In the third preliminary round of the Champions League, Benfica, used to European games, largely dominated the Danes of Midtjylland (4-1). A hat-trick from Gonçalo Ramos (17th, 33rd and 61st) and a goal from Fernandez (40th) allowed the Lisbon people to glimpse qualification for the play-offs, the last stage – in two sets – before access to the lucrative C1.
On the other hand for Rangers, finalists of the last Europa League, the group stage of the Champions League is moving away: they lost the first leg against Royale Union Saint-Gilloise (2-0), in Belgium. In the other matches of the evening, Dinamo Zagreb won in Bulgaria against Ludogorets (2-1) and Sheriff Tiraspol, a surprising team last season with a sensational victory against Real Madrid at the Santiago-Bernabeu stadium, s lost against Viktoria Plzen (2-1).
