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Maccabi Haifa draw Olympiacos in 2nd qualifying round of UCL

Israeli champions Maccabi Haifa snatched a dramatic 1-1 home draw against Greek champions Olympiacos Piraeus in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.

Sentinel Digital Desk

Jerusalem: Israeli champions Maccabi Haifa snatched a dramatic 1-1 home draw against Greek champions Olympiacos Piraeus in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday evening.

The team that advances to the third round will be determined after the second-leg match to be held on July 27 in Piraeus. The winner in aggregate will face Cypriot champion Apollon Limassol.

In other second qualifying round matches played on Wednesday, Ukraine's Dynamo Kyiv were held goalless by Fenerbahce of Turkey; Dynamo Zagreb of Croatia was held 2-2 by Shkupi of North Macedonia and HJK of Finland lost to Plzen of Czech Republic 1-2.

Linfield of Northern Ireland improved their chances of qualifying for the third round by defeating Bodo/Glimt of Norway; Ferencvaros of Hungary lost 1-2 to Slovan Bratislava and Maribor of Slovenia were held to a 0-0 draw by Sheriff of Moldova.

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