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On Tuesday and Wednesday, it became clear that clubs from Montenegro and Malta advanced to the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League by defeating their opponents from San Marino and Andorra respectively.
Interestingly, the first match between the "Birkirkara" and "Santa Coloma" teams did not take place, as UEFA officials deemed the quality of the stadium pitch inadequate, posing a threat to the health and safety of the footballers, resulting in a technical 3-0 loss for the Andorran club.
The first leg of the second qualifying round matches will be played on July 13 or 14, with the return legs taking place a week later.
First qualifying round results:
"Rudar" (Montenegro) 4 - 1 "Tre Fiori" (San Marino)
(First leg 3 - 0, aggregate score 7 - 1)
"Birkirkara" (Malta) 4 - 3 "Santa Coloma" (Andorra)
(First leg 3 - 0, aggregate score 7 - 3)
Second qualifying round matchups:
"Metalurgs" (Latvia) - "Sparta" (Czech Republic)
"Aktobe" (Kazakhstan) - "Olimpi" (Georgia)
"Levadia" (Estonia) - "Debrecen" (Hungary)
"Partizan" (Serbia) - "Pyunik" (Armenia)
"Inter" (Azerbaijan) - "Lech" (Poland)
"Ekranas" (Lithuania) - HJK (Finland)
"Dinamo" (Croatia) - "Koper" (Slovenia)
"Litex" (Bulgaria) - "Rudar"
"Birkirkara" - "Zilina" (Serbia)
"Sheriff" (Moldova) - "Dinamo" (Albania)
"Hapoel" (Israel) - "Zeljeznicar" (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
"Omonia" (Cyprus) - "Renova" (Macedonia)
"Salzburg" (Austria) - HB (Faroe Islands)
"Bohemians" (Ireland) - TNS (Wales)
BATE (Belarus) - FH (Iceland)
AIK (Sweden) - "Jeunesse" (Luxembourg)
"Linfield" (Northern Ireland) - "Rosenborg" (Norway)
