UEFA Nations League

Luxembourg vs Bulgaria, 2026-27 UEFA Nations League, League Phase

· UEFA Nations League
Luxembourg
    FT
    0 - 2
    Bulgaria
    • 19': Kristiyan Balov
    • 34': Atanas Iliev

    About

    Luxembourg are hosting Bulgaria at Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Yoan Stoyanov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Martin Minchev.
    • 2': Delay in match (Bulgaria).
    • 2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 3': Foul by Florian Bohnert (Luxembourg).
    • 3': Kristiyan Balov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 3': Foul by Vincent Thill (Luxembourg).
    • 3': Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Eric Veiga (Luxembourg) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Tomás Cruz.
    • 5': Delay in match (Bulgaria).
    • 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Vincent Thill (Luxembourg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Omar Natami.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Omar Natami (Luxembourg) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 9': Atanas Iliev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg).
    • 10': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Eric Veiga.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Andrian Kraev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 12': Foul by Emil Tsenov (Bulgaria).
    • 12': Omar Natami (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Emil Tsenov.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Atanas Iliev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Anthony Moris (Luxembourg). Assisted by Georgi Rusev.
    • 19': Goal! Luxembourg 0, Bulgaria 1. Kristiyan Balov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emil Tsenov.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Martin Minchev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Anthony Moris (Luxembourg). Assisted by Yoan Stoyanov.
    • 21': Offside, Bulgaria. Atanas Iliev is caught offside.
    • 24': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Emil Tsenov.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Vincent Thill (Luxembourg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Naumov (Bulgaria). Assisted by Omar Natami.
    • 26': Martin Minchev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Enzo dos Santos (Luxembourg).
    • 28': Foul by Atanas Iliev (Bulgaria).
    • 28': Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Georgi Rusev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner by Anthony Moris (Luxembourg).
    • 29': Attempt missed. Atanas Iliev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Andrian Kraev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Atanas Iliev.
    • 31': Foul by Georgi Rusev (Bulgaria).
    • 31': Florian Bohnert (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Georgi Rusev (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Vahid Selimovic (Luxembourg) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 34': Kristiyan Balov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 34': Foul by Vincent Thill (Luxembourg).
    • 34': Goal! Luxembourg 0, Bulgaria 2. Atanas Iliev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Georgi Rusev with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 36': Foul by Georgi Rusev (Bulgaria).
    • 36': Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Eric Veiga.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Hristiyan Petrov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 41': Foul by Stefan Velkov (Bulgaria).
    • 41': Jayson Videira (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Stefan Velkov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 42': Stefan Velkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Jayson Videira (Luxembourg).
    • 44': Martin Minchev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Hamza Kadamani (Luxembourg).
    • 45': Attempt missed. Omar Natami (Luxembourg) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Eric Veiga with a cross.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Luxembourg 0, Bulgaria 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins Luxembourg 0, Bulgaria 2.
    • 45': Substitution, Luxembourg. Tiago Pereira Cardoso replaces Anthony Moris.
    • 45': Substitution, Luxembourg. Aiman Dardari replaces Jayson Videira.
    • 45': Substitution, Luxembourg. Mathias Olesen replaces Enzo dos Santos.
    • 47': Foul by Martin Minchev (Bulgaria).
    • 47': Aiman Dardari (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Andrian Kraev (Bulgaria).
    • 48': Aiman Dardari (Luxembourg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 48': Kristiyan Balov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Vahid Selimovic (Luxembourg).
    • 49': Georgi Rusev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Hamza Kadamani (Luxembourg).
    • 50': Substitution, Bulgaria. Petko Panayotov replaces Georgi Rusev.
    • 51': Atanas Iliev (Bulgaria).
    • 51': Mathias Olesen (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Yoan Stoyanov (Bulgaria).
    • 51': Aiman Dardari (Luxembourg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 51': Yoan Stoyanov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Atanas Iliev (Bulgaria) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Martin Minchev with a cross.
    • 55': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Yoan Stoyanov.
    • 56': Offside, Luxembourg. Aiman Dardari is caught offside.
    • 59': Atanas Iliev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Foul by Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg).
    • 60': Attempt saved. Omar Natami (Luxembourg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Naumov (Bulgaria). Assisted by Vincent Thill.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Vincent Thill (Luxembourg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Daniel Naumov (Bulgaria).
    • 60': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Daniel Naumov.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Vahid Selimovic (Luxembourg) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Bohnert with a cross following a corner.
    • 62': Foul by Atanas Iliev (Bulgaria).
    • 62': Eric Veiga (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Omar Natami (Luxembourg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamza Kadamani.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Tomás Cruz (Luxembourg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Daniel Naumov (Bulgaria).
    • 63': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Daniel Naumov.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Hamza Kadamani (Luxembourg) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Vincent Thill with a cross following a corner.
    • 66': Foul by Atanas Iliev (Bulgaria).
    • 66': Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Substitution, Bulgaria. Stanislav Ivanov replaces Kristiyan Balov.
    • 66': Substitution, Bulgaria. Vladimir Nikolov replaces Atanas Iliev.
    • 67': Substitution, Luxembourg. Timothé Rupil replaces Tomás Cruz.
    • 68': Offside, Luxembourg. Omar Natami is caught offside.
    • 71': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Vahid Selimovic.
    • 73': Emil Tsenov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Vincent Thill (Luxembourg).
    • 76': Attempt missed. Vladimir Nikolov (Bulgaria) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Martin Minchev with a cross.
    • 78': Foul by Petko Panayotov (Bulgaria).
    • 78': Eric Veiga (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Substitution, Luxembourg. Sébastien Thill replaces Eric Veiga.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Omar Natami (Luxembourg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hamza Kadamani.
    • 80': Stefan Velkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Timothé Rupil (Luxembourg).
    • 81': Attempt saved. Mathias Olesen (Luxembourg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Naumov (Bulgaria). Assisted by Vincent Thill.
    • 81': Vladimir Nikolov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Foul by Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg).
    • 81': Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Vladimir Nikolov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Foul by Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg).
    • 83': Substitution, Bulgaria. Kristian Dimitrov replaces Martin Minchev.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Aiman Dardari (Luxembourg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Naumov (Bulgaria). Assisted by Dirk Carlson.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Yoan Stoyanov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 88': Foul by Petko Panayotov (Bulgaria).
    • 88': Vincent Thill (Luxembourg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 88': Foul by Vladimir Nikolov (Bulgaria).
    • 88': Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Vahid Selimovic (Luxembourg) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Timothé Rupil with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Mathias Olesen (Luxembourg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Naumov (Bulgaria). Assisted by Vahid Selimovic.
    • 90': Foul by Stanislav Ivanov (Bulgaria).
    • 90': Omar Natami (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Omar Natami (Luxembourg) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aiman Dardari.
    • 90'+2': Andrian Kraev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Mathias Olesen (Luxembourg).
    • 90'+3': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Vahid Selimovic.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Luxembourg 0, Bulgaria 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Luxembourg 0, Bulgaria 2.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 15
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 5
    7 Saves 3
    37.5 Possession 62.5
    13 SHOTS 18
    5 ON GOAL 7
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    263 Accurate Passes 512
    349 Passes 581
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    5 Accurate Crosses 4
    13 Crosses 22
    0.4 Cross % 0.2
    53 Long Balls 56
    18 Accurate Long Balls 38
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
    1 Blocked Shots 1
    14 Effective Tackles 6
    22 Tackles 10
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    9 Interceptions 9
    28 Effective Clearances 18
    28 Clearances 18

