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UEFA Europa LeagueMatchday 3Plzen vs Levski Sofia 1-2
- Christopher Kabongo62'
- Francisco Everton Mota de Castro44'
- Reinaldo Nascimento Satorno65'
- Kick-off
- Thu, 22 Oct 2026 · 19:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- Doosan Arena, Pilsner
- Referee
- Alejandro Hernandez
Match timeline
- 87’Yellow card
PlzenStefan Pirgic - 82’Substitution
Levski SofiaJuan Esteban Perea Sanchez ONReinaldo Nascimento Satorno OFF - 82’SubstitutionLevski SofiaÁlex Centelles ONMehdi Moubarik OFF
- 77’SubstitutionPlzenMatěj Vydra ONChristopher Kabongo OFF
- 74’SubstitutionLevski SofiaAkram Bouras ONFrancisco Everton Mota de Castro OFF
- 74’SubstitutionPlzenBaboucarr Faal ONTomáš Ladra OFF
- 74’SubstitutionPlzenAlexandr Sojka ONtobias paliscak OFF
- 65’Goal!Levski SofiaReinaldo Nascimento SatornoAssist: Maicon Araújo dos Santos1 – 2
Show 6 earlier events
- 62’Goal!PlzenChristopher KabongoAssist: Cheick Souare1 – 1
- 60’SubstitutionLevski SofiaArmstrong Oko-Flex ONMazire Soula OFF
- 60’SubstitutionPlzenSalim Fago Lawal ONDenis Višinský OFF
- 60’SubstitutionPlzenStefan Pirgic ONPatrik Hrošovský OFF
- 44’Goal!Levski SofiaFrancisco Everton Mota de CastroAssist: Reinaldo Nascimento Satorno0 – 1
- 20’Yellow cardLevski SofiaMazire Soula
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
PlzenLevski Sofia- 63%Possession37%
- 13Shots6
- 0.96xG1.17
- 2Shots on Target3
- 4Corners1
- 9Fouls11
- 1Offsides0
- 1Saves1
- 471Passes486
- 1Yellow Cards1
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Plzen4 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 2
Substitutions
- 60’↑7 S. Lawal↓9 D. Višinský
- 60’↑ Stefan Pirgic↓17 P. Hrošovský
- 74’↑23 B. Faal↓18 T. Ladra
- 74’↑12 A. Sojka↓2 T. Pališčák
- 77’↑11 M. Vydra↓25 C. Kabongo
Unused substitutes 14 Merchas Doski, 29 A. Gabriel, 20 Jiří Maxim Panoš, 36 S. PirgiÄ, 98 F. Prebsl, 5 Karel Spáčil, 1 D. Ťapaj, 10 M. Toure
Coach R. Kováč
Levski Sofia4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 92Vutsov
- 21Aldair
- 50Dimitrov
- 4Makoun
- 3Maicon
- 8Grujić
- 19Moubarik
- 22Soula
- 35Serginho
- 17Bala
- 7Reinaldo
Substitutions
- 60’↑11 A. Oko-Flex↓22 M. Soula
- 74’↑47 A. Bouras↓ Francisco Everton Mota de Castro
- 82’↑ Juan Esteban Perea Sanchez↓ Reinaldo Nascimento Satorno
- 82’↑20 Álex Centelles↓ Mehdi Moubarik
Unused substitutes 28 S. Stoyanchov, 31 N. Serafimov, 78 M. Lukov, 27 David Kusso, 2 Hevertton Santos, 9 J. Perea, 1 O. Vladimirov
Coach Julio Velázquez
Match facts
- Competition
- UEFA Europa League
- Round
- Matchday 3
- Date
- Thu, 22 Oct 2026
- Kick-off
- 19:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- Doosan Arena, Pilsner
- Referee
- Alejandro Hernandez
- Plzen coach
- R. Kováč
- Levski Sofia coach
- Julio Velázquez
League table
UEFA Europa League
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 12 |
| 2 |  Bournemouth | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 12 |
| 3 |  Ferencvarosi TC | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 12 |
| 4 |  Union St. Gilloise | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +8 | 10 |
| 5 |  Juventus | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 10 |
| 10 |  Levski Sofia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 7 |
| 30 |  Plzen | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 3 |
Player ratings
- 1
C. Kabongo7.6 - 2
C. Souaré7.1 - 3
D. Vavro7.0 - 4
S. Dweh6.7 - 5
A. Sojka6.6 - 6
T. Ladra6.5 - 7
A. Memić6.4 - 8
S. Lawal6.4 - 9
M. Vydra6.3 - 10
