Red Star, Dinamo Zagreb lose in Champions League qualifiers

By: The Associated Press Posted: Last Modified:

Advertisement

Advertise with us

GENEVA - Long-time rivals Red Star Belgrade and Dinamo Zagreb both lost in the third round of Champions League qualifying on Wednesday.

Read this article for free:


or

Already have an account? Log in here »

To continue reading, please subscribe:

Subscribe and receive a limited-edition Free Press branded hat or tote.

Digital Subscription

One year of digital access for only $205*

  • Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
  • Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
  • Access News Break, our award-winning app
  • Play interactive puzzles

*First annual payment billed as $205.00 + GST for one year. This annual subscription will automatically renew at $233.00 + GST every 52 weeks (10% off the regular annual price of $259.35). Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time.

To continue reading, please subscribe:

Add Free Press access to your Brandon Sun subscription for only an additional

$1 for the first 4 weeks*

  • Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
  • Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
  • Access News Break, our award-winning app
  • Play interactive puzzles
Start now

*Your next Brandon Sun subscription payment will increase by $1.00 and you will be charged $17.95 plus GST for four weeks. After four weeks, your payment will increase to $24.95 plus GST every four weeks.

Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 16/09/2020 (2207 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

GENEVA – Long-time rivals Red Star Belgrade and Dinamo Zagreb both lost in the third round of Champions League qualifying on Wednesday.

Red Star’s loss in a penalty shootout to Omonia, after a 1-1 draw in Cyprus, ended the Serbian champion’s bid to advance through all four qualifying rounds into the group stage for a third straight year.

Omonia won the shootout 4-2 after Australia defender Miloš Degenek and Italian forward Diego Falcinelli missed for Red Star.

David Siger, right, and Ihor Kharatin of Ferencvaros celebrate their win against Dinamo Zagreb after the Champions' League qualifying third round soccer match between Ferencvaros and Dinamo Zagreb in Groupama Arena in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. (Szilard Koszticsak/MTI via AP)
David Siger, right, and Ihor Kharatin of Ferencvaros celebrate their win against Dinamo Zagreb after the Champions' League qualifying third round soccer match between Ferencvaros and Dinamo Zagreb in Groupama Arena in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. (Szilard Koszticsak/MTI via AP)

Dinamo, which also played in the group stage last season, was eliminated 2-1 by Ferencváros in Budapest.

Ferencváros winger Myrto Uzuni scored the winning goal in the second half after his own goal had levelled for Dinamo.

On a good evening for coaches who played in the English Premier League, Ferencváros’s Serhiy Rebrov was joined in the playoff round by two former Blackburn teammates, Omonia’s Henning Berg and Maccabi Tel-Aviv’s Giorgios Donis.

A Maccabi team coached by Dinos for just five weeks beat visiting Dinamo Brest 1-0.

All qualifying games in the Champions League and Europa League are being played without fans in the stadiums during the coronavirus pandemic.

After three rounds of single-leg qualifiers, the Champions League playoff round starting next week reverts to traditional two-leg, home-and-away series.

Maccabi will play the first leg at home against Salzburg, and Omonia travels first to face Olympiakos.

Molde's goalkeeper Andreas Linde saves the final penalty shot during the Champions League third qualifying round soccer match between between Molde and Quarabag FK at the AEK Arena in Larnaca, Cyprus, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
Molde's goalkeeper Andreas Linde saves the final penalty shot during the Champions League third qualifying round soccer match between between Molde and Quarabag FK at the AEK Arena in Larnaca, Cyprus, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Ferencváros plays away first against Qarabag or Molde, who were also playing Wednesday in neutral Cyprus because of travel restrictions.

___

More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/Soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

Related Articles

Bayern routs Schalke 8-0 in record win for Bundesliga opener
Bayern's Thomas Mueller celebrates after scoring his team's sixth goal, during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and Schalke 04 in Munich, Germany, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Time to award the trophy at CPL Island Games
A Canadian Premier League soccer ball is shown on a podium in this undated handout photo. Forge FC looks to hoist the North Star Shield for the second straight year when it takes on HFX Wanderers FC on Saturday in Charlottetown in the final of the CPL's Island Games. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Canadian Premier League/Chant Photography *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Toronto FC, D.C. United renew hostilities
D.C. United defender Frederic Brillant (13) and Toronto FC midfielder Alejandro Pozuelo, right, vie for the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, June 29, 2019, in Washington. Bad blood bubbled over at the final whistle when Toronto FC and D.C. United tied 2-2 July 13 at the MLS is Back Tournament. The two renew hostilities Saturday as Toronto kicks off what looks to be an extensive stint south of the border due to the pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Andrew Harnik
FIFA's Infantino explains his Swiss criminal case to members
Former Fifa general secretary Jerome Valcke, right, and his lawyers arrive at the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, Switzerland, Monday, September 14, 2020. Valcke is accused of qualified disloyalty and incitement, falsification of documents and passive bribery. The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland opened the proceedings in March 2017. (Francesa Agosta/Keystone/Ti-Press via AP)
Pandemic disrupting FIFA's World Cup, Club World Cup program
FILE - In this Tuesday, March 3, 2020 file photo, FIFA President Gianni Infantino addresses a meeting of European soccer leaders at the congress of the UEFA governing body in Amsterdam's Beurs van Berlage, Netherlands. FIFA president Gianni Infantino met with Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020 to discuss bringing back fans to soccer stadiums amid the coronavirus pandemic. Infantino said it was the first of several meetings planned with government leaders. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
Gonzolo Higuaín signs with Miami after leaving Juventus CPL releases list of 2020 awards finalists
Hamilton Forge's Kyle Bekker, right, vies for the ball with Calgary Cavalry's Jordan Brown during Canadian Premier League soccer finals action in Calgary, Alta., Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. HFX Wanderers forward Akeem Garcia and midfielders Marco Bustos of Pacific FC and Bekker of Forge FC are finalists for the Canadian Premier League Player of the Year Award.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Liverpool signs Thiago, adds new dimension to its midfield
FILE - In this file photo dated Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019, Spain's Thiago Alcantara reacts during the Euro 2020 group F qualifying soccer match against Faroe Islands at the Molinon, stadium in Gijon, Spain. Thiago Alcantara is joining Liverpool after ending his seven-year stint at European champion Bayern Munich, it is announced Thursday Sept. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos, FILE)
AC Milan could have to travel to reach Europa League
AC Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic, left, celebrates after he scored his side's first goal during an Europa League second qualifying round soccer match between Shamrock Rovers and AC Milan at the Tallaght Stadium in Dublin, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)
Subdued Guardiola tight-lipped over future move for Messi
Manchester City's head coach Pep Guardiola reacts during the Champions League quarterfinal soccer match between Lyon and Manchester City at the Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020. (Miguel A. Lopes/Pool via AP)
Hamburg defender Leistner to miss 3 games for assaulting fan
Hamburg's Toni Leistner, right, and Dresden's Christoph Daferner, left, challenge for the ball during the German soccer cup (DFB Pokal) first round match between SG Dynamo Dresden and Hamburger SV in Dresden, Germany, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. Hamburg defender Toni Leistner has been banned for three games for assaulting a fan who he said had insulted his family. Leistner leapt into the stand during a TV interview and pushed a Dynamo Dresden fan after Dresden had beaten Hamburg 4-1 in their German Cup game Monday. (Robert Michael/dpa via AP)

Advertisement Advertise With Us

Advertisement Advertise With Us

Report Error Submit a Tip

Advertisement

Learn more about Winnipeg Free Press Advertising solutions

Soccer

LOAD SOCCER ARTICLES