Today’s (August 18) schedule for the Champions League playoffs includes three matches. In addition to AEK’s match against Levski Sofia in Bulgaria, two other games will be played, all kicking off at the same time.
A very intense matchup is set to take place in Istanbul, as Fenerbahçe and Lyon cross swords. The Turks swept past Górnik Zabrze and Sturm Graz to reach this stage. The French side overcame Sparta Prague.
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Fenerbahçe will be without Osterwalde, Musaba, and Günok, while Lyon will be missing Taliafico, Schulz, and Meta.
Dinamo Zagreb will host Viking from Norway, aiming to secure a commanding lead in the race for qualification to the League Phase. The Croatians have already knocked out Thun and Žalgiris Kaunas, while the Scandinavians have only domestic league matches on their schedule.
Filipović of Dinamo is suspended, and Bartelsen is out for Viking.
The playoff schedule
Tuesday, August 18
- 10:00 p.m. Levski Sofia – AEK
- 10:00 p.m. Dinamo Zagreb – Viking
- 10:00 p.m. Fenerbahçe – Lyon
Wednesday, August 19
- 10:00 p.m. Hapoel Be'er Sheva – Sabah
- 10:00 p.m. Celtic – LASK
- 10:00 p.m. Slovan Bratislava – Celje
- 10:00 p.m. Nijmegen – Bodø/Glimt
Second Leg
Tuesday, August 25
- 7:45 p.m. Sabah – Hapoel Be'er Sheva
- 10:00 PM LASK – Celtic
- 10:00 PM Bodø/Glimt – Nijmegen
Wednesday, August 26
- 10:00 p.m. AEK – Levski Sofia
- 10:00 p.m. Viking – Dinamo Zagreb
- 10:00 p.m. Celje – Slovan Bratislava
- 10:00 p.m. Lyon – Fenerbahçe
- 10:00 p.m. Dinamo Zagreb–Viking
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