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Champions League Qualifying Goes to Decisive Second Legs

Wednesday's matches will settle which clubs advance to the third qualifying round, with eliminated teams moving into Europa League qualifying.

Overview

  • The second-leg ties are scheduled for Wednesday, July 29, and will determine who reaches the penultimate third qualifying round before the Champions League group stage.
  • Red Star Belgrade, Lech Poznań and Slovan Bratislava hold commanding first-leg leads of 4-0, 4-1 and 2-0 respectively and are widely tipped to progress.
  • Fenerbahçe lead Górnik Zabrze 1-0 from the first leg and are clear favourites despite the narrow margin, while smaller clubs such as Larne face steep deficits that make comeback unlikely.
  • Several sides must overturn first-leg losses to stay in Champions League contention, notably Universitatea Craiova, Hapoel Be'er Sheva and Kauno Žalgiris.
  • Previews and tipsters are publishing accumulator suggestions and odds ahead of the matches, with bookmakers running sign-up promotions such as bet365's new-customer free-bet offer and acca cut-off times around early evening on Wednesday.