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Nations League

    Venue: Stade de Luxembourg
    Location: Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
    Attendance: 8,027

    UEFA Nations League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Iceland 4 +6 8
    2 Estonia 4 +1 6
    3 Bulgaria 4 -2 4
    4 Luxembourg 4 -5 3
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    LUX Luxembourg (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Anthony Moris (GK)
    13 Dirk Carlson Yellow Card
    5 Vahid Selimovic
    6 Tomás Moreira
    14 Eric Veiga
    4 Florian Bohnert
    8 Enzo De Pina Duarte Dos Santos
    11 Vincent Thill
    17 Hamza Kadamani
    15 Omar Natami
    9 Jayson Videira
    Luxembourg Substitutes:
    Aiman Dardari, Arnold Qevani, Eldin Dzogovic, Mathias Olesen, Marvin Martins, Miguel Gonçalves, Lucas Fox, Sebastien Thill, Tim Kips, Timothe Rupil, Tiago Pereira, Sofiane Ikene.

    BUL Bulgaria (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Daniel Naumov (GK)
    6 Emil Tsenov
    13 Stefan Velkov Yellow Card
    15 Hristiyan Petrov
    2 Yoan Stoyanov Yellow Card
    11 Georgi Rusev Yellow Card
    4 Ilia Gruev
    8 Andrian Kraev
    9 Atanas Iliev
    18 Kristiyan Balov
    17 Martin Minchev
    Bulgaria Substitutes:
    Kristian Dimitrov, Dimitar Mitov, Zdravko Dimitrov, Andrea Hristov, Borislav Tsonev, Ivan Turitsov, Stanislav Ivanov, Asen Chandarov, Aleks Bozhev, Petko Panayotov, Kristiyan Stoyanov, Vladimir Nikolaev Nikolov.

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