Braga beat Panathinaikos in the first leg of the Champions League qualifier play-off round

The Portuguese “Braga” at home defeated the Greek “Panathinaikos” in the first leg of the knockout round of the Champions League qualification.

The meeting, which took place on Wednesday in Portugal, ended with the score 2:1 in favor of the hosts. The winners scored Abel Ruiz (51st minute) and Alvaro Jalu (74). On the 5th minute compensated by the time of the match, the gap in the account was reduced by the midfielder of the guests Daniel Mancini.

In another match of the day, the Norwegian Molde lost at home to the Turkish Galatasaray with a score of 2:3. For Molde, goals were scored by Martin Ellingsen (8th minute) and Christoffer Haugen (56). Sergio Oliveira (25), Mauro Icardi (29) and Fredrik Midtsche (90+3) scored against Galatasaray.

Israeli “Maccabi” in Haifa tied with the Swiss club “Young Boys” – 0:0.

The return matches will be held on 29 August. The winners of the confrontations will advance to the group stage of the Champions League, the losers will go to the Europa League.

Watch live broadcasts of the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League matches on the TV channels of the Match holding, as well as on matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.

Champions League. Qualification. Playoff round

Braga (Braga) – Panathinaikos (Athens) – 2: 1 (0:0)

Goals: Ruiz, 51 (VIDEO). Jalu, 74 (VIDEO). — Mancini, 90 (VIDEO).

Molde (Molde) – Galatasaray (Istanbul) – 2:3 (1:2)

Goals: Ellingsen, 8 (VIDEO). Haugen, 56 (VIDEO). – Oliveira, 25 (VIDEO). Icardi, 29 (VIDEO). Midtshe, 90 (VIDEO).

Maccabi (Haifa) – Young Boys (Bern) – 0:0