Play-off round in sight - UEFA Champions League Qualifiers R3 14 August 2024

13 August 2024

The UEFA Super Cup on 14 August means that all Champions League qualifiers will take place on 13 August this week. With a maximum of two goals between sides, the majority of the draws is still wide open. In Ludogorets Razgrad and Bodø/Glimt, two sides have a first-leg advantage to defend at home. On the other end of the scale, APOEL Nicosia, Ferencvaros Budapest and Union Saint-Gilloise will have to fight back from two goals down at home. All the winning teams will advance to the play-off round while the losers from the champions' path go into the UEFA Europa League play-off phase. The losers from the league path will directly be admitted to the UEFA Europa League league phase.

Ludogorets Razgrad vs. FK Qarabag Agdam

In a clash between two teams with Champions League experience, Ludogorets managed to get a slim lead away in Azerbaijan. They will look to defend this lead against the only side from Azerbaijan ever to get a Champions League group stage ticket.

AHY4001 GYD 1630-1830 VAR A319 4K-AZ05 (12/08/24)

AYH4002 VAR 1930-2300 GYD A319 4K-AZ05 (12/08/24, ferry flight)

AHY4002 VAR 0130-xxxx GYD (14/08/24)

Bodø/Glimt vs. Jagiellonia Bialystok

Neither of these two sides have ever made it to the group stage of Europe's premier club football competition. With an away win in the pocket, Bodø/Glimt are surely looking forward to sealing a spot in the next round. For their trip up North to Bodø, Jagiellonia Bialystok count on LOT Polish Airlines.

LO7299 WAW 0940-1225 BOO E195 SP-LNL (12/08/24)

LO7300 BOO 1315-1545 WAW E195 SP-LNL (12/08/24, ferry flight)

LO7300 BOO 1325-xxxx WAW E195 (14/08/24)

FCSB vs. Sparta Prague

A rather unusual travel arrangement for the Czech champions, with Turkish Airlines taking them from Prague to Bucharest. For the return flight however, they will be able to count on their home carrier Smartwings and one of their Boeing 737-800 aircraft. 

TK3281 PRG 1200-1440 OTP A321 TC-JRM (12/08/24)

QS4313 OTP xxxx-1515 PRG B738 (14/08/24)

Union St-Gilloise vs. Slavia Prague

Taking two goals' advantage into the return leg, Slavia Prague travel on Sunday evening already. In this league phase tie, the loser will at least be playing in the UEFA Europa League in the next few months. This means less pressure on the teams. A win could definitely be seen as a massive bonus though.

QS4374 PRG 1825-2015 BRU B737 OK-SWW (11/08/24)

Twente Enschede vs. FC Salzburg

For the first time in some years, the Red Bull club from Salzburg is not playing as a league champion, but as the Austrian league's runner-up. They led 2-0 at home in the first leg against Twente, but then conceded a late goal that just about keeps the Dutch runners-up in the tie. Salzburg will fly directly to the former airbase of Enschede, using one of the two Avanti Air Dash 8-400 turboprops.

ATV012H GRZ 1240-1330 SZG DH8D (12/08/24, ferry flt)

ATV121H SZG 1500-1645 ENS DH8D (12/08/24)

ATV141H ENS xxxx-1535 SZG DH8D (14/08/24)

ATV041H SZG 1630-xxxx GRZ DH8D (14/08/24, ferry flt)

Avanti Air Dash 8-Q400 D-AASH

arriving at London-Gatwick in May 2024

APOEL Nicosia vs. Slovan Bratislava

A KlasJet Boeing 737-500 will fly under an AirExplore flight number from Bratislava to Larnaca with the Slovak national champions on board. Slovan Bratislava will look to consolidate or at least defend the 2-0 lead from the first leg. The winner from this tie will face the winner of the tie between Ferencvaros and Midtjylland in the play-off round. All in all, this seems to be a rather easy way to the main round of the UEFA Champions League. But all matches have to be played and won of course.

