Haifa won 3-2 over Serbia last week, but in the first half they were already losing 0-2 after goals from Aleksandar Pešič and Mirko Ivanič. However, Daniel Sundgren reduced the deficit in first half time, and when extra time was approaching, substitute Milan Pavkov decided to equalize and advance Maccabi with an own goal in the 90th minute.
Benfica ended Dynamo Kyiv’s dreams of advancing to the group stage with a 3-0 home win. She followed it up with a 2-0 win in Lodz, where the Ukrainian champions from 2021 are playing their home cup matches after the invasion of Russian troops. Ukraine will still have a representative in the main part of the Champions League thanks to Shakhtar Donetsk, who were at the top of the table last season when the competition was brought to an early end due to the war.
| Rematch of the 4th preliminary round of the Champions League: |
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| Master part: |
| Crvena zvezda Belgrade – Maccabi Haifa 2:2 (2:1) |
| Goals: 27. Pešič, 43. Ivanič – 45.+5 Sundgren, 90. own Pavkov. First match 2:3, Haifa advanced. |
| Non-championship part: |
| Benfica Lisbon – Dynamo Kyiv 3:0 (3:0) |
| Goals: 27. Otamendi, 40. Rafa Silva, 42. Neres. First match 2:0, Benfica advanced. |
| Baskets for Thursday’s LM draw |
