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UEFA Conference LeagueMatchday 1CSKA Sofia vs Monaco 1-2
- J. Zwarts76'
- P. Brunner3'
- A. Fati43'
- Kick-off
- Thu, 15 Oct 2026 · 16:45 (UTC)
- Venue
- National Stadium Vasil Levski, Sofia
- Referee
- Joao Antonio Ferreira Goncalves, Portugal
Match timeline
- 90+6’Yellow card
CSKA SofiaA. Martino - 85’SubstitutionCSKA SofiaJ. Eto'o ONM. Ebong OFF
- 85’SubstitutionCSKA SofiaI. Solet ONI. Pittas OFF
- 85’SubstitutionCSKA SofiaT. Ivanov OND. Almeida OFF
- 78’Yellow card
MonacoE. Diop - 77’SubstitutionMonacoA. Soubeir ONA. Fati OFF
- 76’Goal!CSKA SofiaJ. ZwartsAssist: S. Sensi1 – 2
- 73’SubstitutionCSKA SofiaC. Itu ONLeo Pereira OFF
Show 9 earlier events
- 73’SubstitutionCSKA SofiaJ. Zwarts ONL. Godoy OFF
- 69’Yellow cardCSKA SofiaM. Ebong
- 64’SubstitutionMonacoM. Abline ONS. Idumbo OFF
- 59’SubstitutionMonacoA. Golovin ONT. Minamino OFF
- 59’SubstitutionMonacoD. Zakaria ONL. Camara OFF
- 59’SubstitutionMonacoNazinho ONM. Salisu OFF
- 51’Yellow cardCSKA SofiaS. Sensi
- 43’Goal!MonacoA. FatiAssist: P. Brunner0 – 2
- 3’Goal!MonacoP. BrunnerAssist: S. Idumbo0 – 1
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
CSKA SofiaMonaco- 48%Possession52%
- 20Shots10
- 1.23xG1.32
- 5Shots on Target5
- 10Corners1
- 81%Pass Accuracy88%
- 1Offsides1
- 3Saves4
- 379Passes438
- 12Fouls11
- 2Yellow Cards1
Lineups
Confirmed selections
CSKA Sofia4 - 3 - 3
Substitutions
- 73’↑67 Cătălin Itu↓38 Léo Pereira
- 73’↑10 Joël Zwarts↓9 Leandro Godoy
- 85’↑99 James Eto'o↓7 Max Ebong
- 85’↑94 Isaac Solet↓28 Ioannis Pittas
- 85’↑14 Teodor Ivanov↓4 Dinis Almeida
Unused substitutes 25 Dimitar Evtimov, 31 Daniel Nikolov, 19 Andrey Yordanov, 91 Aleks Tunchev, 30 Petko Panayotov, 34 Vasil Kaymakanov
Monaco4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Substitutions
- 59’↑10 Aleksandr Golovin↓18 Takumi Minamino
- 59’↑6 Denis Zakaria↓8 Lamine Camara
- 59’↑20 Nazinho↓22 Mohammed Salisu
- 64’↑11 Matthis Abline↓ S. Idumbo
- 77’↑46 Anis Soubeir↓31 Ansu Fati
Unused substitutes 16 Philipp Köhn, 2 Vanderson, 7 Mathys Detourbet, 19 Pape Cabral, 28 Mamadou Coulibaly, 49 Ilane Touré, 14 Mika Biereth
Match facts
- Competition
- UEFA Conference League
- Round
- Matchday 1
- Date
- Thu, 15 Oct 2026
- Kick-off
- 16:45 (UTC)
- Venue
- National Stadium Vasil Levski, Sofia
- Referee
- Joao Antonio Ferreira Goncalves, Portugal
League table
UEFA Conference League
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FC Lugano | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 |  Panathinaikos | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| 3 |  Twente | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| 4 |  Monaco | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| 5 |  Brighton | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| 28 |  CSKA Sofia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
Match related news
Player ratings
- 1
Bruno Jordão7.5 - 2
Joël Zwarts7.5 - 3
Max Ebong6.7 - 4
Stefano Sensi6.7 - 5
Léo Pereira6.7 - 6
Cătălin Itu6.6 - 7
Leandro Godoy6.5 - 8
Pastor6.3 - 9
Ángelo Martino6.3 - 10
Fedor Lapoukhov6.2 - 11
Facundo Rodríguez6.2 - 12
Dinis Almeida6.0 - 13
Ioannis Pittas6.0
