Football: Lech Poznań’s Champions League hopes end in Baku

Polish football side Lech Poznań have seen their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League group stage crushed in Baku by Azerbaijani side Qarabag Agdam.

Lech Poznań players during a training session on Monday, July 4, 2022.

Photo: PAP/Jakub Kaczmarczyk

In a blow for football fans in Poland, Lech were on Tuesday eliminated from the competition after losing 1-5 to Qarabag Agdam away in the return leg of their Champions League round one qualifier.

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The first leg of the qualifier a week earlier in Poznań ended in a 1-0 win for Lech.

Lech players stand together before the first leg of their Champions League round one qualifier against Qarabag Agdam in Poznań last Tuesday. Photo: PAP/Jakub Kaczmarczyk

Lech, who in May won the Polish premier league championship for the eighth time, will now play Dinamo Batumi or Slovan Bratislava for a place in the group stage of the lower Europa Conference League instead.

Polish Cup holders Raków Częstochowa last week defeated Lech 2-0 to win the Polish football Super Cup.

Poland’s Ekstraklasa premier league kicks off its 2022/2023 season on Friday.

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Source: TVP, PAP