With the right amount of drama, teams from all around Europe determined five tickets out of the eight remaining to compete in the continental tournament. Four out of the five teams that hosted the second leg were able to prevail against their opponents, with the only exception of Monaco, a team that won their game against Valencia, but the first leg's score line was too much for them to overcome.
Let's take a closer look at the outcome of each game, including some interesting facts about the winners.
Monaco 2-1 Valencia (aggregate 3-4)
Alvaro Negredo's early lobbed-ball gave Valencia the lead, cancelling the away goal advantage Monaco earned during the first leg This was Negredo's first European goal since November 27, 2013. Andrea Raggi and Marcelo Carrillo scored for the hosts, but time ran out for the red-and-white side.
Thanks to @valenciacf, Spain is the first country with five teams in the group stage of a single #UCL season. Bravo! pic.twitter.com/dyraqDLNwE
— Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) August 25, 2015
Shakhtar 2-2 Rapid Wien (Aggregate 3-2)
The Ukrainian side struggled a little bit to defeat the Austrian team, even though they earned an early lead thanks to Marlos' goal. Rapid Wien fired back with goals by Schaub and Hoffman, only to have their lead cancelled by Gladky's final goal fo the evening. Right after the game's conclusion, the team's Twitter feed celebrated their inclusion in the next Champions League edition.
We deserved it thanks to our hard work and now we are at the 2015-16 @ChampionsLeague group stage! #UCL pic.twitter.com/x3yeBLhOo7
— FC SHAKHTAR ENGLISH (@FCShakhtar_eng) August 25, 2015
Malmö 2-0 Celtic (Aggregate 4-3)
With goals by Markus Rosenfeld and an own goal by Dedryck Boyata, the Swedish team eliminated the Scottish hoops from the Champions League Group Stage. After the game, in a true gesture of sportsmanship, Celtic's manager Ronny Delia took responsibility from his team's elimination, while praising their hosts this evening.
RD: Malmo deserved to go through. (MD)
— Celtic Football Club (@celticfc) August 25, 2015
We are through! Champions League group stage! Yes! #malmöff #ucl @ChampionsLeague pic.twitter.com/MbarM2k8ja
— Malmö FF (@Malmo_FF) August 25, 2015
Maccabi Tel Aviv 1-1 FC Basel (Aggregate 3-3)
The team from Israel shocked one of last year's surprising sides, eliminating them thanks to the away goal rule. Eran Zahavi's goal was too much to overcome for the Swiss outfit, giving the Israeli a chance to play the tournament once more.
1 - As in the first leg Maccabi Tel-Aviv scored with their first shot on the goal. Both scored by Eran Zahavi. Efficiency. @MaccabiTLVFC
— OptaFranz (@OptaFranz) August 25, 2015
Dinamo Zagreb 4-1 Skenderbeu (Aggregate 6-1)
Hilal Soudani's display for the Croatian side was too much to handle, giving the team another shot at the most important club tournament in the world. Despite Goncalo Santos' red card just after the second half started, the Croatians were able to add two more goals to their tally in order to make it to the Group Stage. Soudani celebrated his performance with his followers on Twitter.
Welcom to @ChampionsLeague pic.twitter.com/PZVkbPvHtm
— Hillal Soudani (@Hillal_Soudani) August 25, 2015
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