Levski Sofia vs Red Bull Salzburg 0-1
Haris Tabaković 39'
Red Bull Salzburg beat Levski Sofia 1-0 in the UEFA Europa League league stage opener at the Vasil Levski National Stadium on 17 September 2026. Haris Tabaković scored the only goal in the 39th minute, and Salzburg finished with 7 shots on target to Levski's none despite Levski taking 14 shots overall.
Match note written by Pitcharium from the match data.Match timeline
- 39'Haris Tabaković
- 41'Sota Kitano · Yellow card
- Álex Centelles · Yellow card55'
- 56'Haris Tabaković · Yellow card
- Álex Centelles for David Kusso58'
- 60'Bartosz Mazurek · Yellow card
- 63'Sota Kitano for Damir Redzic
- 65'Yorbe Vertessen · Yellow card
- 69'Yorbe Vertessen for Karim Konate
- Reinaldo Nascimento Satorno for Juan Esteban Perea Sanchez76'
- Armstrong Oko-Flex for Mazire Soula76'
- Christian Makoun for Asen Mitkov88'
- Francisco Everton Mota de Castro for Steven Stoyanchov88'
- 89'Edmund Baidoo for Frans Kratzig
- 90+3'Abubakr Barry · Yellow card
Match stats
Line-ups
Levski Sofia starting XI
- 92S. Vutsov
- 21Aldair
- 50K. Dimitrov
- 4C. Makoun
- 3Maicon
- 35Serginho
- 18G. Trdin
- 17Everton Bala
- 11A. Oko-Flex
- 20Álex Centelles
- 7Reinaldo
Levski Sofia bench · coach Julio Velázquez
Red Bull Salzburg starting XI
- 52Christian Zawieschitzky
- 18N. Veratschnig
- 44K. Boma
- 21T. Drexler
- 31D. Schmid
- 32A. Barry
- 15B. Mazurek
- 20E. Baidoo
- 8S. Kitano
- 11Y. Vertessen
- 9H. Tabaković
Red Bull Salzburg bench · coach D. Röhl
Player ratings VIP
Levski Sofia formlast ten
Red Bull Salzburg formlast ten
UEFA Europa League table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 |  Crystal Palace | 3 | +3 | 4 |
| 16 |  Sparta Praha | 3 | +2 | 4 |
| 17 |  Levski Sofia | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 |  Dinamo Zagreb | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 19 |  Sturm Graz | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 20 |  NEC Nijmegen | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 21 |  Red Bull Salzburg | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 22 |  Anderlecht | 3 | +1 | 3 |
| 23 |  1899 Hoffenheim | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Match info
CompetitionUEFA Europa League
RoundLeague phase, matchday 1
Kick-off
VenueVasil Levski National Stadium, Sophia
RefereeMohammad Al-Emara
