The first matches of the Conference League playoffs have wrapped up!

Atalanta was the better team but ultimately settled for a 0-0 home draw against Hapoel Tel Aviv, while Ajax was extremely effective on offense, celebrating a 4-2 victory in Switzerland against Sion.

Freiburg also took a clear lead in the race to advance after their 3-1 away win against Motherwell, while after a thrilling match, Hertha and Rapid Vienna played to a 2-2 draw.

Braga defeated Austria Vienna 2-0 and took a significant step toward advancing, while Getafe defeated Partizan 3-1 in Madrid. Finally, with Svarna playing in the first half, Rakow came away with a 2-2 draw at Hajduk Split, scoring the equalizer in the 5th minute of stoppage time.

All the results from tonight’s Conference League playoffs:

Inter Turku–Copenhagen 0–0
Lincoln Red Imps–Larn 0–2
Midtjylland–Rijeka 2–0
Norrköping–St. Gallen 1–0
Tromsø-Brighton 0-0
Klaksvik-Riga 0-0
PAOK-Brann 1-1
Drita-Inter Escaldes 2-2
Górnik Zabrze-Monaco 2-3
Twente-Qarabağ 0-1
Víkingur-Banja Luka 1-3
Sion-Ajax 2-4
Atalanta-Hapoel Tel Aviv 0-0
Gent-Hibernian 0-0
Lugano-Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-1
Motherwell-Freiburg 1-3
Panathinaikos-Hradec 2-2
Hearts-Rapid Vienna 2-2
Rangers-Jablonec 1-0
Braga-Austria Vienna 2-0
Dynamo City-Paphos 1-1
Getafe-Partizan 3-1
Hajduk Split-Rakow 2-2
Shamrock Rovers-Kuopio 1-1

*Photo source: SC Freiburg