Most of the first legs of the 2011-12 UEFA Champions League third round ties went exactly as expected, with a couple of very notable exceptions. Two of the best known teams participating in this stage of the competition, Dynamo Kiev and Rangers, are both in massive holes after losing at home in the first legs of their ties. Dynamo Kiev have a trip to Russia to deal with, where they will face Rubin Kazan, while Rangers travel to Sweden to face Malmo.
UEFA Champions League, Third Round Qualifying: Dynamo Kiev, Rangers Attempt Dramatic Second Leg Comebacks
Both FC Twente and Benfica look to be in good shape after both teams won 2-0 over their respective opponents, Vaslui and Trabzonspor. A couple of the other League Route ties involving top teams, Odense-Olympiakos and Standard Liege-Zurich, are both tied up at 1-1 and the second legs of both ties should be fantastic.
Here’s a complete schedule of the matches. The Champions Route team won low-ranked domestic leagues, while the League Route teams finished in high places but did not win more highly rated domestic leagues
Tuesday
Champions Route
Bate Borisov (Belarus) vs. FK Ekranas (Lithuania), 0-0 agg - 12:00 pm ET
Shamrock (Ireland) vs. FC Copenhagen (Denmark), 0-1 agg - 2:45 pm ET
League Route
Panathinaikos (Greece) vs. Odense (Denmark), 1-1 agg - 2:45 pm ET
Wednesday
Champions Route
Malmo (Sweden) vs. Rangers (Scotland), 1-0 agg - 1:00 pm ET
Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic) vs. Rosenborg (Norway), 1-0 agg - 2:15 pm ET
Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) vs. Apoel Nicosia (Cyprus), 0-0 agg - 2:15 pm ET
SK Sturm Graz (Austria) vs. FC Zestafoni (Georgia), 1-1 agg - 2:30 pm ET
Wisla Krakow (Poland) vs. Litex Lovech (Bulgaria), 2-1 agg - 2:30 pm ET
Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) vs. HJK Helsinki (Finland), 2-1 agg - 2:45 pm ET
NK Maribor (Slovenia) vs. Maccabi Haifa (Israel), 1-2 agg - 2:45 pm ET
Partizan Belgrade (Serbia) vs. Racing Genk (Belgium), 1-2 agg - 2:45 pm ET
League Route
Rubin Kazan (Russia) vs. Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine), 2-0 agg - 12:00 pm ET
FC Vaslui (Romania) vs. FC Twente (Holland), 0-2 agg - 1:45 pm ET
FC Zurich (Switzerland) vs. Standard Liege (Belgium), 1-1 agg - 2:15 pm ET
Trobzonspor (Turkey) vs. Benfica (Portugal), 0-2 agg - 2:45 pm ET
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