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The first matches of the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League have ended. Krakow's "Wisla" caused quite a surprise by defeating the "Panathinaikos" footballers and getting closer to the main Champions League tournament.
The eleven of "Rangers" stopped the sensational journey of "Anorthosis" across Europe, defeating the Cypriot team away 1-2. Oslo's "Valerenga" at home broke the Brugge footballers with a minimal result, after Steffen Iversen's goal, but few expect the Norwegians to reach the main Champions League tournament.
"Manchester United" took care of business in the first match, defeating the Hungarian team 3-0. The other English team had a worse outcome - "Everton" lost at home to "Villarreal".
The biggest surprise was provided by the Poles. While Krakow's "Wisla" conceded the first goal at home, they did not falter - the "Panathinaikos" goalkeeper had to take the ball out of the net three times.
Seville's "Betis" snatched victory in the last minutes against "Monaco". The goal was scored by Luis Edu.
The second leg matches will take place on August 23/24. The group stage draw will take place on August 25.
Tuesday's match statistics:
Famagusta's "Anorthosis" (Cyprus) 1 - 2 Glasgow's "Rangers" (Scotland)
65' [0 - 1] Nacho Novo
70' [0 - 2] Fernando Ricksen
73' [1 - 2] Nikolaos Froussos
Krakow's "Wisla" (Poland) 3 - 1 Athens' "Panathinaikos" (Greece)
5' [0 - 1] Emmanuel Olisadebe
12' [1 - 1] Pawel Brozek
52' [2 - 1] Kalu Uche
70' [3 - 1] Tomasz Frankowski
Oslo's "Valerenga" (Norway) 1 - 0 "Brugge" (Belgium)
56' [1 - 0] Steffen Iversen
"Manchester United" (England) 3 - 0 "Debrecen" (Hungary)
7' [1 - 0] Wayne Rooney
49' [2 - 0] Ruud van Nistelrooy
63' [3 - 0] Cristiano Ronaldo
Liverpool's "Everton" (England) 1 - 2 "Villarreal" (Spain)
27' [0 - 1] Luciano Figueroa
42' [1 - 1] James Beattie
45' [1 - 2] Josico
Seville's "Betis" (Spain) 1 - 0 "Monaco" (France)
90' [1 - 0] Luis Edu
