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Posted on 2008-08-04 by Gooner

Seasoned European campaigners Dynamo Kyiv and Basel both suffered their first domestic defeats of the season at the weekend ahead of their UEFA Champions League second qualifying round deciders this week.

Dynamo Kyiv v Drogheda United
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Two-time UEFA Cup Winners' Cup champions Dynamo had started with successive victories to assume early leadership of the Ukrainian Premier League but came unstuck. Dynamo lost 2-1 at home to FC Metalist Kharkiv to surrender top spot to FC Metalurh Donetsk.

Drogheda United who are trailing Dynamo 2-1 from the first leg in Dublin, enjoyed a 2-0 home win over Bray Wanderers on Friday to consolidate fifth place,

Basel v IFK Goteborg
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Basel failed to find the net in a 2-0 defeat at FC Sion while IFK Goteborg won for the fourth straight Allsvenskan match when they defeated Malmo 2-0.

Goteborg are level 1-1 with Basel after drawing the first leg.

Dinamo Zagreb v NK Domzale
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NK Dinamo Zagreb warmed up for their home leg against NK Domzale with a 3-1 over NK Inter Zapresic while the Slovenian outfit, already 3-0 down in the tie, played out a goalless draw with league leaders NK Celje.

Artmedia Petrzalka v Tampere
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Artmedia Petrzalka won 3-1 in Finland in midweek and continued their good form when they won 2-1 at FC Nitra.

Tampere United received a shot in the arm ahead of the second leg in Slovakia by comprehensively beating Rovaniemi PS 5-0 at home.

FK Ventspils v SK Brann
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Norwegian champions SK Brann recovered from consecutive league defeats with a 4-1 victory against Tippeligaen strugglers Ham-Kam Fotball as they prepare to face Latvia's FK Ventspils leading 1-0 after the first leg.

SK Rapid Wien v Anorthosis Famagusta
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SK Rapid Wien had a shock 3-0 away loss to Anorthosis Famagusta last week and desperately needed some good news. They received a morale boost thanks to a 3-1 win over SV Kapfenberg.

Sourced From : Gooners Football Blog

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