The team from Bratislava started the current qualification from the very first round. The Slovaks managed to defeat Struga from Macedonia with an aggregate score of 6-3. Slovan then played against Celje and thrashed them with an aggregate score of 6-1. Notably, Slovan Bratislava has not yet played in the UEFA Champions League; the last three seasons have seen Slovan compete in the UEFA Conference League. Last season, they reached the playoff stage but were eliminated in the first round by Sturm Graz.
As for the current season, Slovan has already played two games in the Slovak Championship. In the first game, they demolished their opponent 4-1, and then narrowly defeated Podbrezová 1-0. As a result, Slovan currently has six points and is in first place in the league table.
Bratislava is in excellent form, with four wins and one draw in their last five matches. Slovan Bratislava played in the top tier of Czechoslovakian football for 48 seasons before Slovakia was established, the highest number among all Slovak clubs. In the historical table of the Czechoslovak Championship, the club is in third place, with only Prague teams Sparta and Slavia having more points. Additionally, Slovan has won the Slovak Championship 18 times.
The Cypriot team is one of the most successful clubs in Cypriot football, having won over 40 national titles, including 23 Cyprus Championships, 20 Cyprus Cups, and 13 Super Cups. On the European stage, the club’s highest achievement is reaching the quarterfinals of the Champions League in the 2011/12 season.
In the current Champions League qualification, APOEL began their journey in the second qualifying round. The Cypriot team defeated Petrocub from Moldova with an aggregate score of 2-1 in two matches.
The last time APOEL played in the final stages of European competitions was in the 2019/20 season, when the Cypriots reached the Round of 32 in the UEFA Europa League, where they lost to Basel. Since then, APOEL has not been able to advance past the qualification stages. Having regained the championship last season, the club has very good chances of participating in European competitions for the 2024/25 season. The Cypriot Championship starts relatively late, and APOEL will play their first match on August 24.
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