Football

UEFA Champions League: Lille, Red Star Belgrade, Qualify For UCL

Lille booked their place in the Champions League despite a 2-1 defeat at Slavia Prague ﷽

Lille-UEFA-Champions-League
Lille celebrꦐate their Champions League qualification
info_icon

Lille booked their place in the Champions League despite a 2-1 defeat at Slavia Prague. (More Football News)

The four-time French champions ultimately advanced 3-2 on aggregate, having won the first leg 2-0 at hom𒁃e.

Edon Zhegrova dragged Lille level after Christos Zafeiris put Slavia ahead, with Ivan Schranz - who impressed for Slovakia at Euro 2024 - restoring the 🐎hosts' lead, but they could not get over the line.

ꦜRed Star Belgrade will join Lille in Thursday's draw, after they beat Bodo/Glimt 2-0 to seal a 3-2 aggregate victory.

Slovakian c🎉hampions Slovan Bratislava and Dinamo Zagreb also booked their spots in the league-phase draw.

Switzerland's Young Boys, Czech champions Sparta Pragu🅠e and RB Salzburg sealed their qualification on Tuesday.