Derry City 1–2 CSKA Sofia
Derry City
1–2HT 0–0
CSKA Sofia
Derry City played CSKA Sofia in the UEFA Europa League on 16 July 2026 at Brandywell Stadium. The match finished 1–2.
Goals and cards
- 46'Ángelo Martino — Yellow card
- 47'E. Chapman (assist by B. Fleming)
- 74'I. Pittas (assist by D. Evtimov)
- 75'Teodor Ivanov — Yellow card
- 79'Christy Grogan — Yellow card
- 90'B. Cotter (OG)
- 90+4'Facundo Rodríguez — Yellow card
- 90+13'Stefano Sensi — Yellow card
Line-ups
Derry City 4-3-3
- B. Maher
- C. Barr
- C. Grogan
- P. McClean
- B. Fleming
- A. O'Reilly
- J. Olayinka
- E. Chapman
- B. Cotter
- M. Duffy
- K. Santos
- SUBSTITUTES
- T. Norcott
- S. Callister
- J. Stott
- R. Slevin
- J. Clarke
- J. McClean
- N. Twisk
- C. Dummigan
- T. Doherty
- L. Kelly
- COACHES: Tiernan Lynch
CSKA Sofia 3-5-2
- D. Evtimov
- T. Ivanov
- P. Panayotov
- F. Rodriguez
- Pastor
- I. Solet
- B. Jordao
- S. Sensi
- A. Martino
- I. Pittas
- L. Godoy
- SUBSTITUTES
- D. Nikolov
- T. Ouorou
- J. Gbamin
- J. Zwarts
- M. Brahimi
- A. Yordanov
- V. Kaymakanov
- Leo Pereira
- A. Piedrahita
- G. B. Chorbadzhiyski
- A. Tunchev
- J. Eto'o
- COACHES: Hristo Yanev
Match statistics
| Derry City | CSKA Sofia | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |