UEFA Champions League PREVIEW 11 Aug 2026: Sturm Graz Two Down To Fenerbahce, Nine More Second Legs

Sturm Graz host Fenerbahce on Tuesday needing to overturn a 2-0 first-leg deficit from Istanbul in the third qualifying round of the Champions League. The Austrians had come through the previous round without conceding, beating Hearts 4-0 in Graz and 2-0 in Edinburgh. Fenerbahce reached the round the other way, edging Gornik Zabrze 1-0 in Istanbul and then drawing 1-1 in Poland, and they arrive in Graz with the tie in their hands.

Nine more third-round ties reach their second legs on the same card: Kairat Almaty host Levski Sofia, Bodo/Glimt take on Royale Union SG, Sabah Baku face Aarhus, Kauno Zalgiris host Dinamo Zagreb five goals down, Nijmegen entertain Olympiacos Piraeus, Crvena zvezda face Hapoel Beer Sheva, Celje meet Ararat-Armenia, Slovan Bratislava host Mjallby, and Lyon close the round against Sparta Prague.