Krasnodar, Salzburg edge closer to Champions League group stage


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 23 Sep 2020

Soccer Football - Champions League - Play-off - First Leg - FC Krasnodar v PAOK - Krasnodar Stadium, Krasnodar, Russia - September 22, 2020. General view after the match. REUTERS/Sergey Pivovarov

KRASNODAR, Russia (Reuters) - Krasnodar and Salzburg closed in on berths in the Champions League group stage after 2-1 wins in the first leg of the competition's playoff round while Slavia Prague were held to a 0-0 home draw by Danes Midtjylland on Tuesday.

Russian side Krasnodar ground out a comeback home win over Greeks PAOK Salonika, who missed a penalty, and Salzburg also came from behind to beat Maccabi Tel Aviv away after falling behind in the early stages.

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