PSV, Lyon gain edge in CL qualifying
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Former European champions PSV Eindhoven beat Belgian side SV Zulte Waregem 2-0 and Lyon edged Grasshoppers 1-0 in the first legs of their Champions League third qualifying round matches on Tuesday as they bid to reach the playoffs for a spot in the lucrative group stage.
Dutch championship runners-up PSV took the lead against competition debutants Waregem with a stunning 30-meter strike from Memphis Depay just after the hour before substitute Jurgen Locadia added a second in the 75th minute for the 1988 European Cup winners. PSV also hit the woodwork four times.
While PSV is aiming for their first group stage appearance since the 2008/09 season, Lyon have had more success in recent years having reached the semifinals in 2010 and they gave themselves the narrowest advantage to take into the second leg when Milan Bisevac headed the only goal after 64 minutes.
The defender’s powerful header flashed past goalkeeper Roman Burki from Clement Grenier’s free kick but Michael Skibbe’s Zurich-based side will feel hard done by having twice hit the post in the first half at Stade Gerland.
Luciano Spalletti’s Zenit St Petersburg also have a 1-0 lead over Danish side FC Nordsjlland thanks to Aleksandr Kerzhakov, who scored four minutes after coming on to secure victory.
Former European champions Steaua Bucharest claimed a 2-0 win over Georgian side Dinamo Tbilisi with two goals from teenager Gabriel Iancu.
The Romanian champions had goalkeeper Ciprian Tatarusanu to thank for saving a Xisco penalty just after the hour before substitute Iancu struck in the 64th and 80th minutes.
Last season’s Europa League semifinalists Basel earned a 1-0 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv thanks to a 39th-minute strike from Valentin Stocker.
Austrian champions Austria Vienna beat FH Hafnarfjordur of Iceland 1-0.
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