Former European Cup winners had mixed fortunes in Champions League qualifying as Ajax Amsterdam and Red Star Belgrade squeezed into the playoff round while Celtic and Porto were eliminated after a dramatic evening on Tuesday.Ajax, semi-finalists last season, came from behind to beat PAOK 3-2 for a 5-4 aggregate win while Red Star knocked out FC Copenhagen on penalties after a bizarre shootout involving 22 spot-kicks.Krasnodar sprung a major upset with a 3-2 win at Porto to advance on away goals after losing the home leg 1-0 and Romania’s Cluj won 4-3 at Celtic to eliminate the Scottish champions 5-4 …read more
Source: Gulf times
