Thursday's UEFA Europa League third qualifying round delivered a mix of dramatic contests and one-sided victories, with 10 fixtures taking place across Europe. While several ties remain finely balanced ahead of the second legs, others already appear close to being decided.

Benfica produced the standout performance of the evening, cruising to a commanding 6-1 victory over Heart of Midlothian. Goalkeeper Anatolii Trubin was absent from the squad, but fellow Ukrainian Heorhii Sudakov made a major impact by providing an assist during an emphatic display from the Portuguese giants.

2026-27, Europa League

Day : 2026-08-06

"Lincoln Red Imps" - "Omonia" 1:1 (0:0)
Goals : Rutjens, 71 (1:0); Andreou P., 90 (1:1)
Yellow Cards : El Ghobashy 66; Toledano 67; Joe 82; Hankins 90 - Marić M. 40; Balkovec 90

"KuPS" - "Universitatea Craiova" 1:1 (0:1)
Goals : Baiaram, 39 (0:1); Moreno Ja., 72 (1:1)
Yellow Cards : Antwi C. 36 - Rus A. 68

"Lech" - "Klaksvik" 1:0 (0:0)
Goals : Agnero, 81 (1:0)
Yellow Cards : Murawski 41 - Sinyan 34; Rólantsson 50; Brattbakk 58; Klettskard 65

"Thun" - "Vikingur" 3:0 (2:0)
Goals : Bamert, 19 (1:0); Labeau, 25 (2:0); Pennarossa, 90 (3:0)
Yellow Cards : Heule 45; Zoukit 66 - Hafsteinsson Daniel 45; Thrandarson 61

"Benfica" - "Hearts" 6:1 (3:0)
Goals : Rafa Silva, 3 (1:0); Araújo T., 23 (2:0); Pavlidis E., 42 (penalty) (3:0); Prestianni, 59 (4:0); Renaud, 72 (4:1); Durán, 87 (5:1); Schjelderup, 90 (penalty) (6:1)
Yellow Cards : Prestianni 33; Bah A. 79 - Spittal 70; McEntee 84; Braga C. 89

"Hradec Kralové" - "Besiktas" 0:1 (0:0)
Goals : Kılıçsoy, 80 (0:1)
Yellow Cards : van Buren 2; Uhrinčať 29 - Černý V. 37; Ouattara К. 65, 71; Oh Hyun-Gyu 83
Red cards : - Ouattara К. 71'

"Jagiellonia" - "Rangers" 2:1 (2:1)
Goals : Montoia G., 4 (own goal) (0:1); Fernandez E., 13 (1:1); Szmyt, 21 (2:1)
Yellow Cards : Kobayashi 88 - Rommens 5; Chukwuani 34; Raskin 90

"PAOK" - "Anderlecht" 0:1 (0:1)
Goals : Cvetkoviс, 1 (0:1)
Yellow Cards : Chatzidiakos 38; Elustondo 86 - N'Diaye M. 56; Llansana 58; Sikan 90

"Red Bull Salzburg" - "Pafos FC" 1:0 (0:0)
Goals : Tabakovic, 88 (1:0)
Yellow Cards : Bari Ab. 75 - David Luiz 36; Sema 46, 90; Šunjić I. 82
Red cards : - Sema 90'

"Maccabi Tel Aviv" - "CSKA Sofia" 0:3 (0:2)
Goals : Ebong, 9 (0:1); Godoy S., 29 (0:2); Zwarts, 90 (0:3)
Yellow Cards : Abu Farkhi 31; Aly Camara 43; Shlomo 85 - Jordão B. 18; Pittas 54; Zwarts 85; Sensi 90