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Slovakian champion Zilina secured a spot in the Champions League group stage for the first time after beating Sparta Prague 1-0 Wednesday from Momodou Ceesay's goal.
Ceesay scored in the 18th minute from a pass by Emil Rikle as Zilina went through 3-0 on aggregate. Ceesay also scored in last week's 2-0 win in Prague.
Tomas Matjan had a goal for Zilina disallowed for offside in the 68th.
''We are extremely happy that we got there,'' Zilina coach Pavel Hapal said.
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Sparta has now failed to qualify for the Champions League group stage for five straight seasons.
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