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UEFA Nations League logoUEFA Nations LeagueMatchday 1

Bulgaria vs Luxembourg 1-2

Bulgaria flagBulgaria

1-2

FT

Luxembourg flagLuxembourg
  • Asen Chandarov18'
  • Leandro Barreiro37'
  • Vincent Thill65'
Kick-off
Sat, 26 Sept 2026 · 16:00 (UTC)
Venue
Stadion Hristo Botev (Gabrovo), Gabrovo
Referee
Sander van der Eijk

Match timeline

  1. 90+1’SubstitutionLuxembourg flagLuxembourgMiguel Fernandes Goncalves ONJ. de Sousa Moreira Cruz OFF
  2. 83’Yellow cardLuxembourg flagLuxembourgDirk Carlson
  3. 83’SubstitutionLuxembourg flagLuxembourgSebastien Thill ONHamza Kadamani OFF
  4. 83’SubstitutionLuxembourg flagLuxembourgjayson videira ONAiman Dardari OFF
  5. 82’SubstitutionBulgaria flagBulgariaStefan Velkov ONTeodor·Valentinov Ivanov OFF
  6. 72’SubstitutionLuxembourg flagLuxembourgMathias Olesen ONVincent Thill OFF
  7. 68’SubstitutionBulgaria flagBulgariaP. Panayotov ONEmil Tsenov OFF
  8. 68’SubstitutionBulgaria flagBulgariaMarin Plamenov·Petkov ONZdravko Dimitrov OFF
Show 9 earlier events
  1. 65’Goal!Luxembourg flagLuxembourgVincent Thill1 – 2
  2. 56’SubstitutionBulgaria flagBulgariaMartin Minchev ONAsen Chandarov OFF
  3. 45+2’Yellow cardLuxembourg flagLuxembourgJ. de Sousa Moreira Cruz
  4. 45’SubstitutionLuxembourg flagLuxembourgTimothé Rupil ONDanel Sinani OFF
  5. 45’SubstitutionBulgaria flagBulgariaStanislav Ivanov ONGeorgi Rusev OFF
  6. 37’Goal!Luxembourg flagLuxembourgLeandro Barreiro1 – 1
  7. 35’Yellow cardBulgaria flagBulgariaEmil Tsenov
  8. 28’Yellow cardBulgaria flagBulgariaLukas Petkov
  9. 18’Goal!Bulgaria flagBulgariaAsen ChandarovAssist: Dimitar Velkovski1 – 0
  10. 1’Kick-off

Key stats

Bulgaria flagBulgariaLuxembourgLuxembourg flag
  • 52%Possession48%
  • 10Shots15
  • 7Shots on Target7
  • 5Corners4
  • 10Fouls17
  • 3Offsides2
  • 5Saves6
  • 414Passes421
  • 2Yellow Cards2

Lineups

Confirmed selections

Bulgaria flagBulgaria4 - 3 - 3

  1. 1Naumov
  2. 19Turitsov
  3. 5Dimitrov
  4. 15Ivanov
  5. 21Velkovski
  6. 6Tsenov
  7. 4Gruev
  8. 14Chandarov
  9. 11Rusev
  10. 20Petkov
  11. 10Dimitrov

Substitutions

  1. 45’↑9 S. Ivanov↓11 G. Rusev
  2. 56’↑17 M. Minchev↓14 A. Chandarov
  3. 68’↑7 P. Panayotov↓6 E. Tsenov
  4. 68’↑ Marin Plamenov·Petkov↓10 Z. Dimitrov
  5. 82’↑13 S. Velkov↓15 T. Ivanov

Unused substitutes 12 D. Mitov, 23 A. Bozhev, 16 M. Petkov, 18 K. Balov, 3 A. Hristov, 8 A. Kraev, 22 K. Stoyanov, 2 Y. Stoyanov

Coach A. Dimitrov

Luxembourg flagLuxembourg4 - 2 - 3 - 1

  1. 1Moris
  2. 18Jans
  3. 3Mahmutović
  4. 13Carlson
  5. 4Bohnert
  6. 6Cruz
  7. 16Barreiro
  8. 11Thill
  9. 10Sinani
  10. 7Dardari
  11. 17Kadamani

Substitutions

  1. 45’↑20 T. Rupil↓10 D. Sinani
  2. 72’↑19 M. Olesen↓11 V. Thill
  3. 83’↑21 S. Thill↓17 H. Kadamani
  4. 83’↑ jayson videira↓7 Aiman Dardari
  5. 90+1’↑8 M. Goncalves↓6 J. de Sousa Moreira Cruz

Unused substitutes 22 M. Martins, 12 T. Pereira Cardoso, 5 V. Selimović, 14 E. Veiga, 9 Jayson Videira Pereira, 2 E. Džogović, 23 L. Fox, 15 Omar Natami

