Bulgaria v Luxembourg

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Luxembourg beat Bulgaria 2-1 on Saturday, 26 September 2026 in the Nations League.

Goals: Asen Chandarov 18', Leandro Barreiro 37', Vincent Thill 65'.

Bulgaria sit 3rd on 4 points.

Luxembourg sit 4th on 3 points.

Bulgaria have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.

Luxembourg have 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.

Last 5 meetings: Bulgaria won 2, Luxembourg won 0, 3 drawn.

Competition: UEFA Nations League
Kick-off: Saturday, 26 September 2026, 17:00 (UK time)
Venue: Hristo Botev Stadium, Plovdiv, Plovdiv
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Goals and cards

18'⚽Asen ChandarovGoal

28'Lukas PetkovYellow

35'Emil TsenovYellow

37'⚽Leandro BarreiroGoal

45'+2'Tomás MoreiraYellow

65'⚽Vincent ThillGoal

83'Dirk CarlsonYellow

Live commentary

Match ends, Bulgaria 1, Luxembourg 2.
90'+4'Second Half ends, Bulgaria 1, Luxembourg 2.
90'+3'Laurent Jans (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3'Foul by Stanislav Ivanov (Bulgaria).
90'+1'Substitution, Luxembourg. Miguel Gonçalves replaces Tomás Cruz.
90'+1'Mathias Olesen (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1'Foul by Stanislav Ivanov (Bulgaria).
90'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'Foul by Enes Mahmutovic (Luxembourg).
90'Martin Minchev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'Attempt missed. Florian Bohnert (Luxembourg) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
89'Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Daniel Naumov.
89'Attempt saved. Timothé Rupil (Luxembourg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Daniel Naumov (Bulgaria). Assisted by Jayson Videira.
88'Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Laurent Jans.
87'Offside, Bulgaria. Martin Minchev is caught offside.
86'Foul by Florian Bohnert (Luxembourg).
86'Marin Petkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84'Attempt missed. Martin Minchev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Stefan Velkov.
83'Substitution, Luxembourg. Jayson Videira replaces Aiman Dardari.
83'Substitution, Luxembourg. Sébastien Thill replaces Hamza Kadamani.
83'Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83'Foul by Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg).
83'Stanislav Ivanov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
82'Substitution, Bulgaria. Stefan Velkov replaces Teodor Ivanov.
78'Foul by Timothé Rupil (Luxembourg).
78'Marin Petkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
77'Hamza Kadamani (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77'Foul by Kristian Dimitrov (Bulgaria).
76'Foul by Leandro Barreiro (Luxembourg).
76'Marin Petkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75'Anthony Moris (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75'Foul by Marin Petkov (Bulgaria).
72'Substitution, Luxembourg. Mathias Olesen replaces Vincent Thill.
71'Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Petko Panayotov.
71'Attempt saved. Martin Minchev (Bulgaria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Anthony Moris (Luxembourg). Assisted by Petko Panayotov.
70'Attempt saved. Tomás Cruz (Luxembourg) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Daniel Naumov (Bulgaria). Assisted by Vincent Thill with a cross.
68'Substitution, Bulgaria. Marin Petkov replaces Zdravko Dimitrov.
68'Substitution, Bulgaria. Petko Panayotov replaces Emil Tsenov.
67'Laurent Jans (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67'Foul by Zdravko Dimitrov (Bulgaria).
65'Goal! Bulgaria 1, Luxembourg 2. Vincent Thill (Luxembourg) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
65'Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Daniel Naumov.
65'Attempt saved. Hamza Kadamani (Luxembourg) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner by Daniel Naumov (Bulgaria). Assisted by Timothé Rupil with a cross.
61'Foul by Hamza Kadamani (Luxembourg).
61'Ivan Turitsov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
61'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
60'Delay in match because of an injury Teodor Ivanov (Bulgaria).
60'Foul by Timothé Rupil (Luxembourg).
60'Teodor Ivanov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58'Foul by Laurent Jans (Luxembourg).
58'Zdravko Dimitrov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57'Attempt missed. Lukas Petkov (Bulgaria) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Dimitar Velkovski with a cross following a corner.
56'Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Laurent Jans.
56'Substitution, Bulgaria. Martin Minchev replaces Asen Chandarov.
53'Offside, Luxembourg. Aiman Dardari is caught offside.
51'Attempt saved. Asen Chandarov (Bulgaria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Anthony Moris (Luxembourg).
51'Attempt saved. Enes Mahmutovic (Luxembourg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Naumov (Bulgaria).
50'Attempt saved. Aiman Dardari (Luxembourg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Naumov (Bulgaria). Assisted by Enes Mahmutovic.
49'Offside, Bulgaria. Dimitar Velkovski is caught offside.
45'Second Half begins Bulgaria 1, Luxembourg 1.
45'Substitution, Luxembourg. Timothé Rupil replaces Danel Sinani because of an injury.
45'Substitution, Bulgaria. Stanislav Ivanov replaces Georgi Rusev.
45'+3'First Half ends, Bulgaria 1, Luxembourg 1.
45'+2'Tomás Cruz (Luxembourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2'Foul by Tomás Cruz (Luxembourg).
45'+2'Lukas Petkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
43'Delay in match because of an injury Danel Sinani (Luxembourg).
43'Attempt missed. Danel Sinani (Luxembourg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Leandro Barreiro with a cross.
42'Vincent Thill (Luxembourg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
42'Foul by Dimitar Velkovski (Bulgaria).
41'Foul by Aiman Dardari (Luxembourg).
41'Teodor Ivanov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38'Foul by Florian Bohnert (Luxembourg).
38'Georgi Rusev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37'Goal! Bulgaria 1, Luxembourg 1. Leandro Barreiro (Luxembourg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
35'Emil Tsenov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34'Florian Bohnert (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34'Foul by Emil Tsenov (Bulgaria).
34'Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Enes Mahmutovic.
33'Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Anthony Moris.
33'Attempt saved. Emil Tsenov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Anthony Moris (Luxembourg). Assisted by Ivan Turitsov.
32'Offside, Bulgaria. Georgi Rusev is caught offside.
30'Foul by Hamza Kadamani (Luxembourg).
30'Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29'Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Ivan Turitsov.
28'Lukas Petkov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
28'Leandro Barreiro (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28'Foul by Lukas Petkov (Bulgaria).
26'Attempt missed. Dimitar Velkovski (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
25'Foul by Vincent Thill (Luxembourg).
25'Zdravko Dimitrov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23'Attempt blocked. Hamza Kadamani (Luxembourg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danel Sinani with a cross.
22'Attempt saved. Zdravko Dimitrov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Anthony Moris (Luxembourg). Assisted by Ilia Gruev.
21'Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Dirk Carlson.
18'Goal! Bulgaria 1, Luxembourg 0. Asen Chandarov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dimitar Velkovski.
17'Offside, Luxembourg. Hamza Kadamani is caught offside.
14'Foul by Aiman Dardari (Luxembourg).
14'Georgi Rusev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
14'Attempt blocked. Vincent Thill (Luxembourg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
13'Leandro Barreiro (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13'Foul by Teodor Ivanov (Bulgaria).
12'Attempt blocked. Danel Sinani (Luxembourg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
11'Attempt saved. Zdravko Dimitrov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Anthony Moris (Luxembourg). Assisted by Teodor Ivanov.
9'Attempt blocked. Vincent Thill (Luxembourg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aiman Dardari.
8'Foul by Danel Sinani (Luxembourg).
8'Ivan Turitsov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7'Foul by Hamza Kadamani (Luxembourg).
7'Emil Tsenov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
5'Attempt missed. Leandro Barreiro (Luxembourg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Aiman Dardari.
4'Attempt missed. Danel Sinani (Luxembourg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Laurent Jans with a cross.
4'Attempt saved. Kristian Dimitrov (Bulgaria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Anthony Moris (Luxembourg). Assisted by Georgi Rusev with a cross.
3'Foul by Enes Mahmutovic (Luxembourg).
3'Asen Chandarov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
1'Leandro Barreiro (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1'Foul by Asen Chandarov (Bulgaria).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Commentary: ESPN

#	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Form
1	Iceland	4	2	2	0	7	1	+6	8	DWWD
2	Estonia	4	1	3	0	2	1	+1	6	DDWD
3	Bulgaria	4	1	1	2	3	5	-2	4	WWWLD
4	Luxembourg	4	1	0	3	2	7	-5	3	LWWLW

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