#UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE

We already know when Legia plays its games of the third qualifying round (UEFA Europa League) against Broendby Copenhagen. The first match takes place in the capital of Denmark on 30th July at 7 p.m. The return match is in Warsaw on 6th August at 8 p.m.

In the 80th minute of the game against Olimpi Rustawi (UEFA Europa League), Dickson Choto had to leave the pitch due to an injury. "Choto has problems with his quadriceps muscle of thigh. We'll see in Warsaw if the injury is very serious or not" – said after the match Legia's coach, Jan Urban. Problems with thigh muscles caused that Dickson Choto wasn't able to appear in four league games in the spring round of the last season. Nevertheless, it's hard to say how long he will be absent now.

More than 30 Legia's fans went to Georgia to support their team in the second leg of the second qualifying round (UEFA Europa League) against Olimpi Rustawi. Legia won 1-0 after Sebastian Szałachowski's goal in the 8th minute. We encourage you to see some photos taken by our envoy, GeoS.

Legia defeated Olimpi Rustawi 4-0 on aggregate in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. Warsaw team's rival in the third qualifying round is Broendby Copenhagen. In the first leg of the second qualifying round Broendby was defeated in Copenhagen 1-0 by Flora Tallinn, nevertheless in the second leg in Tallinn the team from Denmark managed to win 4-1. This means that Broendby won 4-2 on aggregate.

Legia defeated Olimpi Rustawi 1-0 in the second leg of the second qualifying round (UEFA Europa League) in Georgia. The only goal was scored by Sebastian Szałachowski in the 8th minute after Piotr Giza's pass. In Rustawi there were about 30 Warsaw fans who were supporting their team whole 90 minutes. Supporters lighted flares, and after the match Legia's players thanked them for their cheering.

In Swiss Nyon at 1.30 p.m. there was the third qualifying round draw of the UEFA Europa League. Legia Warsaw or Olimpi Rustawi plays against Broendby Copenhagen or Flora Tallinn. Flora defeated Broendby in the first leg in Copenhagen 1-0.

Legia's players started their adventure with European games pretty well. They defeated Olimpi Rustawi 3-0 (1-0) on Thursday. Goals were scored by Adrian Paluchowski, Tomasz Kiełbowicz and Sebastian Szałachowski. Georgians could have equalised, however they didn't manage to score a goal from a penalty. Marcin Mięciel who showed up on the pitch in the second half was welcomed very energetically by Warsaw supporters. We encourage you to see 66 photos taken by Mishka.

In the first leg of the second qualifying round Legia Warsaw defeated Georgian Olimpi Rustawi 3-0 (1-0). The first goal was scored in the 20th minute by Adrian Paluchowski who debuted in the European games. For the second goal Legia's fans had to wait until the 72nd minute when Tomasz Kiełbowicz beat Olimpi's goalkeeper. The final goal was scored in the 83rd minute by Sebastian Szałachowski who returned on the pitch after a serious injury.

Jan Urban (Legia's coach): There were moments not only of a good game, but also of a nervous game. We were losing ball. The first half didn't resemble the attitude presented in the friendlies at all. Olimpi played quite well. I have to admit that they surprised us with Brazilian footballers. One of them was very fast and Dickson Choto had to keep an eye on him so he didn't cause problems to Jan Mucha. Our performance in the second half was much better than before the break – we generated lots of situations after which we could score goals.

"We'll see if the results which we achieved in the friendlies transpose to official, important matches. Almost all my players have experience in the European games. My doubts refer only to two footballers – Adrian Paluchowski and Krzysztof Ostrowski. They didn’t play too much in the league, so we'll see how they're going to cope in a such match" – said Legia's coach, Jan Urban.

Legia footballers play the first leg of the second qualifying round against Olimpi Rustawi (UEFA Europa League) today at 8 p.m. Two days later, on 18th July, there's going to be a friendly game against Wisła Płock at Łazienkowska. The match begins at 10.30 a.m.

"In the UEFA Europa League every team wants to show the best and to go as far as possible. This refers to us and to Olimpi Rustawi as well. Surely we are not going to pass up the match against Georgians. We have to play to the highest limit and achieve a good result if we don't want to stress in Rustawi in the second leg. However, we have to be careful and ready for the unexpected. A good example of this is Polonia Warsaw which was defeated at its own stadium" – said Adrian Paluchowski. 22-year-old attacker can be sure of his debut in the European games.

Legia's footballers play the first leg of the second qualifying round against Olimpi Rustawi (UEFA Europa League) at Łazienkowska on Thursday. The second leg is going to be played in Rustawi (Georgia) on 23rd July at 3.30 p.m. Polish time (at 5.30 p.m. local time). Bernhard Brugger from Austria has been chosen as referee for this match.

The first leg of the second qualifying round between Legia and Olimpi Rustawi (UEFA Europa League) is on Thursday at 8 p.m. Box offices at Łazienkowska will be open on Wednesday (10 a.m. – 7 p.m.) and on Thursday (from 11 a.m.). Due to the sale of season tickets, fans will be able to buy a ticket for the Thursday game at one go.

The first leg of the second qualifying round between Legia and Olimpi Rustawi (UEFA Europa League) is going to be played on Thursday, 16th July, at 8 p.m. at Łazienkowska. Anastassios Kakos from Greece has been chosen as referee for this game. Cristos Gennaios and Spyridon Tryfonas (both Greece) will help him as linesmen. However, it is still unknown what time the second leg in Tbilisi on 23rd July begins.

Now Legia knows the rival in second qualifying round to UEFA Europa League. Next Thursday Legia will play against Olimpi Rustawi from Georgia. Today Olimpi has won with B36 from Faroe Islands 2-0 (the result in first match was also 2-0 for Olimpi). First match will be played 16th of July in Warsaw. Revange one week later in Tbilisi.

In the springtime Jan Urban complained about no alternative for Takesure Chinyama. However, Legia's coach has greater problems at the moment. The best goalscorer of Legia had an operation due to which he might not be able to play for even eight weeks. This means that "Tejkszur" would resume his trainings at the end of August. "This was only a small operation, so maybe he won't have to pause for such a long period of time" – said team manager, Ireneusz Zawadzki, in an interview for Legia LIVE!. "Once, after a similar operation, Marcin Mięciel resumed trainings after three weeks" – reminisced Zawadzki.