ED8103 BTS 1330-1720 LCA B735 LY-FLT (12/08/24)

PAOK Saloniki vs. Malmö FF

In rather discrete manner, Malmö FF will travel to their away assignment in Greece. Just an Embraer EMB-145 is enough for them to fly to Thessaloniki. In this tie, everything seems wide open after Malmö FF twice took the lead and PAOK twice equalised in the first leg for a 2-2 draw.

TLJ818M LBG 0645-0830 MMX E145 F-HFKF (12/08/24, ferry flt)
TLJ818M MMX 1000-1350 SKG E145 F-HFKF (12/08/24)

Fenerbahçe Istanbul vs. Lille OSC

In the league path, Lille have a tricky trip ahead to Sükru Saracoglu, traditionally a difficult venue for away teams. At least LOSC will have one goal's advantage to defend against the Turkish runners-up. Boeing 737-500 LY-KDT is another well-known feature on the football charter circuit.

KLJ2094 LPA 0730-1220 LIL B735 LY-KDT (12/08/24, ferry flt)
KLJ2101 LIL 1415-1840 IST B735 LY-KDT (12/08/24)

Glasgow Rangers vs. Dynamo Kyiv

As has been the case in the past couple of years, Dynamo Kyiv have set up camp in Poland. They will arrive in Glasgow directly from Lublin with Comlux Aviation Malta and their Boeing 737-500, a rare feature these days with its retro-fitted winglets. The winners of this clash will face the winners of the tie between Salzburg and Twente Enschede.

MLM712 NCE 0600-0805 LUZ B735 9H-MAC (12/08/24, ferry flt)
MLM712 LUZ 1000-1155 GLA B735 9H-MAC (12/08/24)

Ferencvaros vs. Midtjylland

One of two teams to travel by turboprop aircraft in this round, Midtjylland take a 2-0 lead with them to Budapest. Frost Air provides a Saab 2000 for this trip. 

FRO084 BLL 1210-1415 BUD SB20 OY-FSB (12/08/24)

UEFA CL Qualifiers, R3 return leg, 14 August 2018

14 August 2018

With the UEFA Supercup being played on 15 August 2018, all Champions League qualifiers this week are being played on Tuesday, 14 August 2018:

Spartak Moscow vs. PAOK Saloniki

AZI120 SKG 1125-1430 VKO B463 SX-DIZ (13/08/18)

AZI121 VKO 0200-0505 SKG B463 SX-DIZ (15/08/18)

Shkendija vs. FC Salzburg

TDR9036 ZAG xxxx-1215 ZSG F100 (13/08/18, ferry flt)

TDR306 SZG 1300-1445 SKP F100 (13/08/18)

TDR307 SKP 1100-1250 SZG F100 (15/08/18)

Spartak Trnava vs. Red Star Belgrade

JU3620 BEG 1100-1205 BTS B733 (13/08/18)

BATE Borisov vs. Qarabag Agdam

AHY5237 GYD 2000-2230 MSQ (12/08/18)

Dinamo Zagreb vs. FC Astana

GZP147 ??? xxxx-0930 TSE B737 RA-73004 (12/08/18, ferry flt)

GZP147 TSE 1100-1240 ZAG B737 RA-73004 (12/08/18)

Malmö FF vs. MOL Vidi

AEH981 MMX 1100-xxxx BUD E145 (13/08/18)

AEH982 BUD xxxx-0130(+1) MMX E145 (14/08/18)

Fenerbahce vs. SL Benfica

GNJ57 BHX 1430-xxxx LIS B752 SX-RFA (12/08/18, ferry flt)
GNJ57 LIS 2015-xxxx(+1) IST B752 SX-RFA (12/08/18)

AEK Athens vs. Celtic Glasgow

BRO37A GLA 1515-2115 ATH B733 G-TGPG (12/08/18)

