UEFA Champions League results: Rangers' Malik Tillman, James Sands among latest Americans to join group stage
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Group stage teams are now set ahead of Thursday's big Champions League draw
The UEFA Champions League will return to the Middle East for the first time in seven years with Israel's Maccabi Haifa into the group stages after edging out Red Star Belgrade of Serbia. It is also the first time since 2007-08 that Scotland has two teams at this point after Rangers advanced ahead of PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands.
Portuguese giants SL Benfica and Czech outfit Viktoria Plzen also made it through on a night of European drama on Tuesday while Wednesday also delivered with Croatia's Dinamo Zagreb and Norwegians Bodo/Glimt going to extra time as the play-offs reached their climax.
In the Champions Path, Maccabi led 3-2 from the first leg in Israel with Frantzdy Pierrot scoring twice, Dolev Hazizia providing three assists and Tjaronn Chery's superb strike clinching the win after Aleksandar Pesic and Guelor Kanga's goals for the Serbs had threatened an away win.
