The 2025/26 season of the Europa League has started. Sport24.az reports that 8 matches were held within the framework of the first leg of the first qualifying round.
The memorable match of the day was the game between Shakhtar and the Finnish representative. Arda Turan's Donetsk representative invited the Finnish club to the center of the field 6 times.
It should be noted that the return matches of this stage will be held on July 17.
Europa League
1st qualifying round, first matches
Sabah (Azerbaijan) – Celje (Slovenia) 2:3
AEK (Cyprus) – Partizan (Serbia) 1:0
Sheriff (Moldova) – Prishtina (Kosovo) 4:0
Paks (Hungary) – CFR (Romania) 0:0
Levski (Bulgaria) – Hapoel (Beer Sheva, Israel) 0:0
Shakhtar (Donetsk, Ukraine) – Ilves (Finland) 6:0
Spartak (Trnava, Slovakia) – Hacken (Sweden) 0:1
Legia (Poland) – Aktobe (Kazakhstan) 1:0