Three more playoff round first legs took focus in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, and it was another good day for two of three road teams.
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Ajax 3-1 Dynamo Kiev
The Dutch hosts built a 3-1 halftime lead on goals by Donny van de Beek, Hakim Ziyech, and red-hot ex-Southampton attacker Dusan Tadic.
Tadic now has four goals and three assists in seven appearances this season.
Dynamo will find some comfort in the 16th minute away goal from Tomasz Kedziora.
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MOL Vidi 1-2 AEK Athens
A 23rd minute red card had the Hungarian hosts down to 10-men, and both Viktor Klonaridis and Tasos Bakasetos scored before the latter took a red of his own in the 53rd.
The artists formerly known as Videoton pulled one back through Danko Lazovic in the 68th minute.
Young Boys 1-1 Dinamo Zagreb
Ex-Newcastle and Watford man Kevin Mbabu scored a second minute goal for the Swiss side, though Mislav Orsic answered for the visitors just before halftime.