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On Wednesday evening, the final qualifying stage matches of the UEFA Champions League were played in European stadiums.
Perhaps the most anticipated pair, "Fenerbahce" - "Arsenal," already provided plenty of answers after the first match.
In Istanbul, the hosts could not resist Arsene Wenger's disciples and suffered a defeat with a score of 0 - 3.
The scorers for the winners were Kieran Gibbs, Aaron Ramsey, and Olivier Giroud.
Two more away victories were also recorded tonight: Vienna's "Austria" defeated Zagreb's "Dinamo" 2 - 0, and "Basel" crushed Bulgarian "Ludogorets" 4 - 2.
A surprising result was recorded in Germany, where Gelsenkirchen's "Schalke" failed to defeat PAOK from Greece. The match ended in a 1 - 1 draw.
The same outcome was recorded in Romania, where Bucharest's "Steaua" played a draw with Warsaw's "Legia."
The second leg matches will be played in a week.
Results:
"Dinamo Zagreb" 0 - 2 "Austria Wien" 68' [0 - 1] M.Leovac 75' [0 - 2] M.Stankovič 71' A.Rukavina ("Dinamo") sent off
"Ludogorets" 2 - 4 "Basel" 12' [0 - 1] M.Salah 23' [1 - 1] Marcelinho 50' [2 - 1] I.Stoyanov 59' [2 - 2] M.Salah 64' [2 - 3] G.Sio 84' [2 - 4] F.Schar (penalty) 83' Junior Caicara ("Ludogorets") sent off
"Steaua Bucuresti" 1 - 1 "Legia Warszawa" 34' [1 - 0] F.Piovaccari 53' [1 - 1] J.Kosecki
"Schalke" 1 - 1 PAOK 32' [1 - 0] J.Farfan 73' [1 - 1] M.Stoch
"Fenerbahce" 0 - 3 "Arsenal" 51' [0 - 1] K.Gibbs 64' [0 - 2] A.Ramsey 77' [0 - 3] O.Giroud (penalty)
