Roundup of the knockout play-off action in 2025-26 UEFA Conference League.
Crystal Palace came into this round looking to avoid a cupset and extend their first-ever European adventure, whilst there were plenty of action across the eight ties and a historic first for an Armenian club.
KuPS 0-3 Lech Poznan
First-half goals from Antoni Kozubal and Taofeek Ismaheel saw Lech Poznan clinch a 2-0 away victory at KuPS in the first leg.
Pablo Rodriguez’s 65th-minute effort saw Lech Poznan advance to the Round of 16 without having conceded across both legs of this tie, as the Polish hosts won 1-0 at home in the second leg.
Noah 1-4 AZ Alkmaar
Hovhannes Hambardzumyan’s 53rd-minute long-range strike secured Noah a 1-0 first-leg victory at home to AZ Alkmaar, which saw them become the first Armenian club to win a knockout match in all UEFA competitions.
Sven Mijnans’ brace and Isak Jensen’s injury-time finish saw AZ Alkmaar turn the tie around with a 4-0 victory at home to prevail on aggregate, after Ro-Zangelo Daal had levelled the tie with his fifth-minute opener.
Zrinjski Mostar 1-3 Crystal Palace
Ismaila Sarr’s 43rd-minute strike was cancelled out by Karlo Abramovic’s 55th-minute finish as Zrinjski Mostar fought back to draw 1-1 at home to Palace in the first leg.
Maxence Lacroix’s header and Evann Guessand’s 93rd-minute finish saw Crystal Palace clinically snatch a 2-0 second-leg win at home to secure their Round of 16 spot.
Jagiellonia Bialystok 4-5 Fiorentina
Luca Ranieri and Rolando Mandragora’s goals fired Fiorentina to an eventual 3-0 first leg victory at Jagiellonia Bialystok, which was sealed with a 81st-minute penalty from Roberto Piccoli.
Bartosz Mazurek’s hat-trick however saw Jagiellonia Bialystok level the tie in the return leg at Fiorentina, but Nicolo Fagioli’s finish and Taras Romanczuk’s own-goal sealed the Italian club’s aggregate win in an eventual 4-2 loss as Jesus Imaz got a late consolatory goal for the Polish opposition.
Shkendija 0-5 Samsunspor
Marius Mouandilmadji netted a 77th-minute away winner for Samsunspor in the first leg against Shkendija.
Samsunspor eventually sealed their progress on aggregate with a 4-0 second-leg triumph at home, as Olivier Ntcham and Pape Ndiaye opened the scoring before Mouandilmadji’s brace settled the match.
Drita 4-6 Celje
Matej Poplatnik netted a 94th-minute winner as Celje edged past Drita in a 3-2 away first-leg thriller, in which the Slovenian club led through Armandas Kucys and Milot Avdyli at half time before Blerim Krasniqi and Liridon Balaj brought Drita level during the second half.
Svit Seslar’s brace and Darko Hrka’s first-half goal saw Celje ultimately clinch a 3-2 victory at home in the second leg, despite Krasniqi and Albert Dabiqaj’s goals for Drita.
Sigma Olomouc 3-2 Lausanne-Sport
Danijel Sturm cancelled out Nathan Butler-Oyedeji’s opener as Sigma Olomouc fought back for a 1-1 draw at home to Lausanne-Sport in the first leg.
Antonin Rusek’s 44th-minute winner eventually saw Sigma Olomouc prevail on aggregate in a 2-1 away win in the second leg, after Jachym Sip’s opener was cancelled out by an equaliser from the hosts’ Omar Janneh.
Omonia 1-4 Rijeka
Daniel Adu-Adjei fired Rijeka to a 1-0 first-leg victory with an 86th-minute away winner.
Adu-Adjei also found the net as Rijeka won 3-1 in the second leg from behind at home after Toni Fruk fired them in front, having initially fell behind to Muamer Tankovic’s 13th-minute goal which levelled the tie for Omonia.
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