Third round of the EL and Conference league qualifiers complete
Europa League
The biggest story was the crazy penalty kick shootout between Ajax and Panathinaikos, Panathinaikos actually won the game in Amsterdam which forced ET and PKs, the penalty shootout went 17 rounds with Ajax winning 13:12
The other notable results was Borac Banja Luka beating Klaksvik, meaning for the 2nd season in a row Bosnia will have a club in a group competition of Europe, after going forever without one, Borac was a team that was playing in the 2nd tier fairly recently too. Ireland will also have a club in European group stage football (Shamrock Rovers)
Playoff draw (winners qualify for the EL; losers drop to the Conference League group stage)
Dinamo Minsk (BLR) vs. Anderlecht (BEL)
Jagiellonia Bialystok (POL) vs. Ajax (NED)
Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL) vs. Petroclub (MDA)
Lugano (SUI) vs. Besiktas (TUR)
LASK Linz (AUT) vs. Steaua Bucharest (ROU)
RFS (LVA) vs. APOEL (CYP)
Maccabi Tel-Aviv (ISR) vs. Backa Topola (SRB)
PAOK (GRE) vs. Shamrock Rovers (IRL)
Ferencvaros (HUN) vs. Borac Banja Luka (BIH)
Molde (NOR) vs. Elfsborg (SWE)
Braga (POR) vs. Rapid Wien (AUT)
Viktoria Plzen (CZE) vs. Hearts (SCO)
Conference League
Some crazy games today, by far the biggest upset was Armenian side Noah holding on to a 3:1 first leg lead away to AEK Athens, they lost 1:0 but it was enough to advance and they have a favorable draw in the playoffs
Crazy game in Wroclaw, a game which had 25 minutes of injury time where St. Gallen scored a 108th minute winner. Slask Wroclaw also ended the match with 8 men!
Not quite the Ajax shooutout but Wisla Krakow beat Spartak Trnava on penalty kicks in the 14th round
FC Copenhagen who made the CL knockouts last season needed penalty kicks to beat Banik Ostrava
Playoff draw (only winners advance to the group stage), this is where the teams from the top five leagues enter as well:
Lincoln Red Imps (GIB) vs. Larne (NIR)
Pyunik Yerevan (ARM) vs. Celje (SVN)
Vikingur Reykjavik (ISL) vs. Santa Coloma (AND)
Panevezys (LTU) vs. The New Saints (WAL)
KI (FAR) vs. HJK Helsinki (FIN)
Omonia Nicosia (CYP) vs. Zira (AZE)
St. Gallen (SUI) vs. Trabzonspor (TUR)
Lens (FRA) vs. Panathinaikos (GRE)
Hacken (SWE) vs. Heidenheim (GER)
FC Copenhagen (DEN) vs. Kilmarnock (SCO)
Vitoria Guimaraes (POR) vs. Zrinjski Mostar (BIH)
Brann (NOR) vs. Astana (KAZ)
Legia Warsaw (POL) vs. Drita (KOS)
Rijeka (CRO) vs. Olimpija Ljubljana (SVN)
Fiorentina (ITA) vs. Puskas Academia (HUN)
Djurgardens (SWE) vs. Maribor (SVN)
Wisla Krakow (POL) vs. Cercle Brugge (BEL)
Mlada Boleslav (HUN) vs. Paks (HUN)
St. Patrick's Athletic (IRL) vs. Istanbul BB (TUR)
Chelsea (ENG) vs. Servette (SUI)
CFR Cluj (ROU) vs. Pafos (CYP)
Partizan Belgrade (SRB) vs. Gent (BEL)
Kryvbas (UKR) vs. Real Betis (ESP)
Noah (ARM) vs Ruzomberok (SVK)