Champions Cup, second preliminary round, first leg (25/7) ================================================== Levski Sofia (Bulgaria) - Brann 0-0 Georgij Asparuhov stadium Att: appr. 10.000 Referee: Stefano Farina, Italy. Yellow card: Georgij Markov, Yordan Terziev, Levski Sofia, Svante Samuelsson, Joachim Walltin, Brann. - A good defensive performance by Brann to keep the scoreline to a goalless draw. Goalkeper Rønningen had several outstanding saves. In the dying seconds Knarvik could have given Brann the lead alone with the Levski keeper, but missed the chance. Champions Cup, second preliminary round, second leg (1/8) =================================================== Brann - Levski Sofia (Bulgaria) 1-1 (1-1), agg. 1-1, Levski Sofia on away goals Brann stadion Att: 11.000 0-1 Georghi Ivanov (5) 1-1 Joachim Walltin (18) Referee: Jacek Granat, Poland. Yellow card: Egil Ulfstein, Petter Furuseth Olsen, Brann, Martin Stankov, Dalibor Dragic, Konstantin Golovskoj, Rogerio Botelho, Georghi Ivanov, Levski Sofia. - Despite a lot of posession, Brann went out on away goals. Levski got the best start possible when star striker capitalized on a mistake by Samuelsson. Brann took over the game and equalized soon afterwards. For the rest of the game the home team plunged forward in search of the winning goal. But Levski defended in numbers, got half the side cautioned for time waisting or fouls, but went through in the end. The injury to top scorer Helstad proved decisive (he could only play the last 20 minutes).