Champions League Qualifiers: Benfica and Red Star Secure Away Wins

Benfica, with Vangelis Pavlidis in the starting lineup, secured a 2-0 away victory against Nice in the Champions League third qualifying round. Goals were scored by Franjo Ivanović (53') and Florentino (88').

Red Star Belgrade won 3-1 away against Lech Poznań, with Rade Krunić scoring twice (9', 51').

Feyenoord defeated Fenerbahçe 2-1. Timber (19') and Hadj Moussa (90'+1') scored for Feyenoord, while Sofian Amrabat (86') scored for Fenerbahçe.

Club Brugge, with Christos Tzolis in the starting lineup, won 1-0 away against Salzburg (Vermant 75').

Kairat Almaty defeated Slovan Bratislava 1-0 (Satpayev 90' pen.).

Other matches:

• Malmö - Copenhagen 0-0
• Dynamo Kyiv - Pafos 0-1
• Shkëndija - Qarabag 0-1
• Rangers - Viktoria Plzeň 3-0

The return legs will be played on August 12.