Football’s Europa League: Czech teams post mostly poor results

Three Czech teams faced opponents in the first leg of the Europa League’s third qualifying round on Thursday but largely fared poorly. Mladá Boleslav lost 4:1 to Lyon, while Romania’s Astra dominated over Liberec, winning 3:0. Viktorie Plzeň, who were losing to Romanian club Petrolul until extra-time managed to come back with substitute Kolář scoring late; the match finished 1:1.

Author: Jan Velinger