A roundup of Tuesday’s action in the UEFA Champions League qualification play-off round…
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Roma 0-3 (1-4) Porto
Roma finished Tuesday’s second leg with just nine players and no chance of Champions League glory this season after Daniele De Rossi and Emerson Palmieri were shown red cards either side of halftime. Of course, the home side had already conceded to go 1-0 down on the night (2-1 on aggregate). It was a simple header by Felipe that put the Portuguese side in front, a lead they would never relinquish.
From Zero to Hero? Felipe gives Porto an early aggregate lead in their #UCL playoff tie vs Roma. #UCLonFOX https://t.co/s13tABMFpn
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) August 23, 2016
Porto put the game and the tie away with a pair of goals scored by Mexican national teamers, Miguel Layun and Jesus Corona inside the game’s final 20 minutes.
Wojciech Szczesny ≠ Manuel Neuer. #UCL https://t.co/sg3VUZuG3D
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Tecatito! @Chuycorona25 burns Roma's Kostas Manolas to score Porto's 3rd goal of the night. #UCL https://t.co/Fn5b2keCC1
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) August 23, 2016
Monaco 1-0 (3-1) Villarreal
Monaco came into the second leg with a 2-1 lead — and two away goals — meaning any drawing score would put them through. For 89 minutes on Tuesday, it was a scoreless stalemate with Villarreal, but Fabinho grabbed a late goal from the penalty spot and secured the Ligue 1 side’s place in the group stage.
Hapoel Beer Sheva 2-0 (4-5) Celtic
Brendan Rodgers’ side made it as tight and nervy as they possibly could do, but Celtic are through to the group stage after dropping the second, 2-0 in Israel. It was 1-0 after 20 minute and 2-0 after 48 minutes, but the hosts needed a third goal to win the tie on away goals, and it never came.
Elsewhere in CL play-off action
Legia Warsaw 1-1 (3-1) Dundalk
Viktoria Plzen 2-2 (2-4) Ludogorets Razgrad
Wednesday’s schedule
Borussia Monchengladbach (3) vs. (1) BSC Young Boys
Rostov (1) vs. (1) Ajax
Red Bull Salzburg (1) vs. (1) Dinamo Zagreb
APOEL (0) vs. (1) Copenhagen