UEFA CL Qualifiers, R3 first leg, 7-8 August 2018

7 August 2018

Malmö FF vs. MOL Vidi

The Swedish champions have beaten their Romanian counterparts CFR Cluj and earned themselves a third-round tie against the champions from Hungary, MOL Vidi, formerly known as Videoton Balaton:

ATV501G BUD 1000-1200 MMX F100 (06/08/18)

Benfica Lisbon vs. Fenerbahçe Istanbul

On the league path, there are some ties, that could just as well be encounters during the Champions League group stage, so some serious contenders will be eliminated fairly early. Fenerbahce are looking to improve from their shambolic performance in Europe last season and are traveling far west to Lisbon, where they face a Benfica team that has recently been shaken up quite badly:

TK3507 IST 0900-1155 LIS B738 (06/08/18)

TK3508 LIS 1300-1930 IST B738 (06/08/18, ferry flt)

TK3508 LIS 1000-1630 IST B738 (08/08/18)

Red Star Belgrade vs. Spartak Trnava

The Slovak champions from Trnava once again make use of the regional airfield at Piestany, flying from there to Belgrade with Sprint Air from Poland and one of their ATR-72s:

SRN275 PZY xxxx-1135 BEG AT72 (06/08/18)

Qarabag Agdam vs. BATE Borisov

The Belarussian champions have qualified for this round against the Finnish champions HJK Helsinki and are now headed further south-east to face the rising Azeri outfit of FK Qarabag Agdam:

BRU8931 MSQ 0900-1325 GYD CRJ1 EW-100PJ (06/08/18)
BRU8932 GYD 0100-0320 MSQ CRJ1 EW-100PJ (08/08/18)

Slavia Prague vs. Dynamo Kiev

This clash in the league path of the Champions League sees Dynamo Kiev traveling west in another attempt to qualify for the main competition:

7W7771 KBP 0810-xxxx PRG A321 (06/08/18)

FC Astana vs. Dinamo Zagreb

The Croatian champions traveled to Kazakhstan on Sunday already, using Azerbaijan Airlines for their long trip to the East:

AHY5234 ZAG 1200-2200 TSE A319 4K-8888 (05/08/18)
AHY5235 TSE 2355-0240(+1) ZAG A319 4K-8888 (07/08/18)

8 August 2018

PAOK Saloniki vs. Spartak Moscow

SVR3227 SVO 1240-xxxx SKG A319 (07/08/18)
SVR3234 SKG xxxx-0335 SVO A320 (09/08/18)

FC Salzburg vs. Shkendija

OK6805 SKP 1825-2115 SZG AT72 (06/08/18)
OK6805 SZG 2155-xxxx PRG AT72 (06/08/18, ferry flt)
OK6804 PRG xxxx-2115 SZG AT72 (08/08/18, ferry flt)
OK6804 SZG 2155-0040(+1) SKP AT72 (08/08/18)

Celtic Glasgow vs. AEK Athens

AEE4050 ATH 0930-xxxx GLA A320 (07/08/18)

UEFA CL Qualifiers, R1 return leg, 17-18 July 2018

17 July 2018

Crusaders FC vs. PFC Ludogorets Razgrad

BUC1945 VAR 1000-1230 BFS MD82 LZ-LDT (16/07/18)
FB7963 VAR 2155-0005(+1) BFS E190 LZ-BUR (17/07/18, ferry flt)

FB7964 BFS xxxx-0630 VAR E190 LZ-BUR (18/07/18)

Legia Warsaw vs. Cork City FC

AEH562 WMI xxxx-0345 ORK E145 F-HRAV (18/07/18)

18 July 2018

Qarabag Agdam vs. Olimpija Ljubljana

AHY5201 GYD 0615-0900 LJU A320 (17/07/18, ferry flt)

AHY5202 LJU 1000-1620 GYD A320 (17/07/18)

AHY5201 GYD 0200-0445 LJU A319 (19/07/18)
AHY5202 LJU 0545-1005 GYD A319 (19/07/18, ferry flt)

