Steaua Bucharest Suffers Shock Elimination by Shkendija!

Shkendija eliminated Steaua Bucharest, managed by Ilias Charalampous, from the Champions League with a 2-1 victory in Bucharest. The aggregate score was 3-1.

Steaua took the lead with Cizoti in the 28th minute, but Shkendija responded with goals from Latifi (33') and Krstevski (87').

With this qualification, Shkendija secured its participation in the League Phase of the Conference League. In the next round, they will face Qarabag.

Other results from the 2nd qualifying round include victories for Kairat, Copenhagen, Dynamo Kyiv, Red Star Belgrade, Slovan Bratislava, Qarabag, and Malmö.