As Bodo/Glimt humiliate Inter-Milan, wonders happened at the Metropolitano Stadium whiles Newcastle United burried Qarabag for Bayer Leverkusen to slightly edge past Olympiacos Piraeus.
Tuesday’s second-leg UEFA Champions League Play Offs encounters pumped high levels of energy into fans who had their clubs sailing through into the knockout stages whiles the major set-back has been two out of three finalist of the competition in the last three campaigns being axed out in the most horrific manner.
Now, at the Metropolitano Stadium, veteran goal poacher, Alexander Sorloth exhibited class with a touch of experience – dismantling Belgian side, Club Brugge for Atletico Madrid.
From the crunchy first-leg 3-3 encounter, it was all up for grasp between Atletico Madrid and Club Brugge yet, Sorloth with a hattrick of goals and Johnny Cardoso’s goal hindered Brugge’s qualification as they were forced to settle for a 7-4 aggregate.
In Germany, Olympiacos Piraeus staged an unsuccessful battle against Bayer Leverkusen – parading all arsenals to over turn a two-goals deficit against Leverkusen did not materialize as the German Bundesliga managed to nullify any attacking incursion posed by Piraeus ending the game in a 0-0 result.
Being thumped by a debutant in the first leg by 1-3 did not seem like a fluke however, the second-leg UEFA Champions League Play Offs extinguished any doubts as Bodo/Glimt unleashed their ruthless attack on Inter-Milan in the most mesmerizing fashion.
Inter Milan for the second time of asking failed to edge past Bodo/Glimt as they settled for a 1-2 defeat which hands over a convincing 2-5 aggregate advantage for Bodo to qualify.
For Newcastle United, nothing new under the sun transpired in their game against a Qarabag side, who had lost by 6-1 in the first leg hence, in the second leg, the obvious scenario was, the Prem side will book qualifications.
At the St. James Park, Newcastle secured a 3-2 score-line, cumulating an aggregate score of 9-3 against Qarabag hence, booking a spot in the next round of the UEFA Champions League.
UEFA Champions League Second-Leg Play Offs Fixture Schedule For Wednesday:
Atlanta Bergamo would host Borussia Dortmund whiles Juventus FC will seek to over a resounding goals deficit against Turkish side Galatasaray plus, Paris Saint Germain will also host fellow French Ligue-One side Monaco at the Parc des Princes and Real Madrid, at the Bernabeu will host Jose Mourinho’s Benfica.