Vardar played an uneventful goalless draw against BATE Borisov and was officially eliminated from the UEFA Champions League by losing 2:3 on aggregate.
Preview: Vardar – BATE Borisov
Vardar will attempt to reach the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League when they square off against BATE Borisov tomorrow, trailing 2:3 on aggregate from the first leg.
Macedonian internationals performances
Muhamed Demiri scored a goal for Thun, Ilcho Naumoski and Veliche Shumulikoski provided an assist for their respective teams, while Mirko Ivanovski and Zeni Husmani debuted for their new teams.
Clubs learn possible opponents for third round
Vardar, Metalurg and Renova learned their possible opponents for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League and Europa League competitions.
Midweek internationals performances
The teams of Agim Ibraimi, Igor Mitreski, Aleksandar Lazevski and Stefan Ashkovski moved one step closer to advancing to the third qualifying round of the Champions League, while Darko Tasevski and Bazhe Ilijoski made their debuts for their new clubs.
UEFA EL: Ruch Chorzów – Metalurg 3:1
Metalurg squandered a 0:1 lead and eventually lost 3:1 in the first leg of the second qualification round matchup against Ruch Chorzów.
UEFA EL: Renova – Gomel 0:2
Renova lost 0:2 in the first leg of the second qualification round of the UEFA Europa League against Gomel.
Preview: UEFA EL – Today’s matches
Both Metalurg and Renova continue with their European matches with matches today.
UEFA CL: BATE Borisov – Vardar 3:2
Vardar overcame a 0:1 halftime deficit to eventually take a 2:1 lead after 62 minutes, but BATE Borisov managed to score two goals in stoppage time of the 90th minute to collect a 3:2 victory in the first leg.
Preview: BATE Borisov – Vardar
Vardar starts their long-awaited European campaign with the away match against BATE Borisov in Belarus.