Levski Sofia beat Plzen 2-1 in the Europa League

Levski Sofia beat hosts Plzen 2-1 in the match played between the two sides in matchday three of the league phase of the Europa League, held on 22 October 2026 at 22:00 Damascus time.

Everton Bala opened the scoring for Levski Sofia in the 44th minute to put his side 1-0 up at half-time. In the second half, Christophe Kabongo equalised for Plzen in the 62nd minute, before Reinaldo scored the winning goal for Levski Sofia in the 65th minute.

The match saw no red cards, with referee Alejandro Hernandez showing just one yellow card to each team.

Reinaldo of Levski Sofia was named man of the match with a rating of 9, after playing 82 minutes and contributing a goal and an assist.

Statistically, Plzen dominated possession with 63 per cent against 37 per cent for Levski Sofia, and registered 13 shots compared to 6 for their visitors, including two shots on target for Plzen against 3 for Levski Sofia. The expected goals rate stood at 0.96 for Plzen against 1.17 for Levski Sofia.

With this result, Levski Sofia's tally stands at one point in 26th place after playing two matches, winning one and losing the other by a single goal to two, while Plzen remain on zero points in 32nd place after losing both their matches, scoring one goal and conceding 5.