Fiorentina, West Ham, Nice and Cologne join Villarreal in the Conference

Not surprisingly, representatives of the five major European leagues (Fiorentina, West Ham, Villarreal, Nice and Cologne), they performed their return matches from the last qualifying round of Conference League and sealed their qualification for the group stage of the competition.

Of all, the one who has to face the more complicated test, is the Fiorentinawho suffered against Twenty Dutchman to be ahead of the competition. The team led by Vincenzo Italiano held on to a 2-1 lead in the first leg and held off their rivals’ attacks for 90 minutes. The final 0-0 will allow Luka Jovic to participate in this course in a European competition.

The West Ham had fewer problems accessing the Conference League. With a higher return from the first leg (they won 3-1 against Danish Viborg), they came back to resolve their commitment comfortably. This time, with many Gianluca Scamacca, Said Benrahma and Tomas Soucekwon 0-3 and did not give a possible surprise.

In Hungarythe representative of the Bundesliga, Colonia, went through MOL Fehervar with the same score: 0-3. The hits of Timo Hubers, Ellyyes Skhiri and Kingsley Schindler they turned the tie after the result of the first leg. The 2-1 defeat took a toll on German pride and MOL Fehervar was left at the door of participation in the European competition.

It was worse Nice. Despite losing the first match 1-0 match Maccabi Tel-Avivmanaged to level the tie in ninety minutes with a goal from Alexis Claude-Maurice. And, later, in extra time, and there’s a man down for getting kicked out Amine Gouiricelebrated his classification thanks to the heroic goal of Alexis Beka Bekawith a spectacular shot saved his teammates from the penalty shootout.

As a curiosity, the Vaduzthat plays on Second division of Switzerlandwill represent Liechtenstein. He was able to remove it Fast Vienna and became the first club from their country to reach a group stage of a European competition. Their federation is the only one of the 211 in FIFA that does not have an official competition and, therefore, plays in the second category of Swiss football.

Conference League playoff results

AIK Stockholm (SWE) 0 – SLOVACKO (CZE) 1 (0-3)

BASEL (SUI) 2 – CSKA Sofia (BUL) 0 (0-1)

CFR Cluj (RUM) 1 – Maribor (SLO) 0 (0-0)

HAPOEL BEER SHEVA (ISR) 0 – Craiova University (RUM) 0 (1-1)+

MOL Fehervar (JUN) 0 – COLOGNE (ALE) 3 (2-1)

SLAVIA PRAGUE (CZE) 2 – Rakow (POL) 0 (1-2) Twente (NED) 0 – FIORENTINA (ITA) 0 (1-2)

Viborg (DIN) 0 – WEST HAM (ENG) 3 (1-3)

Viking (NOR) 1 – Steaua Bucharest (RUM) 3 (2-1)

Wolfsberger (AUT) 0 – MOLD (NOR) 4 (1-0)

ANDERLECHT (BEL) 0 – Young Boys (SUI) 1 (1-0)+

BALLKANI (KOS) 1 – Shkupi (MKD) 0 (1-0)

Hamrun (MLT) 3 – PARTIZAN (SRB) 3 (1-4)

NICE (FRA) 2 – Maccabi Tel Aviv (ISR) 0 (0-1)

Dudelange (LUX) 1 – LECH (POL) 1 (0-2)

Slovan BRATISLAVA (SVK) 2 – Zrinjski (BIH) 1 (0-1)+

Antwerp (BEL) 1 – BASAKSEHIR (TUR) 3 (1-1)

Linfield (NIR) 1 – RIGAS (LET) 1 (2-2)+

Gil Vicente (POR) 1 – AZ ALKMAAR (NED) 2 (0-4)

Hajduk Split (CRO) 0 – VILLARREAL (ESP) 2 (2-4)

Rapid Vienna (AUT) 0 – VADUZ (LIE) 1 (1-1)