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CSKA Sofia 3-2 Derry City - UEL Highlights - 09/07/2026
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2026/27 · UEFA Europa League
CSKA Sofia vs Derry City — Europa League result
CSKA Sofia 3–2 Derry City. Full time in the UEFA Europa League 2026/27, First qualifying round. Played on Thu, 9 Jul 2026 (Europe/London). Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia.
First qualifying round · Leg 1
Thu, 9 Jul 2026 · Europe/London
Goals
- 19' Ioannis PittasCSKA Sofia · Goal
- 31' Liam BoyceDerry City · Goal
- 41' Bruno JordãoCSKA Sofia · Goal
- 53' Ioannis PittasCSKA Sofia · Goal
- 88' James OlayinkaDerry City · Goal
Score updated . Scores are not live.
Match videos
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Match information
- Competition
- UEFA Europa League 2026/27
- Round
- First qualifying round · Leg 1
- Date and kick-off
- Thu, 9 Jul 2026
(Europe/London) - Stadium
- Vasil Levski National Stadium
Sofia, Bulgaria - Referee
- Visar Kastrati
- Attendance
- 12713
Aggregate 5–3 (CSKA Sofia / Derry City)
Tie outcome: CSKA Sofia advance
Leg 2 · Thu, 16 Jul 2026 ?TV coverage
USATV coverage information is unavailable for this match.
Goals by period
Goals scored in each period, excluding the penalty shootout.
CSKA SofiaPeriodDerry City
2First half1
1Second half1
Match timeline
First half
- 19'GoalIoannis PittasCSKA Sofia
- 31'GoalLiam BoyceDerry City
- 41'GoalBruno JordãoCSKA Sofia
Second half
- 53'GoalIoannis PittasCSKA Sofia
- 64'SubstitutionNick Twisk, Cameron DummiganDerry City
- 71'SubstitutionJamie Stott, Christy GroganDerry City
- 72'SubstitutionJoël Zwarts, Santiago GodoyCSKA Sofia
- 72'SubstitutionMohamed Amine Brahimi, Isaac SoletCSKA Sofia
- 75'Yellow CardBarry CotterDerry City
- 85'SubstitutionAlejandro Piedrahita, Stefano SensiCSKA Sofia
- 88'GoalJames OlayinkaDerry City
Team stats
Possession and chances
CSKA SofiaDerry City
—Possession (%)—
0Shots0
0Shots on target0
0Corners0
0Offsides0
0Blocked shots0
Passing
CSKA SofiaDerry City
0Accurate passes0
0Passes0
0Accurate crosses0
0Crosses0
0Accurate long balls0
0Long balls0
Defending and discipline
CSKA SofiaDerry City
0Fouls0
0Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
0Saves0
0Successful tackles0
0Tackles0
0Interceptions0
0Clearances0
— means unavailable. Pass accuracy is the percentage of completed passes.
Lineups
CSKA Sofia · 4-3-3
Starting XI
- 21Fedor LapoukhovG
- 32Facundo RodríguezCD-L
- 14Teodor IvanovCD-R
- 17Ángelo MartinoLB
- 2PastorRB
- 6Bruno JordãoCM
- 8Stefano SensiReplacedLM
- 30Petko PanayotovRM
- 94Isaac SoletReplacedF
- 28Ioannis PittasLF
- 9Santiago GodoyReplacedRF
Substitutes
- 91Aleks Aleksandrov TunchevSUB
- 19Andrey YordanovSUB
- 11Mohamed Amine BrahimiCame onSUB
- 77Alejandro PiedrahitaCame onSUB
- 38Léo PereiraSUB
- 80Georgi Brankov ChorbadzhiyskiSUB
- 3Tamimou OuorouSUB
- 10Joël ZwartsCame onSUB
- 5Jean-Philippe GbaminSUB
- 25Dimitar EvtimovSUB
- 34Vasil Stanislavov KaymakanovSUB
- 99James Eto'oSUB
Derry City · 4-4-2
Starting XI
- 1Brian Philip MaherG
- 3Patrick McCleanCD-L
- 25Christy GroganReplacedCD-R
- 6Rob SlevinLB
- 22Conor BarrRB
- 23Cameron DummiganReplacedCM-L
- 28James OlayinkaCM-R
- 7Michael DuffyLM
- 2Barry CotterRM
- 14Ellis ChapmanCF-L
- 27Liam BoyceCF-R
Substitutes
- 17Nick TwiskCame onSUB
- 20Carl WinchesterSUB
- 32Terence DohertySUB
- 26Shea CallisterSUB
- 35Liam KellySUB
- 21Kévin David Nogueira Carvalho SantosSUB
- 13Tom NorcottSUB
- 4Jamie StottCame onSUB
- 16James McCleanSUB
Player performances
CSKA Sofia
| Player | Goals | Assists | Shots | On target | Fouls | Yellow | Red | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fedor Lapoukhov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Facundo Rodríguez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Teodor Ivanov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Ángelo Martino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Pastor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bruno Jordão | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Stefano Sensi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Petko Panayotov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Isaac Solet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Ioannis Pittas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Santiago Godoy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Aleks Aleksandrov Tunchev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Andrey Yordanov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Mohamed Amine Brahimi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Alejandro Piedrahita | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Léo Pereira | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Georgi Brankov Chorbadzhiyski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Tamimou Ouorou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Joël Zwarts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Jean-Philippe Gbamin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Dimitar Evtimov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vasil Stanislavov Kaymakanov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| James Eto'o | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Derry City
| Player | Goals | Assists | Shots | On target | Fouls | Yellow | Red | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Philip Maher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick McClean | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Christy Grogan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Rob Slevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Conor Barr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Cameron Dummigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| James Olayinka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Michael Duffy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Barry Cotter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Ellis Chapman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Liam Boyce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Nick Twisk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Carl Winchester | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Terence Doherty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Shea Callister | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Kévin David Nogueira Carvalho Santos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Tom Norcott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Stott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| James McClean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
— means unavailable.
Previous matches before this fixture
Latest available results first, across the competitions shown. W = win, D = draw, L = loss.
CSKA Sofia
- LAway · Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe · 4-03 Aug 2023 · 2023-24 UEFA Europa Conference League Qualifying
- LHome · Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe · 2-027 Jul 2023 · 2023-24 UEFA Europa Conference League Qualifying
- LAway · FC Basel · 2-025 Aug 2022 · 2022-23 UEFA Europa Conference League Qualifying
- WHome · FC Basel · 1-018 Aug 2022 · 2022-23 UEFA Europa Conference League Qualifying
- WAway · St Patrick's Athletic · 2-011 Aug 2022 · 2022-23 UEFA Europa Conference League Qualifying
Derry City
- WAway · Cork · 1-01 Nov 2025 · 2025 League of Ireland Premier
- WHome · Shamrock Rovers · 2-126 Oct 2025 · 2025 League of Ireland Premier
- WAway · Waterford · 2-117 Oct 2025 · 2025 League of Ireland Premier
- WHome · Sligo Rovers · 1-05 Oct 2025 · 2025 League of Ireland Premier
- DAway · Drogheda United · 1-126 Sep 2025 · 2025 League of Ireland Premier
Europa League record before this match
2026/27 results before kick-off. Qualifying and league-phase records are separate; shootouts do not change wins, draws or losses.
CSKA Sofia
No earlier Europa League results this season.
Derry City
No earlier Europa League results this season.