Crystal Palace's first home win, Jovic saves AEK Athens. Dynamo Kiev sweeps the pitch.
Samsunspor continues to surge ahead. Reis's team easily defeated Hamrun Spartans of Modica and remains at the top of the Conference League standings with a perfect record. Slovenian side Celje also won three out of three (like Mainz). Riera's team overturned the result against Legia Warsaw, going from 0-1 to 2-1. An 89th-minute penalty from former AC Milan player Jovic saved AEK Athens, Fiorentina's next opponent. It's a 1-1 draw in Athens against Shamrock Rovers. Arda Turan celebrates, his Shakhtar Donetsk side putting the Breidablik issue to rest. Finnish side Kups crushed Slovan Bratislava. Braut Brunes, Haaland's cousin, failed to break the deadlock in Sparta Prague vs. Rakow.
It's a magical night for Crystal Palace. The English club secures its first ever home win in the European group stage. Glasner's men beat AZ Alkmaar 3-1: Sarr scored twice and Lacroix scored, while Mateta also missed an early penalty. Mijnans's goal wasn't enough for the Dutch. Dynamo Kyiv ran riot, defeating Bosnian side Zrinjski 6-0, with captain Yarmolenko also scoring late on. In Lausanne, the hero was Omonia goalkeeper Uzoho. In the 99th minute, he saved captain Custodio's penalty and sealed the score at 1-1. Zeidler's team held off after two wins. Rayo Vallecano didn't give up, overcoming Lech Poznan in injury time: it was 3-2. The atmosphere in Madrid was tense due to clashes between the two sets of fans before the match.
The results and scorers of the third round matches:
- Aek-Shamrock Rovers 1-1; scorers: 21' pen. Burke (S), 89' pen. Jovic (A)
- Larnaca-Aberdeen 0-0
- Celje-Legia Warsaw 2-1; scorers: 17' Urbanski (L), 72' Iosifov (C), 77' Karnicnik (C)
- Kups-Slovan Bratislava 3-1; scorers: 3' Marcelli (S), 41' Antwi (K), 48' Pennanen (K), 81' Okansen (K)
- Noah-Sigma Olomouc 1-2; scorers: 10' Slavicek (S), 21' Mulahusejnovic (N), 24' Sylla (S)
- Samsunspor-Hamrun Spartans 3-0; scorers: 18' Holse, 58' Kilinc, 77' Marius
- Shakhtar Donetsk-Breidablik 2-0; scorers: 28' Bondarenko, 66' Elias
- Sparta Prague-Rakow 0-0
- Crystal Palace-AZ Alkmaar 3-1; scorers: 22' Lacroix (C), 45+4' Sarr and 57' (C), 54' Mijnans (A)
- Dynamo Kiev-Zrinjski 6-0; scorers: 21' Popov, 56' Guerrero, 60' Kabaev, 67' Buyalskyi, 78' Yarmolenko, 84' Blanuta
- Hacken-Strasbourg 1-2; scorers: 21' Enciso (S), 60' Godo (S), 62' Dembe (H)
- Lausanne-Omonia 1-1; scorers: 34' Neofytou (O), 40' Bair (L)
- Lincoln-Rijeka 1-1; scorers: 41' Fruk (R), 84' Gomez (L)
- Shelbourne-Drita 0-1; scorers: 57' Ajzeraj. Expulsions: 16' Norris (S)
- Shkendija-Jagiellonia 1-1; goalscorers: Latifi (S) 49', Lozano (J) 100'. Red cards: Imaz (J) 96'
- Rapid Vienna-Craiova 0-1; scorers: 37' Romanchuk
- Rayo Vallecano-Lech Poznan 3-2; goalscorers: Palma (L) 11', Kozubal (L) 39', Palazon (R) 58', de Frutos (R), Garcia (R) 94'
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