SPANISH LA LIGA : THE THIRD ROUND
Monday, August 26, 2024
🇪🇸 Villarreal ( 4 ) – ( 3 ) Celta Vigo
Villarreal emerged victorious in a thrilling seven-goal encounter at home against Celta Vigo. Securing the win with a late penalty in the 10th minute of the final added minutes of the match.
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
🇪🇸 Mallorca (0) – (0) Sevilla
🇪🇸 Rayo Vallecano (1) – (2) Barcelona
Mallorca and Sevilla share the points in a goalless draw, leaving both teams still without a league win after three rounds.
Barcelona recovered from a goal down to maintain a 100% win rate with a 2-1 away victory over Rayo Vallecano.
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
🇪🇸 Athletic Club (1) – (0) Valencia
🇪🇸 Valladolid (0) – (0) Leganés
🇪🇸 Atlético Madrid (0) – (0) Espanyol
🇪🇸 Real Sociedad (1) – (2) Alavés
Beñat Prados scored the game’s only goal in the 45th minute to give Athletic Club their first league win of the season, while stretching Valencia’s defeat at the start of the season to three out of three.
Leganés remain unbeaten with a goalless away draw against Valladolid.
Points dropped at home by Atlético Madrid after playing to a goalless draw with Espanyol. Atlético Madrid remains without a league defeat, and Espanyol remains without a league win.
Alavés secured their first league win of the campaign by coming from a goal down to grab a 2-1 away victory against Real Sociedad.
Thursday, August 29, 2024
🇪🇸 Girona ( 4 ) – ( 0 ) Osasuna
🇪🇸 Las Palmas ( 1 ) – ( 1 ) Real Madrid
Girona’s first win of the new season arrived through a 4-0 win over Osasuna.
Real Madrid dropped points again in an away match after another away draw, a ‘1-1’ draw with Las Palmas.
🗒️ RESULTS – EFL Cup Round Two:
Middlesbrough ( 0 ) – ( 5 ) Stoke City
Barnsley ( 1 ) – ( 0 ) Sheffield United
Barrow ( 0 ) – ( 0 ) Derby County
Blackburn Rovers ( 1 ) – ( 2 ) Blackpool
Everton ( 3 ) – ( 0 ) Doncaster Rovers
Fleetwood Town ( 2 ) – ( 1 ) Rotherham United
Grimsby Town ( 1 ) – ( 5 ) Sheffield Wednesday
Harrogate Town ( 0 ) – ( 5 ) Preston North End
Leicester City ( 4 ) – ( 0 ) Tranmere Rovers
Shrewsbury Town ( 0 ) – ( 2 ) Bolton Wanderers
Walsall ( 3 ) – ( 2 ) Huddersfield Town
Brighton & Hove Albion ( 4 ) – ( 0 ) Crawley Town
Coventry City ( 1 ) – ( 0 ) Oxford United
Millwall ( 0 ) – ( 1 ) Leyton Orient
Queens Park Rangers ( 1 ) – ( 1 ) Luton Town
Watford ( 2 ) – ( 0 ) Plymouth Argyle
Birmingham City ( 0 ) – ( 2 ) Fulham
Crystal Palace ( 4 ) – ( 0 ) Norwich City
Wolverhampton Wanderers ( 2 ) – ( 0 ) Burnley
Nottingham Forest ( 1 ) – ( 1 ) Newcastle United
AFC Wimbledon ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) Ipswich Town
Cardiff City ( 3 ) – ( 5 ) Southampton
Colchester United ( 0 ) – ( 1 ) Brentford
Swansea City ( 0 ) – ( 1 ) Wycombe Wanderers
West Ham United ( 1 ) – ( 0 ) Bournemouth
There were two “Premier League vs. Premier League” matches lined up, so a minimum of two Premier League teams were guaranteed to be knocked out. In the end, three Premier League clubs were eliminated.
Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth were knocked out by Newcastle United and West Ham United, respectively. Ipswich Town was also knocked out by Wimbledon.
