UEFA Europa League

Levski Sofia vs RB Salzburg, 2026-27 UEFA Europa League, League Phase

· UEFA Europa League
Levski Sofia
    FT
    0 - 1
    RB Salzburg
    • 39': Haris Tabakovic

    About

    Levski Sofia are hosting RB Salzburg at Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Yorbe Vertessen (Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Armstrong Oko-Flex (Levski Sofia).
    • 4': Foul by Sota Kitano (Salzburg).
    • 4': Serginho (Levski Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Corner, Salzburg. Conceded by Maicon.
    • 8': Corner, Levski Sofia. Conceded by Tim Drexler.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Armstrong Oko-Flex (Levski Sofia) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Serginho with a cross following a corner.
    • 11': Foul by Everton Bala (Levski Sofia).
    • 11': Bartosz Mazurek (Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Everton Bala (Levski Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Dominik Schmid (Salzburg).
    • 17': Maicon (Levski Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Edmund Baidoo (Salzburg).
    • 19': Attempt missed. Armstrong Oko-Flex (Levski Sofia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Makoun.
    • 21': Serginho (Levski Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Sota Kitano (Salzburg).
    • 22': Attempt missed. Yorbe Vertessen (Salzburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Abubakr Barry.
    • 22': Aldair (Levski Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Dominik Schmid (Salzburg).
    • 23': Aldair (Levski Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Yorbe Vertessen (Salzburg).
    • 23': Attempt saved. Haris Tabakovic (Salzburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Svetoslav Vutsov (Levski Sofia).
    • 23': Corner, Salzburg. Conceded by Svetoslav Vutsov.
    • 26': Aldair (Levski Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Bartosz Mazurek (Salzburg).
    • 32': Corner, Levski Sofia. Conceded by Dominik Schmid.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Aldair (Levski Sofia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Everton Bala.
    • 33': Corner, Levski Sofia. Conceded by Abubakr Barry.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Bartosz Mazurek (Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Svetoslav Vutsov (Levski Sofia). Assisted by Dominik Schmid.
    • 39': Goal! Levski Sofia 0, Salzburg 1. Haris Tabakovic (Salzburg) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
    • 41': Serginho (Levski Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Sota Kitano (Salzburg).
    • 41': Sota Kitano (Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Álex Centelles (Levski Sofia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Reinaldo.
    • 45': Foul by Serginho (Levski Sofia).
    • 45': Bartosz Mazurek (Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Serginho (Levski Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Sota Kitano (Salzburg).
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Levski Sofia 0, Salzburg 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Levski Sofia 0, Salzburg 1.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Everton Bala (Levski Sofia) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Álex Centelles with a cross.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Álex Centelles (Levski Sofia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Makoun.
    • 48': Corner, Levski Sofia. Conceded by Kévin Boma.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Sota Kitano (Salzburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Svetoslav Vutsov (Levski Sofia).
    • 49': Attempt saved. Edmund Baidoo (Salzburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Svetoslav Vutsov (Levski Sofia).
    • 49': Attempt missed. Nikolas Veratschnig (Salzburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Edmund Baidoo.
    • 50': Reinaldo (Levski Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Bartosz Mazurek (Salzburg).
    • 51': Armstrong Oko-Flex (Levski Sofia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 51': Foul by Kévin Boma (Salzburg).
    • 52': Attempt saved. Yorbe Vertessen (Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Svetoslav Vutsov (Levski Sofia). Assisted by Sota Kitano.
    • 53': Foul by Yorbe Vertessen (Salzburg).
    • 53': Aldair (Levski Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Álex Centelles (Levski Sofia).
    • 54': Nikolas Veratschnig (Salzburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 55': Álex Centelles (Levski Sofia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Nikolas Veratschnig (Salzburg) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dominik Schmid with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 56': Haris Tabakovic (Salzburg) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
    • 56': Haris Tabakovic (Salzburg) is shown the yellow card.
    • 58': Gasper Trdin (Levski Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Bartosz Mazurek (Salzburg).
    • 58': Substitution, Levski Sofia. David Kusso replaces Álex Centelles.
    • 60': Armstrong Oko-Flex (Levski Sofia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Foul by Bartosz Mazurek (Salzburg).
    • 60': Bartosz Mazurek (Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Everton Bala (Levski Sofia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 63': Substitution, Salzburg. Damir Redzic replaces Sota Kitano.
    • 65': Gasper Trdin (Levski Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Yorbe Vertessen (Salzburg).
    • 65': Yorbe Vertessen (Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Everton Bala (Levski Sofia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Serginho with a cross.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. David Kusso (Levski Sofia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Everton Bala.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. David Kusso (Levski Sofia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 67': Corner, Levski Sofia. Conceded by Dominik Schmid.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Kristian Dimitrov (Levski Sofia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Serginho with a cross following a corner.
    • 69': Substitution, Salzburg. Karim Konaté replaces Yorbe Vertessen.
    • 69': Foul by Karim Konaté (Salzburg).
    • 69': Serginho (Levski Sofia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Maicon (Levski Sofia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 73': Corner, Salzburg. Conceded by Aldair.
    • 73': Svetoslav Vutsov (Levski Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Karim Konaté (Salzburg).
    • 75': Damir Redzic (Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by David Kusso (Levski Sofia).
    • 76': Substitution, Levski Sofia. Juan Esteban Perea Sanchez replaces Reinaldo.
    • 77': Substitution, Levski Sofia. Mazire Soula replaces Armstrong Oko-Flex.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Edmund Baidoo (Salzburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karim Konaté.
    • 80': Foul by David Kusso (Levski Sofia).
    • 80': Nikolas Veratschnig (Salzburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Dominik Schmid (Salzburg) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Svetoslav Vutsov (Levski Sofia).
    • 81': Foul by Juan Esteban Perea Sanchez (Levski Sofia).
    • 81': Bartosz Mazurek (Salzburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Serginho (Levski Sofia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Maicon.
    • 84': Handball by Haris Tabakovic (Salzburg).
    • 85': Bartosz Mazurek (Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Mazire Soula (Levski Sofia).
    • 86': Corner, Salzburg. Conceded by Christian Makoun.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Edmund Baidoo (Salzburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 88': Substitution, Levski Sofia. Stivan Stoyanchov replaces Everton Bala.
    • 88': Substitution, Levski Sofia. Asen Mitkov replaces Christian Makoun.
    • 89': Substitution, Salzburg. Frans Krätzig replaces Edmund Baidoo.
    • 90': Gasper Trdin (Levski Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Haris Tabakovic (Salzburg).
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Damir Redzic (Salzburg).
    • 90'+1': David Kusso (Levski Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Juan Esteban Perea Sanchez (Levski Sofia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aldair following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+3': Abubakr Barry (Salzburg) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+4': Karim Konaté (Salzburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Gasper Trdin (Levski Sofia).
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Levski Sofia 0, Salzburg 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Levski Sofia 0, Salzburg 1.

