Maribor-Celtic
No Fraser Forster/And Agim Ibraimi’s good/Scots win regardless
Red Bull Salzburg-Malmö
The Austrian champs/Shall not stand in the Swedes’ way/They’re Zlatan’s first team
AaB-APOEL
Aalborg must watch out/De Vincenti is in form/For the Cypriots
Steaua București-Ludogorets
Marcelinho’s brace/Gave rise to dreams of group stage/They’ll be realized 
Slovan Bratislava-BATE
The Belarus club/From playoff round wilderness/Shall advance further
Beşiktaş-Arsenal
Voyeur’s side will face/A challenge in the first leg/Should win big at home
Standard Liège-Zenit
AVB’s Zenit/Off to a smashing league start/Will best the Belgians
Copenhagen-Bayer Leverkusen
Credit to the Danes/But Leverkusen are strong/Expect them to win
Lille-Porto
It’s Enyeama/And Porto’s revamped attack/Close, but Porto through
Napoli-Athletic Club
The best tie out there/Athletic sold Herrera/But squeak past Rafa