Rosenborg BK vs. Valur

NY650 RKV 0820-1320 TRD DH8D TF-FXA (16/07/18)

UEFA CL Qualifiers R1 first leg, 10-11 July 2018

10 July 2018

Shkendija vs. New Saints FC

The New Saints FC has advised fans to travel with Wizzair, so it can be assumed that there will be not additional charter flight for this purpose and that the team will also much rather travel with the mentioned scheduled flights:

WZZ7910 LTN 1450-1900 OHD A320 (08/07/18)

WZZ770 SKP 0605-0825 LTN A320 (11/07/18)

Cork City FC vs. Legia Warsaw

Legia has been a regular visitor to the Champions League group stages in recent years and starts this new campaign with an away trip to Ireland, facing the Irish champions Cork City FC at Turners Cross in Cork:

TUI784P FKB 0725-0900 WAW F100 YR-FZA (09/07/18, ferry flt)

KRP2903 WAW 1000-1230 ORK F100 (09/07/18)
KRP2904 ORK 1020-1410 WAW F100 (11/07/18)

Alashkert vs. Celtic Glasgow

The champions of Scotland have once again the task to keep up their reputation throughout the Champions League qualification stage from a very early point and once again, their first journey takes them far away from home, all the way to Armenia, where they face Alashkert:

JMK407 GLA xxxx-xxxx EVN B752 9H-AVM (08/07/18)

Drita vs. Malmö FF

For the first time, a team from Kosovo has managed to win a game in Champions League or Europa League qualifiers and now Drita are welcoming some tough opposition - no less than the Swedish champions Malmö FF are coming to Kosovo:

TF8690 MMX 1400-1645 PRN RJ85 SE-DJO (09/07/18)
TF8691 PRN xxxx-0505 MMX RJ1H (11/07/18)

F91 Dudelange vs. MOL Vidi

The club formerly known as Videoton Balaton is now playing as MOL Vidi and is facing the champions of Luxembourg in the first leg away from home:

KT996 BUD xxxx-1155 LUX E145 (09/07/18)

11 July 2018

Süduva Mariampole vs. APOEL Nicosia

Former quarterfinalist APOEL has to start the campaign early and has a fairly easy draw, playing against the champions of Lithuania. As is quite often the case with APOEL, the team travels to Lithuania two days ahead of the game:

CO7210 LCA 1400-xxxx KUN A320 (09/07/18)

Olimpija Ljubljana vs. FK Qarabag Agdam

AHY5201 GYD 2015-2300 LJU E190 (11/07/18, ferry flt)
AHY5202 LJU 0030-0650 GYD E190 (12/07/18)

Spartaks Jurmala vs. Red Star Belgrade

JU3678 BEG 1000-xxxx RIX B733 (09/07/18)
PEA421 BEG 1000-xxxx RIX E145 F-HBPE (09/07/18)

PEA421 RIX xxxx-0050(+1) BEG E145 F-HBPE (11/07/18)
JU3679 RIX xxxx-0055(+1) BEG B733 (11/07/18)

UEFA CL, GS MD4, 31 October - 1 November 2017

31 October 2017

Group A

Manchester United vs. SL Benfica

Benfica is having a campaign to forget so far, with home losses against CSKA and Manchester United as well as an absolute hammering in a lacklustre display away at FC Basel. They will be looking to improve at Old Trafford and they will travel there on a EuroAtlantic Boeing 767-300/ER (as reported by AlphaFive from Manchester):

MMZ621 LIS 0935-1215 MAN B763 (30/10/17)
EI2216 DUB 1450-1555 MAN A320 EI-DEP
EI2217 MAN 2330-0015(+1) DUB A320 EI-DEP 
MMZ**** MAN 2345-xxxx(+1) LIS B763

