CSKA Sofia won after full-time.
⚽ Ioannis Pittas 53'⚽ Bruno Jordão 42'⚽ Ioannis Pittas 20'
⚽ James Olayinka 89'⚽ Liam Boyce 31'
CSKA Sofia 3 – 2 Derry City: Europa League Match Report
Europa League
Europa League3 – 2CSKA Sofia · Derry City
Match Events
James OlayinkaDerry City · Patrick McClean
3-2 Alejandro PiedrahitaCSKA Sofia · Stefano Sensi
James McCleanDerry City · Rob Slevin
Barry CotterDerry City
Joël ZwartsCSKA Sofia · Leandro Godoy
Mohamed BrahimiCSKA Sofia · Isaac Solet
Jamie StottDerry City · Christy Grogan
Nick TwiskDerry City · Cameron Dummigan
Ioannis PittasCSKA Sofia · Pastor
3-1 Bruno JordãoCSKA Sofia · Stefano Sensi
2-1 Liam BoyceDerry City · Michael Duffy
1-1 Ioannis PittasCSKA Sofia
1-0 
VenueStadion Vasil LevskiThursday, 9 July 2026
RefereeVisar Kastrati
AttendanceNot available
Formation
Lineups
CSKA Sofia
Starting XI
21
Fedor Lapoukhov
2
Pastor
32
Facundo Rodríguez
14
Teodor Ivanov
17
Ángelo Martino
30
Petko Panayotov
6
Bruno Jordão
8
Stefano Sensi
94
Isaac Solet
9
Leandro Godoy
28
Ioannis Pittas
Substitutes
12
3
#3
Tamimou Ouorou
Defender
5
#5
Jean-Philippe Gbamin
Defender
10
#10
Joël Zwarts
Attacker
11
#11
Mohamed Brahimi
Midfielder
19
#19
Andrey Yordanov
Defender
25
#25
Dimitar Evtimov
Goalkeeper
34
#34
Vasil Kaymakanov
Midfielder
38
#38
Léo Pereira
Midfielder
77
#77
Alejandro Piedrahita
Midfielder
80
#80
Georgi Chorbadzhiyski
Midfielder
91
#91
Alex Tunchev
Defender
99
#99
James Eto'o
Midfielder
Derry City
Starting XI
1
Brian Maher
22
Conor Barr
25
Christy Grogan
3
Patrick McClean
6
Rob Slevin
2
Barry Cotter
28
James Olayinka
23
Cameron Dummigan
7
Michael Duffy
14
Ellis Chapman
27
Liam Boyce
Substitutes
9
4
#4
Jamie Stott
Defender
13
#13
Tom Norcott
Goalkeeper
16
#16
James McClean
Midfielder
17
#17
Nick Twisk
Midfielder
20
#20
Carl Winchester
Midfielder
21
#21
Kevin Santos
Midfielder
26
#26
Shea Callister
Goalkeeper
32
#32
Terence Doherty
Attacker
35
#35
Liam Kelly
Midfielder
Statistics
Match Statistics
CSKA Sofia
Derry City
63%
Ball Possession %
37%
15
Shots Total
6
5
Shots On Target
2
10
Shots Off Target
4
4
Shots Blocked
1
6
Corners
5
1
Offsides
1
11
Fouls
12
0
Yellowcards
1
150
Attacks
80
106
Dangerous Attacks
51
13
Free Kicks
13
30
Throwins
21
3
Substitutions
3
2
Assists
2
3
Goals
2
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