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Champions League Return for Bodø/Glimt Joined by Debuts for Sabah and LASK After Playoffs Wins

Bodø/Glimt returns for a second season, while Sabah and LASK reach the 36-team main phase after dramatic playoff comebacks, UEFA said.

  • On Tuesday, Bodø/Glimt, Sabah, and LASK secured spots in the 36-team Champions League main phase following decisive second-leg playoff victories in their qualifying matches.
  • The Champions League's returning 'feel-good story' Bodø/Glimt joins two debutants: Sabah of Azerbaijan, formed just nine years ago, and LASK of Austria, making their tournament debuts.
  • LASK completed a dramatic comeback against Celtic with a 5-1 second-leg win, while Sabah's Gabon striker Orphe Mbina and Joy-Lance Mickels scored in extra time against Hapoel Beer-Sheva.
  • UEFA will conduct the 36-team main phase draw on Thursday in Monaco, where each club will discover their eight opponents for competition running from September through January.
  • Real Betis enters the Champions League draw for the first time in 21 years alongside newcomer Como, while Celtic drops into the second-tier Europa League after their defeat.
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BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — The Champions League's most inspiring story, Bodø/Glimt, will return for a second season, joined by two debutants: Azerbaijan's Sabah, just nine years after its founding, and —remarkably— Austria's LASK. Bodø/Glimt easily dispatched the second leg of its qualifying playoff on Tuesday […]

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The Baku Sabah, the Bodo/Glimt and the Austrian LASK certified on Tuesday their pass to the league phase of the Champions League by winning the Hapoel Beer-Sheva (4-2), the Nijmegen (3-0) and the Celtic (5-1), respectively, and will be present in the draw held on Thursday in Monaco.The Baku Sabah managed to eliminate the Hapoel Beer-Sheva, despite the fact that the Israeli group prevailed in the one-way match (1-2), and made a comeback that put …

The most inspiring history of the Champions League, Bodø/Glimt, will return for a second season and Sabah from Azerbaijan will debut just nine years after its founding.

The Baku Sabah, the Bodo/Glimt and the Austrian LASK certified their pass to the Champions League league stage on Tuesday by winning the Hapoel Beer-Sheva (4-2), the Nijmegen (3-0) and the Celtic (5-1), respectively, and will be present in the draw held on Thursday in Monaco. Sabah, Bodo/Glimt and Lask, who eliminated the Celtic, certify their pass to the league phase was first published in the Digital Process.

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Sportsnet broke the news in Canada on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.
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