Wednesday, August 18, 2021

UEFA Champions League Qualifying: Malmo, Young Boys, Benfica Take Series Openers

The midway point of the UEFA Champions League's playoff round reached its' midway point on Wednesday with three games.


Champions Path:


At Malmo, Sweden:


Veljko Birmancevic (26') and Jo Inge Berget (61') each scored once as Malmo FF blanked visiting Ludogorets Razgrad 2-0 in their series opener.


At Bern, Switzerland:


Ulisses Garcia scored the game winner in the 65th minute as BSC Young Boys (despite being reduced to ten men) held off visiting Ferencvaros 3-2 in the series-opening game.



League Path:


At Lisbon:


Julian Weigl scored the game winner at 42 minutes as SL Benfica held off visiting PSV Eindhoven 2-1 in the opening game of their two-match series.

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