Without much trouble, Benfica once again defeated Aarhus 3-1, this time on the road, and advanced to the group stage of the Europa League with an aggregate score of 6-2. Vangelis Pavlidis started for the winners, though—surprisingly—he didn’t score this time!
Viktoria Plzeň also pulled off a massive comeback, crushing a 10-man Red Star 5-1 in extra time, sending the Serbs—who had won 3-0 in Belgrade—to the Conference League.
ΣΧΕΤΙΚΑ ΑΡΘΡΑ
Beşiktaş suffered a painless defeat; despite losing 1-0 to Žalgiris, they advanced, with Anderlecht and Ferencváros also securing their spots following home victories against Kairat Almaty (3-0) and Trabzonspor (4-0), respectively—with Mohamed Salah’s team advancing to the Conference League.
The results
Ararat–Universitatea Craiova 1-0 (2-1)
Imperial-Jagiellonia 1-2 (1-6)
Viktoria Plzeň–Red Star Belgrade 5–1 (5–4)
Zalgiris–Beşiktaş 1-0 (1-3)
Lillestrøm vs. Egnatia 2-1 (2-1)
Omonia-Sint-Truiden 4-2 (4-3)
Salzburg vs. Mialby 3-0 (4-0)
Aarhus-Benfica 1-3 (2-6)
Thun vs. Lech Poznan 2-2 (2-9)
CSKA Sofia vs. OFI 0-2 (0-5)
Anderlecht vs. Kairat Almaty 3-0 (6-0)
Ferencváros vs. Trabzonspor 4-0 (5-0)
*Photo source: SL Benfica
