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Rangers and Anderlecht Knocked Out Of Champions League

August 7th, 2008 · Comments · anderlecht, champions league, champions league qualifying, rangers fc

The second qualifying round brought two big upsets as Rangers and Anderlecht became two of the biggest clubs to be knocked out at this stage.
A 2-1 win (video highlights here) in Lithuania saw FBK Kaunas (pictured celebrating at the right) take full advantage of the 0-0 draw they earned at Ibrox to send the beaten […]

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Champions League Second Qualifying Round Matchups Set

July 24th, 2008 · Comments · champions league qualifying

Drogheda United, Modrica and Domzale enjoyed winning Champions League debuts after dismissing their first qualifying round opponents on Wednesday. Irish champions Drogheda will face Dynamo Kiev after defender Graham Gartland gave them a 1-0 win at Levadia Tallinn to complete a 3-1 aggregate win over the Estonian champions.
Bosnian title holders Modrica scored twice in the […]

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Champions League First and Second Qualifying Round Draw

July 3rd, 2008 · Comments · champions league, champions league qualifying

The draw for the first two qualifying rounds of the Champions League was held on July 1st. One of last season’s quarter-finalists, Turkish side Fenerbahce, will begin this season’s campaign in the second qualifying round against Hungarian champions MTK Budapest. Last season’s UEFA Cup runners-up Glasgow Rangers (The club’s correct name is Rangers FC […]

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