 He started in the first leg, a 2–1 loss played on 14 August 2008, substituting off in the 76th minute He played only the first half in the second-leg 5–0 home victory as Rosenborg won 6–2 on aggregate to advance to the next round against Brøndby.Berisha played only in the second leg on 2 October 2008 which Rosenborg won 3–2.Rosenborg won on aggregate 5–3 and thereby advanced to the Group stage where they faced Saint-Étienne, Valencia, Copenhagen and Club Brugge.