The matches of the “first block” of the 3rd round of the UEFA Conference League for the 2025/26 season were resumed, which kicked off the new European Cup season. Nine fights were presented by both effective matches and the principles of zero competition, where the teams fought until the remaining seconds.
Shakhtar — Breidablik 2:0.
Goals: Bondarenko, 28, Elias, 65 The game near Krakow was held under the full control of the Ukrainian team. Shakhtar acted calmly and sung, methodically searching for the weak place of the supernik. Bondarenko opened the door after playing Kutovoy, and in the middle of the other half, Kauan Elias regained his advantage, clearly realizing his chance. The Icelanders tried to win on counterattacks, but were unable to create one offensive episode.
AEK Larnaca - Aberdeen 0:0 In Cyprus, the opponents played a tense match, with the Gospodars playing the ball for over 60% of the hour. AEK was close to a goal a few times, but the Scots acted competently in defense. Aberdeen triumphantly stood on their own field, despite the unsafe situation. Another match after that, where the team from Scotland did not score against Lisa in the conference after two goals against Shakhtar at the start of the tournament.
Sparta – Rakow – 0:0 Dosit rivna gra, every team has few chances. The Czechs had already celebrated the holiday by taking a goal in the 34th quarter after Haraslin’s strike, but the VAR system ruled the ball offside. Then the match turned into a fight for the center of the field with a large number of fouls. If the scoreboard is zero, the match will be viable, and the offending teams will continue to fight to qualify from the group.
KuPS — Slovan Bratislava 3:1.
Goals: Antvi, 41, Pennanen, 48, Oksanen, 81 – Marcelli, 3 A cob of mushrooms for the Slovaks: Marcelli was already in the third round of the crooked rakhunok, but then everything did not go according to Slovan’s plan. Danylo Ignatenko’s team quickly lost the initiative, and the Ukrainians, under the hour of a long-range strike, allowed Antva to equalize. After the break, the matches completely outplayed their opponents - Pennanen and a magnificent free kick from Oksanen put a damper on the match.
Mainz – Fiorentina – 2:1.
Goals: Hollerbach, 68, Jae Sung Lee, 90+5 – Zom, 16 A new stage for the Violets after the introduction of Stefano Pioli has broken out in the near future. The Italians opened the rakhunok with Zoma's zusillas, but didn't realize the advantage. Mainz competently won the favor of the supernik - I will kill Hollerbach, and in compensation hour Jae Sun Li will win. Fiorentina has little chance, but Piccoli has missed the mark a few times.
Samsunspor – Hamrun – 3:0.
Goals: Kholse, 18, Kilinc, 58, Marius, 77 Turkish club, having successfully registered a friend, I will help you in the future. Samsunspor looked stronger in all components, and Kholse had a crooked rakhunok, quickly failing in the defense of the Maltese. After the break, the rulers did not hesitate: Kilinch and Marius brought the right to a rout. Thomas Rice's team has not yet spent one point and will lose one of the group favorites.
Noa – Sigma Olomouc – 1:2.
Goals: Mulakhusejnovic, 21 – Slavichek, 10, Silla, 24 The match at Virmenia saw combat. The Czechs shvidko vykril rahunok, ale Noah vidpoviv majze mittevo. But the most outstanding thing was Silly's accurate strike, which brought Sigma three well-deserved points.. The rulers tried to equalize, but did not waste their chances, like the sustriches.
Tsilije – Legia – 2:1.
Goals: Yosipiv, 72, Kornichnik, 77 – Urbansky, 17 Slovenian club created one of the main sensations of the evening. After Urbansky's early goal, the goal was to move forward with the initiative. The rakhunok was immediately leveled, and after a few seconds Kornichnik struck the crossbar to achieve victory. Legia, after defeating Shakhtar, spent points and advanced to the playoffs.
AEK Athens – Shamrock Rovers – 1:1.
Goli: Jovic 90 (pen). ) – Burke, 21 (pen. ) The Irish club came very close to a huge sensation in Greece.
Shamrock turned back after Burke's penalty, but did not win the advantage. At the compensation hour, the referee awarded an 11-meter penalty at the visitors' goal, and Luka Jovic cold-bloodedly realized his chance. The pouch has a battle draw 1:1.
After these matches, a number of groups became even more confused: some favorites spent points, and the middle ones made a lot of bids to fight for a place in the playoffs. There is a part of the tour ahead of us, where we will be greeted by no less intriguing fights.