos
Club Brugge vs. Istanbul Basaksehir
AEK Athens vs. CSKA Moscow
Dynamo Kyiv vs. Young Boys
Steaua Bucuresti vs. Viktoria Plzen
Slavia Parague vs. BATE Borisov
Astana vs. Legia Warsaw
Maribor vs. FH
Copenhagen vs. Vardar
Celtic vs. Rosenborg
Hapoel Be’er Sheva vs. Ludogorets Razgrad
Vittorul Costanta vs. APOEL Nicosia
Red Bull Salzburg vs. Rijeka
Qarabag vs. Sheriff Tiraspol
Partizan Belgrade vs. Olympiacos
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