UEFA selection: magnificent "Klaksvik" journey ended, "Panathinaikos" eliminated "Marseille

2023-08-15 23:51 © AP

The third stage of the Champions League qualifiers is over.

The "Panathinaikos" club unexpectedly made it to the crucial stage. The Greek team advanced to the next stage after a penalty shootout against the "Marseille" team. After a total of 210 minutes, the result in the shootout was 2:2, despite Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's "brace."

The Gabonese player scored a "brace" in the first half, but Fotis Ioannidis equalized from the penalty spot at the end of regulation time. He later scored in the shootout, where the entire "Panathinaikos" team did not miss. Meanwhile, Matteo Guendouzi was inaccurate for "Marseille."

"Panathinaikos" will face "Braga" in the next qualifying stage, who demolished the Serbian team "Bačka Topola" 7:1.

The "Rangers" club managed to survive. The Scottish vice-champions played 1:1 away against the Swiss team "Servette." James Tavernier's goal at the beginning of the second half turned the overall result into 3:2 in favor of the Scots.

In the crucial qualifying stage, "Rangers" will face the PSV club, which easily defeated the team from "Grasshoppers."

On the other hand, the wonderful journey of "Klaksvik" in the Champions League ended in the third stage. In the second leg, the Faroe Islands club lost 0:2 after extra time to the "Molde" team and dropped to the Europa League qualifiers.