Jablonec footballers will face Celtic Glasgow in the 3rd preliminary round of the European League. This was decided by today’s defeat of the Scottish team in the 2nd preliminary round of the Champions League on the field of Midtjylland 1: 2 after extra time. The first match ended 1: 1 a week ago.
Nigerian defender Raphael Onyedika decided the loss of the Scottish vice-champion in the 94th minute. Celtic led in Herning when Callum McGregor hit in the 48th minute, but Awer Mabil equalized after an hour of play. In the subsequent extension, only domestic ones prevailed.
Jablonec and Celtic will play the first match on their course on August 5, revenge in Glasgow will take place a week later. The 51-time Scottish champion was hit twice in the European League group by the Prague Sparta last year and won a high 4: 1 in both matches.
The North Bohemians, who took third place in the league last year, have not yet met the Scottish team. They played the basic group of the European League only in the 2018/19 season, when they advanced directly. They have failed in qualifying in the past two years. Although Celtic has well-known fans, the question is what percentage will be able to fill the stadium due to the coronavirus situation.
Midtjylland, which last year eliminated Prague’s Slavia in the final preliminary round of the Champions League, will encounter PSV Eindhoven during the next fight for its second participation in the prestigious competition in a row. The Dutch team outclassed Galatasaray 5: 1 in the opening match and defeated it in retaliation 2: 1.
The Olympiakos Piraeus players with Tomáš Vaclík, who won on the Neftči Baku pitch as well as in the opening home match 1: 0, are also moving on. However, the national team goalkeeper did not intervene in the match again, the 18-year-old goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis was again given priority. In the next phase, the Greek team will be challenged by Ludogorec Razgrad, who eliminated the Slovenian Mura after winning 3: 1 in retaliation.
The desire to play the Champions League was dissolved by the Czech couple Yuri Medvedev and Jaromir Zmrhal. They did not succeed with Slovan Bratislava in Switzerland with the Young Boys Bern and after losing 2: 3 they will fight for the European League. Medvedev played the first half, and Zmrhal replaced him in the second.
Retaliation matches of the 2nd preliminary round of the Champions League football:
Master part:
Neftchi Baku – Olympiakos Piraeus 0: 1 (0: 1), first match 0: 1, advanced Olympiakos; Sheriff Tiraspol – Alaškert (ARM) 3: 1 (2: 1), first match 1: 0, advanced Sheriff; Cluj – Lincoln Red Imps (Gibr.) 2: 0 (1: 0), first match 2: 1, advanced Cluj; Ludogorec Razgrad – Mura (Slovenia) 3: 1 (1: 0), first match 0: 0, advanced Ludogorets; Young Boys Bern – Slovan Bratislava 3: 2 (2: 0), first match: 0: 0, advanced Bern; Crvena zvezda Belgrade – Kajrat Almaty 5: 0 (3: 0), first match 1: 2, advanced Red star.
Non-master part:
Midtjylland – Celtic Glasgow 2: 1 after extra time (0: 0, 1: 1), first match: 1: 1, advanced Midtjylland; Galatasaray Istanbul – PSV Eindhoven 1: 2 (0: 1), first match 1: 5, advanced PSV.
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