Slovan Bratislava finally managed to jump above their inaugural hurdle in the UEFA Champions League qualifications to book the second round tie against Swiss champions Young Boys.
After embarrassing early eliminations to the likes of Sutjeska (Montenegro) and KI (Faroe Islands) in the last two years, Slovan Bratislava finally survived the opening qualifying round in the elite continental competition.
It was not easy, though, as the Slovakian champions only edged past Irish Shamrock Rovers 3-2 on aggregate. The head coach Vladimir Weiss was saved by his son, also named Vladimir Weiss, who scored Slovan’s only goal in a 2-1 defeat on the Irish soil last week.
Slovan, who have won the Slovakian top flight three times in a row, are now about to face a much tougher challenge. Young Boys are one of the strongest teams in this round of the competition and we see them as heavy favorites in this matchup.
Young Boys regularly played UEFA Europa League group phase over the last several years. They eliminated the likes of Bayer Leverkusen in the last 32 round of the competition last season, netting six goals in two matches against the Germans on the occasion. Their journey stopped in the last 16 round by the likes of Ajax.



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斯洛文尼亚布拉迪斯拉发终于成功地跳过了他们在欧冠资格赛中的首个障碍，预定了与瑞士冠军少年队的第二轮比赛。
在过去的两年里，在令人尴尬的早期被苏特jeska(黑山)和KI(法罗群岛)淘汰后，斯洛文尼亚布拉迪斯拉发终于在这一精英大陆比赛的首轮预选赛中幸存下来。
这并不容易，尽管斯洛伐克冠军仅以总比分3-2险胜爱尔兰三叶草流浪者队。主教练弗拉迪米尔·韦斯(Vladimir Weiss)被他的儿子救了下来，他的儿子也叫弗拉迪米尔·韦斯(Vladimir Weiss)。上周，斯洛文在爱尔兰2:1败北的比赛中，儿子为他打入了唯一的一球。
斯洛万已经连续三次赢得斯洛伐克顶级联赛冠军，现在他将面临更加严峻的挑战。小男孩队是这一轮比赛中最强大的队伍之一，我们认为他们在这场比赛中很受欢迎。
在过去的几年里，小男孩经常参加欧联杯小组赛。在上个赛季的32轮比赛中，他们淘汰了勒沃库森(Bayer Leverkusen)等球队，在与德国的两场比赛中攻入6球。他们的旅程在最后16轮被阿贾克斯这样的球队终止了。