    Statistics

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    21 Fouls 9
    5 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    4 Corner Kicks 5
    0 Saves 6
    50.1 Possession 49.9
    12 SHOTS 14
    7 ON GOAL 0
    0.6 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    404 Accurate Passes 402
    469 Passes 465
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 5
    16 Crosses 22
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    39 Long Balls 58
    18 Accurate Long Balls 31
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 8
    13 Effective Tackles 9
    18 Tackles 13
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    8 Interceptions 11
    17 Effective Clearances 24
    17 Clearances 24

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: Vasil Levski National Stadium
    Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
    Attendance: 22,378

    UEFA Europa League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Juventus 2 +6 6
    2 Bayer Leverkusen 2 +6 6
    3 Benfica 2 +5 6
    4 Besiktas 2 +4 6
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    LEV Levski Sofia (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    92 Svetoslav Vutsov (GK)
    4 Christian Makoun
    50 Kristian Dimitrov
    3 Maicon
    21 Aldair
    11 Armstrong Okoflex
    18 Gasper Trdin
    35 Serginho
    7 Reinaldo
    20 Álex Centelles Yellow Card
    17 Everton Bala
    Levski Sofia Substitutes:
    Stivan Stoyanchov, Ognyan Vladimirov, Mazire Soula, Marko Grujic, David Kusso, Juan Esteban Perea Sanchez, Martin Lukov, Asen Mitkov, Hevertton Santos.

    SLZ RB Salzburg (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    52 Christian Zawieschitzky (GK)
    21 Tim Drexler
    44 Kévin Boma
    31 Dominik Schmid
    18 Nikolas Veratschnig
    8 Sota Kitano Yellow Card
    15 Bartosz Mazurek Yellow Card
    32 Abubakr Barry Yellow Card
    9 Haris Tabakovic
    11 Yorbe Vertessen Yellow Card
    20 Edmund Baidoo
    RB Salzburg Substitutes:
    Aboubacar Camara, Leandro Morgalla, John Mellberg, Christian Früchtl, Enrique Aguilar, Karim Konaté, Jesper Lindstrom, Frans Krätzig, Stefan Lainer, Damir Redzic, Umut Tohumcu, Nikola Sarcevic.

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