Former winners Red Star stay alive in Champions League qualifiers
Former winners Red Star Belgrade edged into the Champions League third qualifying round on Wednesday despite losing 2-1 at HJK of Finland in the second leg of their second round qualifier.
Red Star, the champions in 1991, took a 2-0 lead to Finland thanks to their first leg win last week but were given a fright when skipper Sebastian Dahlstrom gave HJK the lead early in the second half.
Dusan Jovancic restored the Serbs' overall advantage before Riku Riski netted a stoppage time consolation.
Elsewhere, Rosenborg overcame a 2-1 defeat at BATE Borisov to win 2-0 at home for a 3-2 aggregate win with goals in the last 20 minutes from substitute Pal Andre Helland from the penalty spot (73 minutes) Alexander Soderlund five minutes from time.
3rd qualifying round line-up
PAOK Salonika (GRE) v Ajax (NED)
Krasnodar (RUS) v FC Porto (POR)
Bruges (BEL) v Dynamo Kiev (UKR)
Bâsel (SUI) v Lask (AUT)
Basaksehir (TUR) v Olympiakos (GRE)
Cluj (ROM) v Celtic (SCO)
APOEL Nicosia (CYP) v Qarabag (AZE)
Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) v Ferencvaros (HUN)
Red Star Belgrade (SRB) v Copenhagen (DEN)
NK Maribor (SLO) v Rosenborg (NOR)