The playoff round for UEFA Champions League group stage berths commenced on Tuesday with the opening contest of each of five two-game series.
At Moscow:
Emmanuel Emenike (59') and Dmitri Kombarov (69') each scored a goal as Spartak Moscow took the opening match of their two-game series with Fenerbahce 2-1. Ex-Liverpool star Dirk Kuyt kept the visiting Yellow Canaries alive in the series with his 65th-minute tally.
At Basel, Switzerland:
Modou Sougou scored twice during a five-minute second-half span (66', 71') as CFR Cluj came from behind to upend FC Basel 2-1 on the road in game one.
At Helsingborg, Sweden:
Kris Commons (2') and Georgios Samaras (75') provided the scoring touch as Celtic took match one with Helsingborg 2-0 on the road.
At Monchengladbach, Germany:
With Taras Mykhalyk (28') and Andriy Yarmolenko (36') providing goals, Dynamo Kiev find themselves 90 minutes away from the group stage following their 3-1 series-opening road win against Borussia Monchengladbach.
At Copenhagen, Denmark:
Cesar Santin scored the only goal of the match in the 38th minute as FC Copenhagen downed visiting LOSC Lille Metropole 1-0 in their series opener.
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