⚽ Round Three draw:
Liverpool vs. West Ham United
Manchester City vs. Watford
Arsenal vs. Bolton Wanderers
Manchester United vs. Barnsley
Wycombe vs. Aston Villa
Coventry City vs. Tottenham
Walsall vs. Leicester City
Brentford vs. Leyton Orient
Blackpool vs. Sheffield Wednesday
Preston North End vs. Fulham
Everton vs. Southampton
Queens Park Rangers vs. Crystal Palace
Stoke City vs. Fleetwood Town
Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers
AFC Wimbledon vs. Newcastle United
Chelsea vs. Barrow
UCL QUALIFICATION
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
🏆 Galatasaray (2) – (4) Young Boys
🏆 RB Salzburg (3) – (1) Dynamo Kyiv
🏆 Sparta Prague (4) – (0) Malmö FF
Young Boys won 1-0 on the day and advanced to the Champions League group stage with a 4-2 aggregate win over Galatasaray.
A 1-1 draw on the day as Salzburg secured a 3-1 aggregate win over Dynamo Kyiv to advance to the Champions League group stage.
Another 2-0 win for Sparta Prague over Malmö FF to advance to the Champions League group stage with a 4-0 aggregate win.
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
🏆 Qarabağ (0) – (5) Dinamo Zagreb
🏆 Red Star Belgrade (3) – (2) Bodø/Glimt
🏆 Slavia Prague (2) – (3) Lille
🏆 Slovan Bratislava (4) – (3) Midtjylland
Dinamo Zagreb improved on their 3-0 first-leg win with two more goals to knock out Qarabağ.
Red Star Belgrade recovered from a 2-1 away defeat in the first leg with two goals at home to beat Bodø/Glimt 3-2.
Slavia Prague had their chances to even the tie at home, but Lille managed to advance at their expense with one away goal.
Slovan Bratislava secured a home win to edge Midtjylland after the two played to a 1-all draw in the first leg.
🗒️ THE 36 CLUBS QUALIFIED FOR 2024/25 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE:
Five clubs from 🇩🇪Germany (Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, and Stuttgart), and from 🇮🇹Italy (AC Milan, Atalanta, Bologna, Inter Milan, and Juventus).
Four clubs from 🇪🇸Spain (Atlético Madrid, Barcelona, Girona, Real Madrid), 🏴 England (Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Manchester City), and 🇫🇷France (Brest, Lille, Monaco, Paris Saint-Germain).
Two clubs from 🇦🇹 Austria (RB Salzburg, Sturm Graz), the 🇳🇱 Netherlands (Feyenoord and PSV Eindhoven), and 🇵🇹Portugal (Benfica, Sporting CP).
A club each from 🇧🇪Belgium (Club Brugge), 🇭🇷Croatia (Dinamo Zagreb), 🇷🇸 Serbia (Red Star Belgrade), 🇨🇭Switzerland (Young Boys),🏴 Scotland (Celtic), 🇸🇰 Slovakia (Slovan Bratislava), 🇨🇿 Czechia (Sparta Prague), and 🇺🇦 Ukraine (Shakhtar Donetsk).
🗒️ The 36 clubs qualified for the Europa League:
Three clubs from 🇳🇱 Netherlands: (Ajax, AZ Alkmaar, Twente), and 🇹🇷 Turkiye (Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, Beşiktaş). Two clubs from 🇧🇪 Belgium (Union Saint-Gilloise, Anderlecht), 🇨🇿 Czechia (Slavia Prague, Viktoria Plzeň), 🏴 England: Manchester United Tottenham Hotspur, 🇫🇷 France (Lyon, Nice), 🇩🇪 Germany (Eintracht Frankfurt, Hoffenheim), 🇬🇷 Greece (Olympiacos, PAOK), 🇪🇸 Spain (Real Sociedad, Athletic Club), 🇸🇪 Sweden (Malmö FF, Elfsborg), 🇵🇹 Portugal (Porto, Braga), and 🇮🇹 Italy (Roma, Lazio). One club each from 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan (Qarabağ), 🇧🇬 Bulgaria (Ludogorets Razgrad), 🇩🇰 Denmark (Midtjylland), 🇭🇺 Hungary (Ferencváros), 🇮🇱 Israel (Maccabi Tel Aviv), 🇱🇻 Latvia (RFS), 🇳🇴 Norway (Bodø/Glimt), 🇷🇴 Romania (FCSB), 🏴 Scotland (Rangers), and 🇺🇦 Ukraine (Dynamo Kyiv).
