The Champions League playoffs ended: 4 teams break through + 3 major unpopularities, and a full review of the second leg of the Champions League playoffs!

With Kalabak, Benfica, Bruges and Copenhagen becoming the last four teams to advance to the Champions League, all 36 participating teams in the 2025/26 Champions League group stage have been generated.

The following is a summary of the entire situation of the second leg of the Champions League play-off.

Kalabak 2-3 Ferencvaros (total score 5-4)

Although Ferencvaros launched a Jedi counterattack, Calabak still withstood the pressure and successfully secured the spot in the Champions League. Visiting player Lenny Joseph scored after receiving teammates in the 12th minute, breaking the deadlock for Ferencvaros. However, before the end of the first half, Leandro Andrade and Abdullah Zubir's close shots helped the home team regain control of the overall score advantage. In the second half, Barnabas Varga scored a penalty and Alex Tot's wonderful free kick goal brought hope of a comeback for Ferencvaros, but Kalabak finally held on until the end of the game and saved the victory.

Key data: This is the second time that Kalabak has advanced to the Champions League in history, the previous time was in the 2017/18 season.

Benfica 1-0 Fenerbahce (total score 1-0)

Benfica locked in group stage with a small victory in Lisbon. In the 35th minute, Kerem Aktilcoolu received a cross from Leandro Barrero and scored a powerful shot into the goal, which became the only winning goal in the game. At the end of the game (less than 20 minutes from the end of the game), Fenerbahce almost equalized the score - Yusuf Ennesri's header hit the crossbar with a header from the arc; to make matters worse, the visiting forward and former Benfica player Talisca was sent off for two yellow cards, and finally had to face the match with 10 people.

Key stats: "Eagles" (Nickname Benfica) has entered the Champions League for the 15th time in the past 16 seasons.

Copenhagen 2-0 Basel (total score 3-1)

Andreas Cornelius' header and Yusuf Mukoko's penalty kick helped Copenhagen advance strongly and eliminate Basel. In the first half, home team players Gabriel Pereira, Magnus Matterson and Jordan Larson created multiple scoring threats; in the 46th minute, Elias Ashuri sent an inline cross from the left, and Cornelius headed the ball to score, taking the lead for Copenhagen. Subsequently, home goalkeeper Dominic Kotarski saved the visiting forward Moritz Brosinski and captain Sheldan Shaqiri's shots to resolve the crisis; 6 minutes before the final game, Mukoko calmly scored a penalty kick to secure the victory for the team.

Key data: In this season's Champions League, Copenhagen won all three home games and did not concede a single goal.

Bruges 6-0 Glasgow Rangers (total score 9-1)

Bruges easily advanced to the group stage with an overwhelming victory. Nicollo Tresoldi scored for Bruges early, and then the visiting defender Max Allen was sent off for a red card, and the Glasgow Rangers were completely in a passive position since then. Hans Vannaken headed the ball to widen the score to 2-0, after which Joaquin Ses scored twice and Alexander Stankovic scored another goal, and Bruges had a 5-0 lead at the end of the half. Shortly after the second half, Christos Zollis scored another wonderful goal, and the Belgian team advanced without any suspense.

Key data: Bruges has entered the Champions League group stage (including the league stage) 8 times in the past 10 seasons.

Almaty Keilat 0-0 Celtics (overtime, total score 0-0, Almaty Keila Feature Ball won 3-2)

After 210 minutes of interchanging white sheets, Almaty Keilat defeated the Celtics in a penalty shootout, advancing to the Champions League for the first time in the team's history. Home goalkeeper Jemirland Analbekv became the hero of the penalty shootout - he saved the penalty kicks from Adam Ida, Luke McCorvan and Maeda Daran. It is worth mentioning that the goalkeeper made the appearance in the first leg game in Glasgow last week, with the injured substitute Alexander Zarutsky.

Keystat: Almaty Keilat is the second Kazakh team to advance to the Champions League main match after Astana in the 2015/16 season.

Graz Storm 2-1 Bode Shining (Total Score 2-6)

Despite losing away at Klagenford, Bode Shining still successfully qualified for the first time in the team's history of the Champions League. With a huge advantage of 5-0 in the first leg, the Norwegian champion won another goal in the 15th minute - Matthias Jorgensen's exquisite shot expanded the overall score advantage. In the 30th minute, Graz Storm launched a counterattack, and Sidi Jata scored a close-range header to win a goal. After that, home team players Jan Gorenz Stankovic and William Bowen shot the goal frame one after another. Tim Allman, who came on the bench, finally scored a comfort ball for Graz Storm and won the second round.

Key data: Bode Shining is the first Norwegian team to advance to the Champions League group stage (including the league stage) since Rosenberg in the 2007/08 season.

Paphos 1-1 Red Star Belgrade (total score 3-2)

In the first Champions League journey in the team's history, Paphos tied the ball with Yaya's final victory to lock in the qualification. In the 60th minute, the visiting player Milko Ivanic's shot changed strangely, tricking Paphos goalkeeper Niofitos Michael into the net, and the Belgrade Red Star tied the total score 2-2. Just as the game was about to enter overtime, Brazilian winger Yaya received a free kick from Pepe and sent the ball into the goal with a clever shot. The home fans were instantly excited..

Key data: Paphos became the third team in Cyprus to advance to the Champions League - the previous two teams were Apoll (4 times) and Anothussis (1 time), and it was also the first Cyprus team to enter the Champions League since Apoll in 2017/18.