2026/27 · UEFA Europa League
St. Gallen Europa League qualifying results
St. Gallen beat Benfica at home before the Lisbon return overturned the tie. Review the two July results without losing the distinction between a first-leg win and overall qualification.
Season results
Last 5 Europa League matches, including qualifying. Latest first; shootouts excluded from W/D/L.
Switzerland · 2 fixtures
Fixtures & results
Thu, 30 Jul 2026
Thu, 23 Jul 2026
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A 2–1 home win gave St. Gallen the lead
St. Gallen beat Benfica 2–1 on 23 July. Benfica then won the return 5–0 on 30 July, progressing 6–2 on aggregate.
Baldé and Gaal delivered the Benfica home win
Baldé scored St. Gallen's opening goal and Gaal supplied the winner in the 2–1 first-leg victory over Benfica. The result gave the Swiss side a lead to take to Lisbon, rather than an already secured place in the next round.
Benfica won the return 5–0 and advanced 6–2 overall. The first-leg scorers still define a notable home result from the campaign, but the Lisbon match explains why it was not followed by another St. Gallen Europa League tie.
St. Gallen's previous Europa League group stage
UEFA records St. Gallen reaching the group stage in 2013/14. More recent competition entries include the second qualifying round in 2018/19 and the third qualifying round in 2020/21.
St. Gallen: fan questions
Who scored in St. Gallen's home victory over Benfica?
Baldé scored the opener and Gaal the winner in the 2–1 first-leg victory.
What was the final aggregate margin?
Benfica won 6–2 overall after a 5–0 home victory in the second leg.
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