division with five more matches. August August 2, 2006 – It is now sure that Steaua București will be the opponent of Standard Liège in the third qualification round of the Champions League as they also beat ND Gorica in the return leg. August 9, 2006 – Steaua București, the opponent of Standard Liège in the third qualification round of the Champions League, has the best chances of progressing to the group stage as the first leg ends 2–2 at Sclessin in Liège. August 10, 2006 – Both FK Sūduva and Ethnikos Achna FC prove not strong enough for Club Brugge and K.S.V. Roeselare respectively as both Belgian teams win their first match. K.S.V. Roeselare won 2–1 at home and still has some work to do in the return leg in Cyprus while Club Brugge looks sure of progressing to the UEFA Cup proper as they won 0–2 away from home in Sūduva stadium, Marijampolė. August 16, 2006 – The match between Belgium and Kazakhstan (141st on the FIFA World Rankings) ends in a scoreless 0–0 draw and just like the previous qualifying campaigns the "Red Devils" don't get off to a good start. August 23, 2006 – Standard Liège start good in the second leg of the third qualification round of the Champions League as they score after three minutes already away to Steaua București and almost manage to make it 0-2 a few minutes later. However, in the end they lose 2-1 after two goals from Valentin Badea. As a result, Standard Liège will play in the UEFA Cup. Elsewhere, R.S.C. Anderlecht loses to Real Madrid 2–1 in the Trofeo Santiago Bernabéu. In Belgium, the Second Division 2006-07 season gets underway, as the first matchday is played. August 24, 2006 – In the heat of Cyprus, K.S.V. Roeselare gets stomped 5-0 by Ethnikos Achna FC and so loses its 2–1 lead from the first leg, they are eliminated from European football for this season. Extreme amounts have been registered at the betting agencies always predicting a large win for the Cypriots, as a result UEFA is investigating this match and others of Ethnikos Achna FC for corruption/bribery. Club Brugge makes a few mistakes as Lithuanian team FK Sūduva manage to come back to 2-2 after having led 2–0, however they then pump up the pace and finally it ends 5–2. Club Brugge goes on into the Uefa Cup