- 1
Ansu Fati8.2 - 2
Paris Brunner7.6 - 3
Christian Mawissa7.3 - 4
Edan Diop7.3 - 5
Jordan Teze7.2 - 6
Mohammed Salisu7.2 - 7
Lukáš Hrádecký6.9 - 8
Sadibou Sané6.9 - 9
Takumi Minamino6.9 - 10
Lamine Camara6.7 - 11
Denis Zakaria6.7 - 12
Matthis Abline6.7 - 13
Stanis Idumbo Muzambo6.6 - 14
Nazinho6.5 - 15
Anis Soubeir6.5 - 16
Aleksandr Golovin6.3
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match
Ansu Fati
Monaco
- 1
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
Rated 8.2, the best on the pitch — 1 goal in 77 minutes.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
CSKA Sofia- W-D-L
- 3-2-0
- Scored / match
- 2.2
- Conceded / match
- 1.0
Monaco- W-D-L
- 3-2-0
- Scored / match
- 1.8
- Conceded / match
- 1.0
Fan predictions
How the fans called it
- CSKA Sofia0%
- MonacoResult0%
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What happened
Match report
Monaco left Sofia with a 2-1 win after P. Brunner and A. Fati put them two ahead before half-time, then CSKA Sofia's late push fell short. J. Zwarts pulled one back after coming off the bench, but the visitors kept their lead to the end.
Brunner opened the scoring in the 3rd minute from S. Idumbo's assist, and Fati doubled Monaco's lead in the 43rd minute after being set up by Brunner. That left it 0-2 at half-time.
CSKA Sofia changed shape with three substitutions on 73 minutes and another three on 85 minutes, and one of those changes brought on Zwarts, who scored in the 76th minute from S. Sensi's assist to make it 1-2. Monaco had already made three changes on 59 minutes, then another on 64 minutes and one on 77 minutes, and they saw out the final stages after A. Fati went off.
The numbers showed a close contest. CSKA Sofia had 48% of the ball to Monaco's 52 and 379 passes to 438, but they finished with more shots, 20 to 10, and more corners, 10 to 1. Both sides had five shots on target, CSKA Sofia had 1.23 expected goals to Monaco's 1.32, and the hosts also had three saves to Monaco's four.
S. Sensi and M. Ebong were booked for CSKA Sofia, while E. Diop was shown Monaco's only yellow card. A. Martino was booked in the 90+6th minute.
Match record
- Competition
- UEFA Conference League
- Round
- Matchday 1
- Kick-off
- Venue
- National Stadium Vasil Levski, Sofia
- Referee
- J. Goncalves
- Match ID
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17 events
- 3’Goal!MonacoP. BrunnerAssist: S. Idumbo0 – 1
- 43’Goal!MonacoA. FatiAssist: P. Brunner0 – 2
- 51’Yellow cardCSKA SofiaS. Sensi
- 59’SubstitutionMonacoA. Golovin ONT. Minamino OFF
- 59’SubstitutionMonacoD. Zakaria ONL. Camara OFF
- 59’SubstitutionMonacoNazinho ONM. Salisu OFF
- 64’SubstitutionMonacoM. Abline ONS. Idumbo OFF
- 69’Yellow cardCSKA SofiaM. Ebong
- 73’SubstitutionCSKA SofiaC. Itu ONLeo Pereira OFF
- 73’SubstitutionCSKA SofiaJ. Zwarts ONL. Godoy OFF
- 76’Goal!CSKA SofiaJ. ZwartsAssist: S. Sensi1 – 2
- 77’SubstitutionMonacoA. Soubeir ONA. Fati OFF
- 78’Yellow cardMonacoE. Diop
- 85’SubstitutionCSKA SofiaJ. Eto'o ONM. Ebong OFF
- 85’SubstitutionCSKA SofiaI. Solet ONI. Pittas OFF
- 85’SubstitutionCSKA SofiaT. Ivanov OND. Almeida OFF
- 90+6’Yellow cardCSKA SofiaA. Martino