Anderlecht proved too strong for The New Saints securing a 3-1 win in their Champions League third qualifying round tie.

First leg wins for Anderlecht, Kiev & Sparta Prague

Anderlecht proved too strong for Welsh side The New Saints securing a 3-1 win in the first leg of their Champions League third qualifying round tie. Belgian giants Anderlecht made the perfect start with Sacha Kljestan firing them in front after just seven minutes and Jonathan Legear added a second on 18 minutes Craig Jones pulled one back for The New Saints on 52 minutes, but Matias Suarez restored the two goal cushion 17 minutes from time. Dynamo Kiev eased past Gent in their first leg clash running out 3-0 winners at the Valeriy Lobanovskiy Stadium. Andriy Yarmolenko broke the deadlock after 19 minutes and former Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko doubled the advantage ten minutes from time. Substitute Roman Zozulya added a third for Kiev in stoppage time to leave them well-placed for the second leg clash. Tresor Lomana LuaLua's last-gasp penaly earned Omonia Nicosia a 1-1 draw with Red Bull Salzburg in the first leg of their Champions League third qualifying round tie. Salzburg got off to a flying start when Gonzalo Zarate fired the visitors in front after just eight minutes. The Austrians looked set to take a lead into the second leg, but they were undone in the closing stages when LuaLua kept his cool from the spot. Zenit St Petersburg earned a goalless draw in their first leg meeting with Unirea Urziceni in Romania. Sparta Prague earned a narrow 1-0 win over Lech Poznan with Erich Brabec scoring the only goal of the game 14 minutes from time. MSK Zilina secured a 1-1 draw away to Litex Lovech in their first leg clash in Bulgaria. Tomas Majtan gave Zilina the lead on 65 minutes, but Wellington levelled matters for Litex 12 minutes from time.