UEFA CL: Second leg of first qualifying round starts tomorrow

Monday, July 18, 2005

Winners of the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round will be known by July 20. Three games will be played tomorrow, and nine the following day.

July 19 games

Last year's Champions League winner, Liverpool, has the clearest chance of advancing to the second round, after beating the Welsh team with 3:0 in the first leg. FBK Kaunas is also expected to come out victorious, after winning 4 - 2 away. Havnar Bóltfelag would need to win with at least 3 goals difference, unless they score more then 4 goals, when they could get by with 2 goals advantage in the second leg.

2005-7-19 Time First leg* Winner plays in second round
FBK Kaunas - Havnar Bóltfelag 18:00 4 - 2 Winner of TNS F.C. - Liverpool F.C.
FC Dinamo Tbilisi - FC Levadia Tallinn 19:00 0 - 1 Brøndby IF
Total Network Solutions F.C. - Liverpool F.C. 20:00 0 - 3 Winner of FBK Kaunas v. Havnar Bóltfelag

*Second leg home team shown first

July 20 games

Only two clear favorites are Macedonian Rabotnicki, who won 6:0 at home, and Moldovian Sheriff who managed to score four goals away in Malta.

2005-7-20 Time First leg* Winner plays in second round
NK Zrinjski Mostar - F91 Dudelange 17:00 1 - 0 SK Rapid Wien
FC Pyunik - FC Haka 19:00 0 - 1 Vålerenga I.F. Fotball
Skonto FC - FK Rabotnicki 19:00 0 - 6 FC Lokomotiv Moskva
FH Hafnarfjördur - PFC Neftchi 19:15 0 - 2 R.S.C. Anderlecht
Shelbourne F.C. - Glentoran F.C. 19:30 2 - 1 FC Steaua Bucureşti
FC Artmedia Bratislava - FC Kairat Almaty 20:00 0 - 2 Celtic F.C.
Anorthosis Famagusta FC - FC Dinamo Minsk 20:30 1 - 1 Trabzonspor
Sheriff - Sliema Wanderers F.C. 20:30 4 - 1 FK Partizan
SK Tirana - NK Gorica 20:30 0 - 2 PFC CSKA Sofia

*Second leg home team shown first

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