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At the decisive stage of the Champions League knockout phase, the first five matches were played, the winners of which will earn tickets to the main group stage tournament after the return matches, while the losers will be sent to the lower UEFA Europa League.
An early goal by Aleksandr Kerzhakov gave the advantage to St. Petersburg's "Zenit" team, which defeated "Auxerre" from France at home 1-0.
Hopes of breaking into the prestigious tournament are not lost for London's "Tottenham" team either, as they allowed the home team Bern's "Young Boys" to take the lead 3-0, but eventually reducing the gap to 3-2.
Meanwhile, Kiev's "Dynamo" secured a 1-1 draw at home with Amsterdam's "Ajax," even though the opponents took the lead and had a quantitative advantage.
All results:
St. Petersburg's "Zenit" 1 - 0 "Auxerre"
Kiev's "Dynamo" 1 - 1 Amsterdam's "Ajax"
"Rosenborg" 2 - 1 "Kobenhavn"
Prague's "Sparta" 0 - 2 "Zilina"
Bern's "Young Boys" 3 - 2 London's "Tottenham"
"Zenit" - "Auxerre"
"Dynamo" - "Ajax"
"Young Boys" - "Tottenham"
