The first eight qualifying matches for the Europa League were played tonight, with the matches Zvezda - Cluj 4:0 and Celtic AZ Alkmar (2:0) scheduled for Tuesday.
Armenian Alaškert, played by the former Buducnosti defender Dejan Boljević, lost 1:0 to Rangers at Glasgow's "Ibrox Park", although he played the entire second half with one more player.
Lundstram, namely, received a red card in the 43rd minute, but Morelos in the 67th brought an important victory to Steven Gerrard's team before the rematch in Armenia.
Boljević played all 90 minutes, he received a yellow card.
Olympiakos is close to the group stage of the Europa League, after a home victory over Slovan Bratislava (3:0).
In Istanbul, Fenerbahce broke the resistance of Helsinki (65:1), the "executioners" of Buducnost from the qualification for the Champions League, with a goal by Gumuskaja in the 0th minute, while Austrian Sturm beat Slovenian Mura in Murska Sobota - 3:1.
Rapid beat Ukraine's Zarya 3:0 in Vienna, Galatasaray played 1:1 against Randers in Denmark, Slavia lost twice in Prague and eventually drew against Legia from Warsaw (2:2), while Omonia is at Kirp was too strong for Antwerp (4:2).
The Europa League this season is played according to a new system, the number of participants has been reduced from 48 to 32, and the teams that are eliminated in this round of qualification for LE will play in the group stage of the Conference League.
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