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Champions League: Leverkusen, Bodo/Glimt, Newcastle win in knockout phase play-off first legs

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Champions League: Leverkusen, Bodo/Glimt, Newcastle Win In Knockout Phase Play-off First Legs

By IANS News February 19, 2026 • 09:30 AM View: 238

First Jens Petter Hauge: Leverkusen, Newcastle and Bodo/Glimt all picked up wins in the first legs of their UEFA Champions League knockout phase play-offs.

Patrik Schick scored twice in four second-half minutes as Leverkusen avenged their defeat in Piraeus during the league phase with 2-0 win over Olympiacos.

Olympiacos' Kostas Tzolakis made two exceptional first-half saves, repelling Schick's shot and tipping Ibrahim Maza's volley over. Opposite number Janis Blaswich also pushed Gelson Martins' curling effort behind before the break, UEFA reports.

TAGS Champions League UEFA Champions League Patrik Schick Kostas Tzolakis Ibrahim Maza Janis Blaswich Gelson Martins Alejandro Grimaldo Die Werkself Anthony Gordon Newcastle United Qarabag FK Malick Thiaw Elvin Jafarguliyev

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