Astana

Raúl Jiménez Rodríguez Raul Jimenez scored twice as Benfica recovered from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Astana and close in on the Champions League last 16.

Former European Cup winners Steaua Bucharest and Celtic look well placed to reach the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.

Moussa Dembélé On another night of dramatic Champions League qualifying action, Celtic were reliant on a late penalty to progress.

Emmanuel Adebayor Ajax failed to make it into the Champions League group stage for the third year in a row, with Nice triumphing on away goals.

There will be no debut Champions League campaign for Nice in 2017-18 after Napoli cruised to a 4-0 aggregate victory.

Stanimir Stoilov Stanimir Stoilov said Astana did everything they could in the 2-2 Champions League draw with Benfica.

Sligo Rovers Sligo Rovers and Inter Baku will look to convert first-leg shocks to progression from the UEFA Europa league second qualifying round.

Olympique Lyon Lyon and Real Sociedad were the big-name casualties in the UEFA Europa League play-offs on Thursday.

Inter Milan Italian giants Inter visit Stjarnan in Iceland while Villarreal, Tottenham and Feyenoord also begin their UEFA Europa League play-off ties on the road.