On Tuesday, the decisive stage of the UEFA Champions League started, where three matches of the first round were already played. Amsterdam's "Ajax" team faced Nikosia's APOEL away. The struggling and outnumbered "Ajax" club left Cyprus without a goal - 0:0. "Ajax" dominated possession, but the hosts were more dangerous in creating opportunities. In the 80th minute, "Ajax" defender Noussair Mazraoui received his second yellow card. The return and decisive matches will take place in Amsterdam next week. Represented by Giedrius Arlauskis, Cluj's "Cluj" had to accept defeat at home, losing by a narrow margin to Prague's "Slavia." The only winning goal of the match came in the 28th minute when the Lithuanian player made a mistake in front of his own goal. "Cluj" could have equalized, but Billelis Omrani missed a penalty kick. "Club Brugge" team also approached the group stage with a 1:0 victory over LASK Linz away. Results: APOEL 0 - 0 "Ajax" 80' N. Mazraoui ("Ajax") sent off "Cluj" 0 - 1 "Slavia" 28' [0 - 1] L. Masopust 79' B. Omrani ("Cluj") missed a penalty kick LASK 0 - 1 "Club Brugge" 10' [0 - 1] H. Vanaken (penalty kick)
