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CSKA qualify for the Europa League group stage after a decade out of European tournaments! The Reds eliminated favorite Basel, achieving a turnaround and a 3-1 victory in the playoff game in Switzerland.
Thus, for the first time since the 2010/11 season, two Bulgarian teams will be in the groups of the second European club tournament. The Reds will accompany Ludogorets, who in turn eliminate Dinamo Brest and qualify for the group stage for the fourth consecutive season.
The hosts of “Basel” went ahead with a goal from Cabral from a penalty in the 53rd minute, and then his entry as reserve Thiago scored two goals. In added time, Ahmed Ahmedov added another goal for the resounding success of the “reds” with 3: 1.
The first serious omission in the match was for the Swiss. Arthur Cabral brought Fabian Fry into goal position, who fired a strong and imprecise shot.
In the 25th minute Georgi Yomov took advantage of an error in the hosts defense, but his shot was weak and did not create difficulties for George Nikolic.
Six minutes before the break, the hosts lost a scoring position thanks to Rick van Wolfswinkel. Cabral took the Dutch forward and he fired from the air, but the ball went out. Two minutes later, Captain Stocker made a powerful shot with his left foot from mid range, but Brazilian guard Busato deflected the ball.
In the 53rd minute, Valentin Antov fouled Artur Cabral in the box and the head referee Ivan Kruzhlyak awarded a penalty. Behind the ball was Cabral, who gave an advance in favor of the hosts.
Reserve Tiago started the curve with a solo break and a hit shot in the 72nd minute. Two minutes before the end of regulation time, a free kick by Tiago and a rebound off the wall resulted in a second goal in goal. of the premises.
This broke the resistance of the hosts and in the sixth minute of extra time Ahmed Ahmedov scored with a shot from the penalty area for the final 3: 1.
By entering the Europa League groups, the home teams raised 2.75 million euros in the club’s coffers.
The draw for the Europa League groups is on Friday at 2:00 p.m. and will be broadcast live on bTV Action.
