Champions League Action

Match day one of the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League is complete. The day was dominated by the home teams that went 6-2-2. The one big surprise was Lincoln Red stunning Celtic FC.

The good news for most teams is that all games this morning were relatively close games. Therefore, there is a lot to play for when the second leg will take place next week.

Tomorrow, or depending where you are in the world, later tonight the other first leg games take place.  The marquee game tomorrow is Rosenborg taking on Swedish champion Norrköping.  The Sweden side will end their 51 year Champions League drought when they travel to Norway . 

Seattle Mariners fans think they are hard done by having a 15 year playoff drought. Could you
imagine if they went 51 years without making the playoffs??

It should be a pretty big day for Norrkoping fans tomorrow. Going 51 years without playing in Europe's top tournament

is almost a lifetime ago for some fans. Anyone under the age of 63 at least has no memory. 

Other notable teams that start their campaign are Astana FC who competed in the group stage and København from 

Denmark. Both teams have aspirations of sneaking into the group stage this year. 

The first legs will be played on 12 and 13 July, and the second legs will be played on 19 and 20 July 2016. Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Qarabağ   F91 Dudelange 2–0 20 Jul Hapoel Be'er Sheva   Sheriff Tiraspol 3–2 19 Jul Olimpija Ljubljana   Trenčín 13 Jul 20 Jul Red Bull Salzburg   Liepāja 1–0 19 Jul Vardar   Dinamo Zagreb 1–2 20 Jul The New Saints   APOEL 0–0 19 Jul Zrinjski Mostar   Legia Warsaw 1–1 19 Jul Ludogorets Razgrad   Mladost Podgorica 13 Jul 19 Jul Dinamo Tbilisi   Alashkert 2–0 19 Jul Žalgiris Vilnius   Astana 13 Jul 20 Jul Partizani Tirana   Ferencváros 13 Jul 20 Jul BATE Borisov   SJK 2–0 19 Jul Valletta   Red Star Belgrade 1–2 19 Jul Rosenborg   IFK Norrköping 13 Jul 20 Jul Dundalk   FH 13 Jul 20 Jul Lincoln Red Imps   Celtic 1–0 20 Jul Crusaders   Copenhagen 13 Jul 19 Jul