In the Champions League decisive qualifying stage favorites encountered troubles © AFP

Soon we will find out all the teams that will participate in the upcoming Champions League season, as the decisive qualification stage for the most prestigious European tournament has already begun, and favorites are facing difficulties. "AS Monaco", the slight favorites, lost 0:1 at home in the first match against "Shakhtar", with the only goal scored by Pedrinho. Meanwhile, in Moldova, a surprise was recorded. Tiraspol's "Sheriff" defeated Zagreb's "Dinamo" 3:0 at home. The next match will take place in Croatia, where things should get really heated. Well, much more convincing were the strong favorites Salzburg's "Red Bull" against "Brondby" team. The Austrian team turned the match around from a 0:1 deficit and won 2:1. Tomorrow the remaining pairs will play, including the match between "Malmo" and Valdas Dambrauskas' "Ludogorec" team.