RESULTS – UEL QUALIFICATION (aggregate score)
Anderlecht ( 2 ) – ( 0 ) Dinamo Minsk
Ajax ( 7 ) – ( 1 ) Jagiellonia Białystok
Petrocub Hîncești ( 1 ) – ( 6 ) Ludogorets Razgrad
Beşiktaş ( 8 ) – ( 4 ) Lugano
FCSB ( 2 ) – ( 1 ) LASK
APOEL ( 3 ) – ( 3 ) RFS*
TSC ( 1 ) – ( 8 ) Maccabi Tel Aviv
Shamrock Rovers ( 0 ) – ( 6 ) PAOK
Borac Banja Luka ( 1 ) – ( 1 ) Ferencváros*
Elfsborg* ( 1 ) – ( 1 ) Molde
Rapid Wien ( 3 ) – ( 4 ) Braga
Heart of Midlothian ( 0 ) – ( 2 ) Viktoria Plzeň
🗒️ The 36 clubs qualified for the Conference League:
Two clubs from 🇦🇹 Austria (LASK, Rapid), 🇧🇪 Belgium (Gent, Cercle Brugge), 🇨🇾 Cyprus (APOEL, Omonia Pafos), 🇵🇱 Poland (Legia Warsaw, Jagiellonia Białystok), 🇸🇮 Slovenia (Olimpija, Celje), and 🇨🇭 Switzerland (Lugano, St. Gallen).
A club each from 🇦🇲 Armenia (Noah), 🇧🇾 Belarus (Dinamo Minsk), 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina (Borac Banja Luka), 🇨🇿 Czech Republic (Mladá Boleslav), 🇩🇰 Denmark (Copenhagen), 🏴 England (Chelsea), 🇫🇮 Finland (HJK), 🇩🇪 Germany (Heidenheim), 🇬🇷 Greece (Panathinaikos), 🇮🇸 Iceland (Víkingur Reykjavík), 🇮🇹 Italy (Fiorentina), 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan (Astana), 🇲🇩 Moldova (Petrocub Hîncești), 🇬🇧 Northern Ireland (Larne), 🇳🇴 Norway (Molde), 🇵🇹 Portugal (Vitória de Guimarães), 🇮🇪 Republic of Ireland (Shamrock Rovers) 🏴 Scotland (Heart of Midlothian), 🇷🇸 Serbia (TSC), 🇪🇸 Spain (Real Betis), 🇸🇪 Sweden (Djurgården), 🇹🇷 Turkiye (İstanbul Başakşehir), and 🏴 Wales (The New Saints).
RESULTS – UECL QUALIFICATION (aggregate score)
Gent ( 2 ) – ( 0 ) Partizan Belgrade
Başakşehir ( 2 ) – ( 0 ) St. Patrick’s Athletic
Ružomberok ( 3 ) – ( 4 ) Noah
Zrinjski Mostar ( 0 ) – ( 7 ) Vitória de Guimarães
Larne ( 4 ) – ( 3 ) Lincoln Red Imps
Celje ( 4 ) – ( 2 ) Pyunik
Santa Coloma ( 0 ) – ( 5 ) Víkingur Reykjavík
The New Saints ( 3 ) – ( 0 ) Panevėžys
HJK ( 4 ) – ( 3 ) KÍ
Zira ( 1 ) – ( 6 ) Omonia
Trabzonspor ( 1 ) – ( 1 ) St. Gallen*
Panathinaikos ( 3 ) – ( 2 ) Lens
Heidenheim ( 5 ) – ( 3 ) BK Häcken
Kilmarnock ( 1 ) – ( 3 ) Copenhagen
Astana ( 3 ) – ( 2 ) Brann
Drita ( 0 ) – ( 3 ) Legia Warsaw
Olimpija Ljubljana ( 6 ) – ( 1 ) Rijeka
Puskás Akadémia ( 4 ) – ( 4 ) Fiorentina*
Maribor ( 0 ) – ( 2 ) Djurgården
Cercle Brugge ( 7 ) – ( 5 ) Wisła Kraków
Paks ( 2 ) – ( 5 ) Mladá Boleslav
Servette ( 2 ) – ( 3 ) Chelsea
Pafos ( 3 ) – ( 1 ) CFR Cluj
Real Betis ( 5 ) – ( 0 ) Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
