Lot of the first and second qualification round of the Champions League-2016/17 took place.
The four couple first round will carry out duels on June 28/29 and on July 5/6. The second round will pass on July 12/13 and 19/20. In it fight will be entered by the champion of Lithuania Vilnius "Zhalgiris" which will play with "Astana" from Kazakhstan. Rivals of vilnyusets in last season played at a stage of a group stage of the Champions League.
At this stage – Scottish "Seltik" – will play the most eminent club with the winner of opposition of Estonian "Flora" and Gibraltar "Lincoln".
The head coach of "Zhalgiris" Valdas Dambrauskas estimated results of lot of the second qualification round of the Champions League: "While it is heavy to estimate lot, but that our rival is strong — the fact. Now we get down to work and the careful analysis. Last year "Astana" played in a group stage of the Champions League. But we too gave battle to Swedish to "Bulltrout" so we have nothing to be afraid. Now "Astana" is in the lead in the championship. Kazakhstan has a lot of money therefore the team is completed by legionaries of high level. They in a good form.
Executive director of "Zhalgiris" Vilma Venslovaytene: "We want to reach at least the fourth round. In an ideal — to a group stage. It is clear that we should be overcome to achieve these objectives, but we are not afraid to speak about it. You can criticize us, but we spoke and we will speak further".
The captain of "Zhalgiris" Egidijus Vaytkunas considers that at vilnyusets good chances of an exit in the third round: "I already happened to play with Kazakhstan — in a match of the national teams. Then, as far as I remember, the meeting came to the end in a draw. It shows that the same fight will be and now. "Astana" — the strong rival, but at us is good chances of an exit in the third round. We need to leave simply in the field and to fight. Trip to Kazakhstan? I do not think that the distance will be reflected in our game. But all the same we will take off for Astana a day before a match to have opportunity to be restored and well to be prepared for game. It is important that we spend the first match at home. We have to win".
Lot of qualification rounds of League of Europe took place. At the first qualification stage the vice-champion of Lithuania "Trakay" will play with Estonian to "Nymma Kalyyu", Klaipeda "Atlantas" with the Finnish HIK, and "Suduva" from Mariyampole with Danish "Midtyyullann".
The first matches will take place on June 30, reciprocal – on July 7.
Completely list of the couples second round of the Champions League:
"Karabakh" (Azerbaijan) – "Dyudelanzh" (Luxembourg)
"Hapoel" of B-Sh (Israel) – "Sheriff" (Moldova)
"Olympia" (Slovenia) – "Trenchin" (Slovakia)
"Salzburg" (Austria) – "Liyepaya" (Latvia)
"Vardar" (Macedonia) – "Dynamo" (Croatia)
"New Seynts" (Wales) / to "Tre Penna" (San Marino) – APOEL (Cyprus)
"Zrinski" (Bosnia and Herzegovina) – "Legiya" (Poland)
"Ludogorets" (Bulgaria) – "Mladost" (Montenegro)
"Dynamo" (Georgia) – "Santa-Colom" (Andorra) / "Alashkert" (Armenia)
"Zhalgiris" (Lithuania) – "Astana" (Kazakhstan)
"Skenderbeu" (Albania) – "Ferentsvarosh" (Hungary)
BATE (Belarus) – "Seynyayoyen" (Finland)
"Valletta" (Malta) / "B-36 Thorshavn" (Faeroes) – "Tsrvena Zvezda" (Serbia)
"Rusenborg" (Norway) – "Norcheping" (Sweden)
"Dundalk" (Ireland) – "Hafnarfyerdur" (Iceland)
"Flora" (Estonia) / "Lincoln" (Gibraltar) – "Seltik" (Scotland)
"Крусэйдерс" (Northern Ireland) – "Copenhagen" (Denmark).
Inf. "LX"