On Tuesday evening, five first leg matches of the final qualifying round for the 2017-18 season group stage of the UEFA Champions League were played. The most attention was drawn to the match in Germany, where "Hoffenheim" faced "Liverpool". The "Reds" achieved a positive result in the first match - defeating their opponents with a score of 2-1. In the 12th minute, "Hoffenheim" had the opportunity to take the lead, but Andrej Kramaric failed to convert a questionable penalty. In the 35th minute, the hosts were punished for a missed opportunity - young Trent Alexander-Arnold scored a great goal from a penalty kick. "Liverpool" showed their superiority in the second half, and in the 74th minute after a clever pass from James Milner, the opponents were forced to remove the ball from their net for the second time in the match. However, in the 87th minute, good chances to still fight for a place in the group stage in Liverpool were kept by Mark Uth. The other first leg matches ended with victories for "Qarabag", APOEL and Moscow's CSKA, while "Sporting" and "FCSB" ended in a goalless draw. Results: "Hoffenheim" 1 - 2 "Liverpool" 35' [0 - 1] T. Alexander-Arnold 74' [0 - 2] H. Nordtveit (own goal) 87' [1 - 2] M. Uth 12' A. Kramaric ("Hoffenheim") missed penalty "Qarabag" 1 - 0 "Kobenhavn" 25' [1 - 0] M. Madatov APOEL 2 - 0 "Slavia" 2' [1 - 0] I. de Camargo 10' [2 - 0] E. Aloneftis "Sporting" 0 - 0 "FCSB" 80' M. Pintilli ("FCSB") sent off from the field "Young Boys" 0 - 1 CSKA 90+1' [0 - 1] N. Kasim (own goal)
