Results of Europa League qualifying matches and friendlies
European football pitches heated up again last night thanks to the first leg matches of the third qualifying round of the Europa League, as well as exciting friendly matches.
In the League Cup qualifying rounds, there were no major surprises as the higher-ranked teams all secured favorable results. After winning the League Cup, Swansea continued to impress with a convincing 4-0 victory over Malmo, a Swedish team. New signing Wilfried Bony shone brightly with a brace.
New signing Wilfried Bony delivered an impressive victory for Swansea.
(Source: dailystar.co.uk)
Other "favorites" like Udinese, Sevilla, and Saint-Etienne also won. The biggest surprise of last night's matches was the unexpected 1-1 draw between German giants Stuttgart and Botev Plovdiv.
The second leg matches will take place on August 8th.
Meanwhile, in the International Champions Cup friendly tournament, not long after Everton pulled off a surprise victory over Juventus, Chelsea also impressed with a 2-0 win against Inter Milan.
Europa League Qualifying Round
Trencin - Astra Giurgiu 1-3
Aktobe - Breidablik 1-0
Dinamo Minsk - Trabzonspor 0-1
FC Minsk - St. Johnstone 0-1
FK Karabakh - Gefle 1-0
Jablonec - Strømsgodset 2-1
Petrolul Ploiesti - Vitesse 1-1
Ventspils - Maccabi Haifa 0-0
Chernomorets O. - Red Star Belgrade 3-1
Randers FC - Rubin Kazan 1-2
Zalgiris Vilnius - Lech Poznan 1-0
Hacken - Thun 1-2
Rijeka - Zilina 2-1
Tromsø - Differdang03 1-0
Botev Plovdiv - VfB Stuttgart 1-1
Kukesi - Met. Donetsk 2-0
Pandurii - Hapoel Tel Aviv -1-1
Vojvodina - Bursaspor 2-2
Liberec - FC Zurich 2-1
Asteras Tripolis - Rapid Wien 1-1
Saint Etienne - FC Milsami Orhei 3-0
Xanthi - Standard Liege 1-2
Motherwell - Kuban Krasnodar 0-2
Siroki Brijeg - Udinese 1-3
Slask Wroclaw - Club Brugge 1-0
Swansea - Malmo FF 4-0
Estoril - Hapoel Ramat Gan 0-0
Hajduk Split - Dila Gori 0-1
Sevilla - Mladost Podgorica 3-0
Audi Cup
AC Milan - Sao Paulo 1-0
Bayern Munich - Manchester City 2-1
Friendly match
West Bromwich Albion - Genoa 0-1
Levante - Verona 2-1
International Champions Cup
Chelsea - Inter Milan 2-0
Everton - Juventus 1-1 (Everton won on penalties 5-4).
According to (Vietnam+) - DT
