Shakhtar Donetsk are joined by seven other clubs who also navigated the opening stage of European qualification. Overall, there were no major upsets on the night, as the more experienced sides largely lived up to expectations.

2025-26, Europa League

Day : 2025-07-17

"Ilves" - "Shakhtar" 0:0
Yellow Cards : Jukkola 70 - Vinicius Т. 40

"Prishtina" - "Sheriff" 2:1 (0:0)
Goals : Serobyan Artur, 51 (0:1); Namani, 56 (1:1); Ahmeti, 65 (2:1)

"BK Häcken" - "Spartak Trnava" 2:2 (1:0)
Goals : Gustafson, 13 (penalty) (1:0); Procházka R., 65 (1:1); Moistsrapishvili, 82 (1:2); Dembe, 90 (2:2)

"NK Celje" - "Sabah FC" 3:3 (1:1)
Goals : Mickels J-L., 9 (0:1); Kovacevic Fr., 19 (penalty) (1:1); Vuklišević, 49 (2:1); Mickels J-L., 63 (2:2); Mickels J-L., 66 (2:3); Iosifov, 108 (3:3)
Yellow Cards : Kovacevic Fr. 35; Juanjo Nieto 102; Sluga 120 -

"Aktobe" - "Legia" 0:1 (0:0)
Goals : Elitim, 90 (0:1)
Yellow Cards : Usenov 44; Korzun 56; Vatajelu 61 -

"Hapoel Beer-Sheva" - "Levski" 1:1 (0:0), shoot-out 1:3
Goals : Turgeman, 105 (1:0); Sangare, 114 (1:1)

"Partizan" - "AEK Larnaca" 2:1 (0:0), shoot-out 5:6
Goals : Ugresic, 69 (1:0); Pons, 104 (1:1); Jovanović D., 118 (2:1)
Yellow Cards : Milosevic J. 14; Milovanovic 83; Kostić A. 120 - Roberge 37; Chacón 63

"CFR Cluj" - "Paksi FC" 3:0 (1:0)
Goals : Fica, 35 (1:0); Munteanu L., 85 (2:0); Muhar, 90 (3:0)