L. Červ6.3 - 11
B. Faal6.2 - 12
P. Hrošovský6.1 - 13
T. Pališčák6.1 - 14
D. Višinský5.9 - 15
S. PirgiÄ5.9 - 16
F. Wiegele5.7 - 17
Merchas Doski0.0 - 18
A. Gabriel0.0 - 19
Jiří Maxim Panoš0.0 - 20
F. Prebsl0.0 - 21
Karel Spáčil0.0 - 22
D. Ťapaj0.0 - 23
M. Toure0.0
- 1
Reinaldo9.0 - 2
Everton Bala7.6 - 3
Maicon7.3 - 4
Aldair7.2 - 5
K. Dimitrov6.9 - 6
C. Makoun6.9 - 7
Álex Centelles6.8 - 8
E. El Moubarik6.7 - 9
M. Grujić6.5 - 10
Serginho6.5 - 11
A. Oko-Flex6.4 - 12
J. Perea6.4 - 13
A. Bouras6.3 - 14
M. Soula6.2 - 15
S. Vutsov6.1 - 16
Hevertton Santos0.0 - 17
David Kusso0.0 - 18
M. Lukov0.0 - 19
N. Serafimov0.0 - 20
S. Stoyanchov0.0 - 21
O. Vladimirov0.0
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match
Reinaldo
Levski Sofia
- 1
- Goals
- 1
- Assists
Rated 9.0, the best on the pitch — 1 goal and 1 assist in 82 minutes.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
Plzen- W-D-L
- 2-0-3
- Scored / match
- 1.6
- Conceded / match
- 1.8
Levski Sofia- W-D-L
- 2-2-1
- Scored / match
- 0.8
- Conceded / match
- 0.4
Fan predictions
How the fans called it
- Plzen0%
- Levski SofiaResult0%
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What happened
Match report
Levski Sofia left Doosan Arena with a 2-1 win after scoring twice, first through Francisco Everton Mota de Castro and then through Reinaldo Nascimento Satorno after Plzen had levelled.
The visitors went ahead in the 44th minute when Francisco Everton Mota de Castro scored from Reinaldo Nascimento Satorno's pass to make it 1-0. Plzen trailed 1-0 at half-time.
Plzen levelled in the 62nd minute through Christopher Kabongo, set up by Cheick Souare, but Levski Sofia restored the lead three minutes later when Reinaldo Nascimento Satorno scored from Maicon Araújo dos Santos. Plzen made two changes on 60 minutes and two more on 74 minutes, while Levski Sofia also changed twice on 82 minutes as the away side protected the lead through the closing stages.
Plzen had 63% of the possession and 471 passes to Levski Sofia's 486, but they had only 2 shots on target from 13 attempts. Levski Sofia had 3 shots on target from 6 attempts and finished with a higher xG, 1.17 to 0.96. Plzen also won 4 corners to 1 and both teams were given 1 save.
Mazire Soula was booked in the 20th minute for Levski Sofia, while Plzen's Stefan Pirgic was shown a yellow card in the 87th minute.
Match record
- Competition
- UEFA Europa League
- Round
- Matchday 3
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Doosan Arena, Pilsner
- Referee
- Alejandro Hernandez
- Match ID
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14 events
- 20’Yellow cardLevski SofiaMazire Soula
- 44’Goal!Levski SofiaFrancisco Everton Mota de CastroAssist: Reinaldo Nascimento Satorno0 – 1
- 60’SubstitutionLevski SofiaArmstrong Oko-Flex ONMazire Soula OFF
- 60’SubstitutionPlzenSalim Fago Lawal ONDenis Višinský OFF
- 60’SubstitutionPlzenStefan Pirgic ONPatrik Hrošovský OFF
- 62’Goal!PlzenChristopher KabongoAssist: Cheick Souare1 – 1
- 65’Goal!Levski SofiaReinaldo Nascimento SatornoAssist: Maicon Araújo dos Santos1 – 2
- 74’SubstitutionLevski SofiaAkram Bouras ONFrancisco Everton Mota de Castro OFF
- 74’SubstitutionPlzenBaboucarr Faal ONTomáš Ladra OFF
- 74’SubstitutionPlzenAlexandr Sojka ONtobias paliscak OFF
- 77’SubstitutionPlzenMatěj Vydra ONChristopher Kabongo OFF
- 82’SubstitutionLevski SofiaJuan Esteban Perea Sanchez ONReinaldo Nascimento Satorno OFF
- 82’SubstitutionLevski SofiaÁlex Centelles ONMehdi Moubarik OFF
- 87’Yellow cardPlzenStefan Pirgic