Paphos suffered a loss to Atalanta in the opening match of the Conference League’s League Phase and is in 32nd place in the standings.
Panathinaikos, failing to convert its numerous scoring chances into goals against Borac Banja Luka at the OAKA on Thursday night, remains in 9th place in the Conference League standings following their 2-1 victory over Borac Banja Luka.
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Obviously, goals count for a great deal, and in this regard, Brighton and Copenhagen followed the path that Trabzonspor had charted earlier (4-2 away win over Kuopio).
The “Seagulls,” without Babis Kostoulas and with Ritter scoring twice and adding an assist, cruised to a 4-0 victory over Zalgiris Kaunas. Copenhagen, in turn, celebrated a major 3-0 victory over Braga, while Atalanta would have loved to keep a clean sheet, but Paphos dealt them a blow by narrowing the score to 3-1, the final result with which the Bergamo club prevailed.
The victory of the night went to Brann, who played with one fewer player from the 23rd minute onward due to Casanvirio’s red card. Castro, in the 64th minute—and after the visitors had also been reduced to ten men three minutes earlier— equalized against Lincoln Red Imps, and then the same player completed the comeback in the 81st minute for the final 2-1 score!
Hoffenheim, following their shocking defeat by OFI at Pankritio, managed to secure a 3-2 victory over Jablonec, who remained a threat until the very end.
Opening-round results:
- CSKA Sofia – Monaco 1-2
- Lugano – Red Star 3-2
- Hajduk – Ajax 2-1
- Ghent – Aarhus 1-0
- Egnatia – Midtjylland 1-1
- Kuopio – Trabzonspor 2-4
- Mjällby – Inter d’Escaldes 2-0
- Panathinaikos – Borac 2-1
- Riga – Kairat 1-1
- Craiova – Getafe 1-1
- Atalanta – Paphos 3-1
- Brighton – Žalgiris 4-0
- Copenhagen – Braga 3-0
- Twente – Thun 1-0
- Harts – Nordjylland 1-1
- Freiburg – Jablonec 3-2
- Brann – Lincoln 2-1
- Sint-Truiden – Imperia 2-0
