In Bratislava, Slovakia, Slovan Bratislava and Celje of Slovenia Played Out a 1-1 Draw

The first legs of the Champions League playoff round concluded on Wednesday, with four matches played across Europe. The results set up decisive return fixtures next week as clubs battle for a place in the group stage. In Bratislava, Slovakia, Slovan Bratislava and Celje of Slovenia played out a 1-1 draw.

The Slovakian champions took the lead but were pegged back by the Slovenian side, leaving the tie finely balanced ahead of the second leg. Hapoel Beer-Sheva of Israel edged past Sabah of Azerbaijan 2-1 at home. The Israeli club secured a narrow advantage to take into the away leg. In the Netherlands, NEC Nijmegen suffered a 3-1 home defeat to Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt.