Here are the results from the playoff rounds of the 2009-10 UEFA Champions League.
Fixtures for August 18, 2009- First Leg ( Teams on the left are playing at home) ( Will be updated when the matches are over)
Sheriff 0-2 Olympiakos ( Dudu 46′, Kostas Mitroglou 81′)
Greek giants Olympiakos take a 2-0 advantage into the second leg in Greece.
FC Copenhagen 1-0 APOEL ( Zdenek Pospech 54′)
Pospech’s header gives Copenhagen a 1-0 win at home, but APOEL still have a chance to win this tie in Cyprus.
Celtic 0-2 Arsenal ( William Gallas 43′, Gary Caldwell 71′ OG)
Celtic have a mountain to climb at the Emirates next week. They lost 2-0 to Arsenal at Celtic Park.
Timisoara 0-2 VfB Stuttgart (Timo Gebhart 28′ pen, Aleksandr Hleb 30′)
Stuttgart took control of their tie against Timisoara by scoring two precious away goals against the Romanian outfit.
Sporting Lisbon 2-2 Fiorentina ( Simon Vukcevic 58′, Miguel Veloso 66’/ Juan Vargas 6′, Alberto Gilardino 79′)
The only game that produced goals for both teams on the night. Fiorentina will be very happy after scoring two away goals in Portugal.