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© AFP 2019 / CHRISTOF STACHE, the Players of “Olympiacos”
Greek football club Olympiakos beat Turkish “Istanbul Basaksehir” and reached the round of play-offs of Champions League qualification.
The second meeting of the teams in the third qualifying round of the tournament, held Tuesday in Greece, ended with the score 2:0 in favor of Olympiacos, which in the first game were also stronger (1:0). Goals were scored by Ruben Semed (55-I minute) and Mathieu Valbuena (78, penalty).
Olympiakos for an exit in the group stage of the Champions League will face the winner of the “Krasnodar” – “Porto” (Portugal). “Istanbul Basaksehir” will continue the European season in the group stage of the Europa League.
Results of other meetings third qualifying round, held on Tuesday:
“Ajax” (Holland) – PAOK (Greece) – 3:2 (first match – 2:2);
LASK (Austria) – “Basel” (Switzerland) – 3:1 (first match – 2:1).
PAOK will continue to struggle in the playoffs of the Europa League, “Basel”, directly qualified for the group stage of the Europa League.
