Braga to avenge OM? The Portuguese have in any case disposed of Panathinaikos this Thursday, in the first leg of the Champions League. 2-1 win at home with goals from Abel Ruiz and Alvaro Djalo Dias Fernandes. Fallers of the Marseillais in the third preliminary round, the Greeks scored a goal which may be worth a lot next week, on the return. Daniel Mancini scored in the 95th minute.

In the other two posters of the day, no winner between Maccabi Haifa and the Young Boys of Bern (0-0). With a goal from ex-Parisian Mauro Icardi, Galatasaray won 3-2 at Molde.

Champions League first leg play-off results: Wednesday August 23Maccabi Haifa (ISR) – Young Boys (SUI) 0 – 0Molde (NOR) – Galatasaray (TUR) 2 – 3Sporting Braga (POR) – Panathinaikos (GRE) 2 – 1

Mardi 22 aoûtAnvers (BEL) – AEK Athènes (GRE) 1 – 0Raków Czestochowa (POL) – Copenhague (DEN) 0 – 1Glasgow Rangers (SCO) – PSV Eindhoven (NED) 2 – 2