FC Basel vs. CSKA Moscow

The Russian runners-up have some ground to make up after a disappointing home loss. Basel in the meantime could already secure their progress into the knock-out stages of either the Champions or the Europa League, depending on how the other match in the group goes. CSKA Moscow normally travel with their special painted Aeroflot Airbus A320 VP-BWD, but for now things look differently:

SU7098 SVO 0940-1110 BSL A320 VQ-BIU (30/10/17)

SU7099 BSL 1255-xxxx SVO A320 VQ-BIU (30/10/17, ferry flt)

SU7098 SVO xxxx-0840 BSL A320 VP-BME (01/11/17)

SU7099 BSL 0940-xxxx SVO A320 VP-BME (01/11/17)

Group B

Celtic Glasgow vs. FC Bayern München

Glasgow appears to be a destination the Bayern fans have a lot of appetite for. While on the pitch things should work fairly smoothly for the German champions, their plan to travel with no less than seven aircraft is rather surprising for an outfit that tends to move through competitions with high self-assurance. Team and staff travel with Lufthansa as usual while for the numerous supporters there are flights planned with Condor, Enter Air and Germania:

LH2572 MUC 0800-0925 GLA A320 (30/10/17)
LH2570 MUC 1200-1325 GLA A321 (30/10/17)
LH2520 MUC 1515-1640 GLA A20N (30/10/17)
LH2521 GLA 1820-2135 MUC A320 (30/10/17, ferry flt)
DE9132 MUC 0900-1030 GLA B753
ENT516 MUC 0900-1030 GLA B738
ENT585 MUC 0900-1030 GLA B738
ST2424 MUC 0930-1100 GLA
DE9133 GLA 0145-0505 MUC B753 (01/11/17)
LH2571 GLA 1400-1715 MUC A321 (01/11/17)

Group C

Atlético Madrid vs. FK Qarabag Agdam

The goalless draw away in Baku would have left Atléti frustrated though for the Azeri debutants this was a performance to build on, particularly having played part of the game with ten men only. Qarabag will be traveling with no less than one of Azerbaijan Airlines' two Airbus A340-500s, just as Atléti did when they visited the Azeri capital:

AHY5003 GYD 1500-1900 MAD A345 (29/10/17)
AHY5004 MAD 0040-0910 GYD A345 4K-AZ85 (01/11/17)

AS Roma vs. Chelsea

ZT780Y STN 1145-1200 LGW B752 G-POWH (30/10/17, ferry flt)
ZT7801 LGW 1430-1745 FCO B752 G-POWH (30/10/17)
ZT780W FCO 1850-xxxx MAN B752 G-POWH (30/10/17, ferry flt)

Group D

Olympiacos Piraeus vs. FC Barcelona

In torrid times for Catalunya, FC Barcelona is looking to travel to Greece using foreign means. Portuguese ACMI specialist HiFly is their choice for the game, most likely providing them with an A340-300, though their A340-500 CS-TFX looks a good chance too, having returned to its home base in Beja after flying for Avianca for a few days:

HFY912 BCN 0930-xxxx ATH A343 (30/10/17)
ENT547 BCN 0800-1200 ATH B738 SP-ENU

HFY921 ATH 0115-0315 BCN A343 (01/11/17)

Sporting Lisbon vs. Juventus Turin

AP5561 TRN 1500-1700 LIS B738 (30/10/17)
AP5562 LIS 1050-xxxx TRN B738 (01/11/17)

1 November 2017

Group E

Liverpool FC vs. NK Maribor

The Slovenian participants travel to Merseyside looking to stage an unlikely comeback after a 7-0 home defeat against Liverpool. Traveling seems to have been fairly complicated though. The Adria Airways A319 S5-AAR, initially due to carry the team to Liverpool returned to Ljubljana to subsequently do a regular flight to Frankfurt. Airbus A320 of BH Air was summoned to take over and took the team to Liverpool with a delay of more than seven hours on the night before the game:

