NEC Out of Champions League After Early Red Card Kills Hopes - DutchNews.nl
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Sondre Auklend scored one of the goals that sent Glimt to the Champions League. In the locker room after the match, he saw his friend's dream shattered.
The Norwegian club of Bodo/Glimt qualified on Tuesday night for the league phase of the "Champions" by beating the Dutch club of Nijmegen in a dam.
NEC’s Champions League dream ends after early red card and 3-0 loss
NEC’s UEFA Champions League dream ended on Tuesday evening after the Nijmegenaren lost 3-0 away to Bodø/Glimt. Dick Schreuder’s side already faced an uphill task having lost the first leg 3-1 last week at home, but it was made even more difficult early on when their goalkeeper Gonzalo Crettaz was sent off. The evening already started on a poor note for NEC, as the famous Champions League hymn was not played; the UEFA Europa League hymn was playe…
Bryan Linssen realized that the return match against Bodø/Glimt in the Champions League play-offs was over after just three minutes, following the red card for goalkeeper Gonzalo Crettaz. "That's it," said the veteran after the 3-0 defeat.
NEC was unable to perform a miracle just above the Arctic Circle. All hope of doing so in the return match against Bodø/Glimt vanished after just three minutes (3-0). As a result, the Nijmegen club will not advance in the Champions League group stage, but in the Europa League.
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