As part of the UEFA Conference League's quarter-final stage, a return match was held between Italian side "Fiorentina" and English team "Crystal Palace". The match, which took place at the "Artemio Franchi" stadium in Florence, ended with a 2-1 victory for the home side.
Idman.Biz reports that the scoring was opened in the 17th minute by guest winger Ismaila Sarr. However, the "violets" quickly restored balance - Albert Gudmundsson accurately converted a penalty kick in the 30th minute. At the beginning of the second half, in the 53rd minute, midfielder Sher Ndur put "Fiorentina" ahead, but this was not enough for the Italians to change the overall result.
It is worth remembering that the first match between the teams, which took place a week earlier in London, ended with a 3-0 thrashing for "Crystal Palace". According to the results of the two matches (4:2), the London representative, who advanced to the semi-finals, will face the Ukrainian club "Shakhtar" in this stage. "Fiorentina", despite their victory on their own field, said goodbye to the tournament.
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As part of the 1/4 final stage of the 2025/2026 season of the UEFA Conference League, a return match was held between the Dutch team "AZ Alkmar" and the Ukrainian team "Shakhtar". The match ended in a 2-2 draw.
Idman.Biz reports that fans witnessed four goals in the first half of the game. In the 58th minute, guest winger Alison opened the scoring. The home team responded to this goal in the 73rd minute with Isak Jensen. In the 80th minute, Matej Shin put the Netherlands representative ahead, but "Shakhtar"'s Brazilian member Luka Meirelles restored the balance in the 84th minute, determining the final score.
It should be reminded that in the first match held on April 9, the Ukrainian club defeated their opponent with a score of 3:0. According to the results of the two matches (5:2), "Shakhtar", who advanced to the semi-finals, will face the winner of the "Fiorentina" - "Crystal Palace" pair in this stage.
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The semi-finalists of the UEFA Conference League will be announced today.
Idman.Biz reports that a total of four matches will take place.
In the first match of the day, "AZ Alkmaar" (Netherlands) will face "Shakhtar Donetsk" (Ukraine). This match will start at 20:45.
In other matches, "Fiorentina" (Italy) will face "Crystal Palace" (England).
UEFA Conference League
1/4 final stage
April 16
20:45. "AZ Alkmaar" (Netherlands) - "Shakhtar Donetsk" (Ukraine)
First game - 0:3
23:00. "Fiorentina" (Italy) - "Crystal Palace" (England)
First game - 0:3
23:00. "Strasbourg" (France) - "Mainz 05" (Germany)
First game - 0:2
23:00. AEK (Athens, Greece) - "Rayo Vallecano" (Spain)
First game - 0:3