Plzen host Levski Sofia in matchday three of the Europa League

Plzen host Levski Sofia in a meeting between the two clubs in matchday three of the league phase of the Europa League for the 2026/27 season, on 22 October 2026 at 22:00 Saudi time, with the match broadcast on beIN SPORTS.

The match comes amid modest results for both sides recently, as Plzen lost their last match away to Ferencvarosi 1-2, after suffering a heavy defeat at home to Union Saint-Gilloise 0-3, and won a previous match against Red Star 5-1 before losing to them 0-3, and drew in an earlier match with Panathinaikos 1-1.

As for Levski Sofia, they drew their last match away to NEC Nijmegen 1-1, after losing at home to Red Bull Salzburg 0-1, and also lost to AEK Athens away 0-4 and drew with them in a previous meeting without goals 0-0, while they had beaten Kairat Almaty 1-0.

Plzen will be without F. Jemelka through injury, in addition to Marian Tvrdon and Aleksandar Sveika, while Levski Sofia will be missing Akram Bourass and R. Kirilov through injury, along with M. Sangare, B. Hristov, Wabo Oliver Kamdem and Asen Ivanov Mitkov.

In the league phase standings, Levski Sofia sit in 24th place with 1 point from two matches, after a draw and a defeat, having scored one goal and conceded two, while Plzen are in 31st place with no points from two matches lost, having scored one goal and conceded 5.