Post

The (G/G) in Benfica-Monaco and Atalanta-Club Brugge, the 2-3 goals in Milan and an ace with handicap for Bayern...

The first four replay matches for the Champions League play-offs take place tonight and we will find out the first teams that will seal qualification for the next stage.
In the first matches, Feyenoord, Club Brugge, Benfica and Bayern Munich have taken a lead in qualification. But apart from the Bavarians, who were firm favourites against Celtic from the start, everything is still at stake in the other three ties...

Below you can see all the match action in detail:

MILAN-FEYENOORD (19:45)
Feyenoord continue their strong run in the Champions League knockout stages as they bent Milan 1-0 at the De Kaup and head into the round of 16 ahead of tonight's rematch in San Siro. The Dutch may have taken the lead... but 1-0 is a sneaky result and it's certainly reversible...

ATALANTA-CLUB BRUGGE (22:00)
With a well-taken penalty by Nilsson at 90'+4', Christos Jolis' Club Brugge outlasted Atalanta 2-1 in Belgium and is in equal contention for a place in the Champions League round of 16! A late mistake by Hien and a penalty won by Club Brugge amidst strong complaints from Atalanta made it 2-1 to the Belgian side in their first game between them in the play-offs of the premier inter-conference competition. Will Atalanta be able to turn the tables at their hot home ground and qualify?

BAYERN MUNICH-CELTIC (22:00)
Bayern came through Celtic Park 2-1 and took the first step towards qualification for the Champions League round of 16. Olisse and Kane were the goalscorers for Vincent Kompany's side, Maeda reduced the deficit for the Scots. The Bavarians were favourites for qualification from the start and after their away win, they now have one and a half feet in the next stage. Logically, the home side will seal qualification tonight with a second win.

BENFICA-MONACO (22:00)
Just like in the league phase of the Champions League, Benfica got past Monaco in the play-offs! The Eagles beat the Monegasques 1-0, with Vangelis Pavlidis being the big star once again for the winners. After a first half devoid of many phases and goals, the Greek forward scored an awesome goal in the 48th minute, when he... wiped out the opposing defender and sent the ball into the home side's net with a tremendous dig! That was the only goal of the game, giving the Portuguese team the lead. The fact that tonight's replay is being played at home to Benfica is also very important.