Coach J. Strasser

Match facts

Competition
UEFA Nations League
Round
Matchday 1
Date
Sat, 26 Sept 2026
Kick-off
16:00 (UTC)
Venue
Stadion Hristo Botev (Gabrovo), Gabrovo
Referee
Sander van der Eijk
Bulgaria coach
A. Dimitrov
Luxembourg coach
J. Strasser

League table

UEFA Nations League · League C - Group D

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Iceland crestIceland4220+68
2Estonia crestEstonia4130+16
3Bulgaria crestBulgaria4112-24
4Luxembourg crestLuxembourg4103-53

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Last 5 matches, all competitions

Bulgaria flag

Bulgaria

  1. L
  2. W
  3. D
  4. W
Luxembourg flag

Luxembourg

  1. L
  2. W

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Head to head

Bulgaria flag
2Wins
3Draws
1Wins
Luxembourg flag

7 goals6 goals

Last 5 meetings

  • 2026UEFA Nations LeagueBulgaria flagBulgaria1 - 2Luxembourg flagLuxembourg
  • 2024UEFA Nations LeagueBulgaria flagBulgaria1 - 0Luxembourg flagLuxembourg
  • 2024UEFA Nations LeagueBulgaria flagBulgaria0 - 0Luxembourg flagLuxembourg
  • 2022FriendliesBulgaria flagBulgaria0 - 0Luxembourg flagLuxembourg
  • 2017World Cup - Qualification EuropeBulgaria flagBulgaria1 - 1Luxembourg flagLuxembourg

6 meetings in the Cornerflick archive.

Team form comparison

Last 5 matches, all competitions

Bulgaria flagBulgaria
W-D-L
2-1-1
Scored / match
1.5
Conceded / match
0.8
Luxembourg flagLuxembourg
W-D-L
1-0-1
Scored / match
0.5
Conceded / match
0.5

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  • Bulgaria flagBulgaria0%
  • Draw0%
  • Luxembourg flagLuxembourgResult0%

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What happened

Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added

Luxembourg beat Bulgaria 2-1 in matchday 1 of the UEFA Nations League at Stadion Hristo Botev (Gabrovo), Gabrovo.

Asen Chandarov 18' scored for Bulgaria, Leandro Barreiro 37' and Vincent Thill 65' for Luxembourg.

Bulgaria had 52% of the ball to Luxembourg's 48%; the sides had 10 and 15 shots (7 and 7 on target).

The referee showed 4 yellow cards and no reds.

Match record

Competition
UEFA Nations League
Round
Matchday 1
Kick-off
Venue
Stadion Hristo Botev (Gabrovo), Gabrovo
Referee
Sander van der Eijk
Match ID
cornerflick:match:bulgaria-vs-luxembourg-nations-league-2026-09-26

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17 events

  1. 18’Goal!Bulgaria flagBulgariaAsen ChandarovAssist: Dimitar Velkovski1 – 0
  2. 28’Yellow cardBulgaria flagBulgariaLukas Petkov
  3. 35’Yellow cardBulgaria flagBulgariaEmil Tsenov
  4. 37’Goal!Luxembourg flagLuxembourgLeandro Barreiro1 – 1
  5. 45’SubstitutionLuxembourg flagLuxembourgTimothé Rupil ONDanel Sinani OFF
  6. 45’SubstitutionBulgaria flagBulgariaStanislav Ivanov ONGeorgi Rusev OFF
  7. 45+2’Yellow cardLuxembourg flagLuxembourgJ. de Sousa Moreira Cruz
  8. 56’SubstitutionBulgaria flagBulgariaMartin Minchev ONAsen Chandarov OFF
  9. 65’Goal!Luxembourg flagLuxembourgVincent Thill1 – 2
  10. 68’SubstitutionBulgaria flagBulgariaP. Panayotov ONEmil Tsenov OFF
  11. 68’SubstitutionBulgaria flagBulgariaMarin Plamenov·Petkov ONZdravko Dimitrov OFF
  12. 72’SubstitutionLuxembourg flagLuxembourgMathias Olesen ONVincent Thill OFF
  13. 82’SubstitutionBulgaria flagBulgariaStefan Velkov ONTeodor·Valentinov Ivanov OFF
  14. 83’Yellow cardLuxembourg flagLuxembourgDirk Carlson
  15. 83’SubstitutionLuxembourg flagLuxembourgSebastien Thill ONHamza Kadamani OFF
  16. 83’SubstitutionLuxembourg flagLuxembourgjayson videira ONAiman Dardari OFF
  17. 90+1’SubstitutionLuxembourg flagLuxembourgMiguel Fernandes Goncalves ONJ. de Sousa Moreira Cruz OFF