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Football: Legia Warsaw into 2nd round of Champions League qualifiers

15.07.2021 07:00
Polish football champions Legia Warsaw have moved on to the second round of Champions League qualifiers after eliminating Norwegian side Bodø/Glimt.
Legia Warsaws Luquinhas (right) celebrates his opening goal against BodGlimt on Wednesday.
Legia Warsaw's Luquinhas (right) celebrates his opening goal against Bodø/Glimt on Wednesday.Photo: EPA/Mats Torbergsen

Legia on Wednesday beat the Norwegian team 2-0 at home in the second leg of their Champions League round one qualifier.

The Polish side’s Brazilian winger Luquinhas scored the first goal of the match in Warsaw in the 41st minute, on an assist from Azerbaijani striker Mahir Emreli, and Tomáš Pekhart, a Czech, doubled the score in second-half stoppage time.

Photo: Photo: PAP/Piotr Nowak

Legia defeated Bodø/Glimt 3-2 in the first leg of their Champions League round one qualifier as the two sides began their European campaign last Wednesday.

The Polish champions will now face Estonian side Flora Tallinn in the second round of Champions League qualifiers.

Bodø/Glimt, meanwhile, will be relegated to the lower Europa Conference League.

To qualify for the Champions League group stage, Legia need to eliminate Flora Tallinn and two other rivals, Poland's PAP news agency has reported.

Legia in May won the Polish premier league championship for the 15th time.

Legia Warsaw players with coach Czesław Michniewicz (centre) during a training session last month. Legia Warsaw players with coach Czesław Michniewicz (centre) during a training session last month. Photo: PAP/Leszek Szymański

The Polish side qualified for the group stage of the 2016/2017 Champions League and drew 3-3 with Spain's Real Madrid in November 2016.

Legia later that month lost 4-8 to German side Borussia Dortmund in the highest scoring match in Champions League history.

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Source: PAP