Tuesday night saw some old and new faces enter the Champions League qualifying stage. In Hungary, in the city of Debrecen, local club Debreceni VSC was about to enter the history books. Beating Bulgarian club Levski Sofia 2-0 on the night and a 4-1 aggregate over two legs, Debreceni VSC made a place for themselves in the group stages. In doing so, they became the first Hungarian club in fourteen years to qualify for the Champions’ League group stage. The last Hungarian team to do so was Ferencvrosi in the 1995/96 season. The first goal was scored by Jozsef Varga in the 13th minute, and the second was scored by Gergely Rudolf in the 35th minute to give them a strong lead early in the game.
The final match of the night was between Belgian club R.S.C. Anderlecht and French giants Olympique Lyonnais also known as Lyon. The first leg ended in a thumping 5-1 win for Lyon and as such, the second leg was expected to be no different. Argentine striker Lisandro Lopez scored three goals on the night, thus spoiling the home team’s dream of qualifying for the group stages.
In a matter of fifteen minutes Lisandro Lopez scored his hat-trick. All the goals came in the first half. There was nothing much to admire in the second half except for the penalty awarded to R.S.C. Anderlecht in the 51st minute. The spot kick was successfully converted by Matias Suarez, another young Argentinian. Over the two legs the Lyon defeated R.S.C. Anderlecht by an astonishing 8-2.