JP943 MBX 1000-1115 LPL A319 A320 LZ-BHJ (31/10/17)
ENT568P AJA 2230-2345 MBX B738 SP-ENR (31/10/17, ferry flt)
ENT595 MBX 0800-0915 LPL B738 SP-ENR
JP945 LPL 2355-0305(+1) MBX (01/11/17)
ENT596 LPL 0015-0320 MBX B738 (02/11/17)

Sevilla CF vs. Spartak Moscow

Having traveled with Aeroflot before, Rossiya appears to be the airline of choice for the Russian champions Spartak this time. The game at Pizjuan should be no walk in the park for them, for the Sevilla side will be fired up after losing so badly in Moscow:

SDM5783 SVO 1435-1755 SVQ A319 (31/10/17)

SDM5782 SVQ 1200-1915 SVO A319 (02/11/17)

Group F

SSC Napoli vs. Manchester City

AWC780W FCO 1850-xxxx MAN B752 G-POWH (30/10/17, ferry flt)
AWC**** MAN xxxx-xxxx NAP B752 G-POWH (31/10/17)
BY8168 MAN 0700-xxxx NAP
LS6435 MAN 0730-xxxx NAP

Group G

FC Porto vs. RB Leipzig

The debutants from Germany scored their first win of the campaign last time out when they faced Porto at home. The Estadio do Dragao will provide them with another challenge however, facing a Porto side that will be determined not to let the own home supporters down. The support for Leipzig should be fairly vocal too though, with some supporters traveling to Portugal with a TUI B737-800:

LG7731 LEJ xxxx-1315 OPO B738 (31/10/17)

LG7732P OPO 1330-xxxx FAO B738 (31/10/17, ferry flt)

TUI8902 LEJ xxxx-1110 OPO B738 (01/11/17)

TUI8903 OPO 0150-xxxx LEJ B738 (02/11/17)

LG7731P LUX xxxx-1115 OPO B738 (02/11/17, ferry flt)

LG7732 OPO 1315-xxxx LEJ B738 (02/11/17)

Group H

Tottenham Hotspur vs. Real Madrid

IB2800 MAD 1100-1230 LTN A321 (31/10/17)
UX951 MAD 0730-0850 LGW B738

IB2801 LTN xxxx-0255 MAD A321 (02/10/17)

Borussia Dortmund vs. APOEL Nicosia

CO7744 LCA xxxx-1305 DTM A319 5B-DCU (31/10/17)
AEE4910 LCA xxxx-1310 DTM A320 SX-DGR (31/10/17)

UEFA CL, play-off return leg, 22-23 August 2017

The ten remaining participants of the 2017-18 UEFA Champions League were decided over two days with five matches each night. It was another round that brought about some notable charter flying, with TSG Hoffenheim travelling to Liverpool accompanied by a lot of supporters and Celtic Glasgow going very far towards the East, playing away at Kazakhstan's champions FC Astana.

22 August 2017

Sevilla CF vs. Istanbul Basaksehir

Sevilla sat on what seemed a comfortable lead from the first leg, but Basaksehir came twice within on goal of reaching the Champions League for the first time in their young club history. A 2-2 draw meant Sevilla reached the group stage, while Basaksehir played on in the Europa League.

TK3381 IST xxxx-1330 SVQ B738 (21/08/17)

TK3382 SVQ 0100-xxxx IST B738 (23/08/17)

HNK Rijeka vs. Olympiacos

The hosts had only managed to turn around the first leg fixture in the second half and thanks to an injury time goal by Romao they took a 2-1 lead onto the road. In Rijeka's nice stadium setting, they made no mistake however. Former German international turned journeyman Marko Marin scored one more goal for Olympiacos who thus reached the group stage.

AEE4010 ATH 1100-xxxx RJK A320 (21/08/17)

FC Astana vs. Celtic Glasgow

There could have been no doubts about the outcome of this tie. The first leg at Celtic Park had ended with a thumping 5-0 victory for Celtic who had already eliminated Linfield from Northern Ireland and Norwegian champions Rosenborg BK in previous rounds. Astana gave it a good whack, leading 4-1 at one point, but would still have required another three goals from there. The final result of 4-3 meant that Celtic went on to play in the Champions League. Aeronexus' Boeing 767-300/ER was their aircraft of choice for the long flight to Astana.

