MATCHDAY: PSV-Rangers in Champions League qualifying and Chelsea plays in English League Cup

Rangers' Cyriel Dessers battles for the ball with PSV Eindhoven's Ibrahim Sangare, during the Champions League qualifying first leg soccer match between Glasgow Rangers and PSV Eindhoven, at Ibrox Stadium, in Glasgow, Scotland, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Credit: AP/Andrew Milligan
A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Wednesday:
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFYING
The last three entries in the 32-team Champions League group stage will be decided. European veterans PSV Eindhoven and Rangers meet after a 2-2 draw in Scotland last week in the first leg of their qualifying playoff. Royal Antwerp goes to Greece with a 1-0 lead over AEK Athens from what was the Belgian champion’s first game in the competition since 1957. Copenhagen hosts competition debutant Raków Częstochowa after a 1-0 win in the away leg in Poland. Winners advance to the group-stage draw Thursday with guaranteed prize money of about 18 million euros ($19.4 million) from UEFA, plus results bonuses. Losers go to the second-tier Europa League group stage with about 9 million euros ($9.7 million) guaranteed and less lucrative bonuses.
ENGLAND
The second round of English League Cup wraps up with five remaining games, including Chelsea hosting fourth-tier AFC Wimbledon and an all-Premier League match between Nottingham Forest and Burnley. Everton visits fourth-tier Doncaster following three straight losses to open the Premier League, without even scoring a goal.
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