The 2025/26 UEFA Conference League play-offs kicked off on Thursday night with exciting first-leg matches across Europe.
Crystal Palace managed a narrow 1-0 win over Fredrikstad FK, thanks to a second-half strike from Jean-Philippe Mateta. The return-leg fixtures are set for next Thursday, where clubs will fight again to secure their place in the group stage.
Here are all the results from Thursday’s action: Rosenborg BK 2-1 FSV Mainz 05, Hamrun Spartans 1-0 RFS, ETO FC Győr 2-1 SK Rapid, BK Häcken 7-2 CFR Cluj, Wolfsberger AC 2-1 Omonoia FC, İstanbul Başakşehir 1-2 Universitatea Craiova, Breiðablik 2-1 Virtus, FC Drita 2-1 Differdange, NK Olimpija Ljubljana 1-4 FC Noah,
Strasbourg 0-0 Brøndby IF, Shakhtar Donetsk 1-1 Servette FC, Anderlecht 1-1 AEK Athens, NK Celje 1-0 Baník Ostrava, Levski Sofia 0-2 AZ Alkmaar, Polissya 0-3 Fiorentina, Neman Grodno 0-1 Rayo Vallecano, Sparta Praha 2-0 Riga FC,
Jagiellonia Białystok 3-0 Dinamo City, Lausanne-Sport 1-1 Beşiktaş, Shelbourne FC 3-1 Linfield FC, Crystal Palace 1-0 Fredrikstad FK, Raków Częstochowa 1-0 PFC Arda Kardzhali, Hibernian 1-2 Legia Warszawa, and Santa Clara 1-2 Shamrock Rovers.
The second-leg matches promise even more drama as teams chase qualification for the next stage of the UEFA Conference League.