ARN01A GLA 1400-xxxx TSE B763 ZS-NEX (20/08/17)
ARN01A TSE 0200-0245 GLA B763 ZS-NEX (23/08/17)

OGC Nice vs. SSC Napoli

The Italians proved just one step too far for the Nice team coached by the Swiss Lucien Favre. Napoli had won the first leg at home 2-0 and went on to win in Nice by the same result.

TDR308 NAP 1700-1815 NCE F100 9A-BTD (21/08/17)

23 August 2017

Liverpool FC vs. TSG Hoffenheim

In their biggest match to that date, the upstarts of Hoffenheim faced Liverpool at Anfield Road, and seemingly played up the hill. Liverpool decided to not only defend the lead from the first leg, but to build on it. Within 20 minutes, Liverpool were three goals ahead and finally won the game 4-2, advancing to the Champions League group stage. It was the beginning of big things for Liverpool, who went to play in two successive finals of the competition. Hoffenheim played on in the Europa League, but finished last in their pool.

The game is remembered for a rare occurrence of a Lufthansa Airbus A330-300 that was called upon to take supporters across the channel, to Manchester in this case. There was a considerable number of other supporters flights too, with Eurowings' A320 and some corporate jets related to TSG Hoffenheim's owner.

LH342 FRA 1130-1215 MAN A333 (22/08/17)

LH343 MAN 1345-1625 FRA A333 (22/08/17, ferry flt)
MHV1899 MHG 1240-1340 LPL D328 D-CIRJ (22/08/17)
EW5218 FKB 1025-1130 MAN A320 (23/08/17)
SCR064 ??? xxxx-1145 LPL C525
D-CMHS ??? xxxx-1240 LPL C25B
D-IWPS ??? xxxx-1255 LPL C25A
MHV200 ??? xxxx-1430 LPL C25A D-IMHA

EW5219 MAN 0320-0615 FKB A320 (23/08/17)
MHV1899 LPL 0945-xxxx MHG D328 D-CIRJ (24/08/17)

LH342 FRA 0945-1030 MAN A333 (24/08/17, ferry flt)

LH343 MAN 1200-1440 FRA A333 (24/08/17)

A Lufthansa Airbus A330-300 arriving at Frankfurt in 2009. Only rarely have such aircraft been used for sports charter duties. 

FC Kobenhavn vs. FK Qarabag Agdam

The champions of Azerbaijan counted on Azerbaijan Airlines as usual for their trip to Copenhagen. At the Parken, they were determined to defend their 1-0 lead from the first leg at home and did well. Dino Ndlovu scored their very important away goal after a bit more than 60 minutes. They may have lost the game 2-1, but still qualified for the Champions League.

AHY5015 GYD 1730-2045 CPH A319 4K-8888 (21/08/17)

CSKA Moscow vs. BSC Young Boys

90 minutes were up in the first leg, when Young Boys' Kasim Nuhu turned a scoreless draw into a win for CSKA by virtue of scoring a slapstick own goal. The task proved too tough for the Swiss vice-champions once again, but at least the next season, they would finally make the cut.

2L6652 BRN xxxx-1740 SVO E190 (21/08/17)

2L1653 SVO 1915-xxxx BRN E190 (21/08/17, ferry flt)

FC Steaua Bucharest vs. Sporting CP

FCSB would have been hopeful after a first leg without any goals on either side. And at home they had a good start against Sporting, only to concede a first goal after 13 minutes. They managed to equalise the game soon after that, but in the second half, the floodgates opened seriously. Sporting won 5-1 and qualified for the Champions League.

PVG7991 LIS 1400-2130 OTP (21/08/17)