In a dramatic encounter, AS Roma suffered a 1-0 defeat against Lille in the Europa League, marking an unusual episode with three consecutive missed penalties.
In an unexpected turn of events, Roma had three opportunities from the penalty spot to equalize the score. However, Artem Dovbyk’s first two attempts were stopped by goalkeeper Berke Özer. Despite the referee ordering the penalty to be retaken on both occasions due to encroachment, Özer also managed to stop the shot from Matías Soulé, who took responsibility after the first misses.
Hakon Arnar Haraldsson scored the goal that gave Lille the victory with an angled shot in the sixth minute. The match was played at the Stadio Olimpico.
In other matches of the day, Braga defeated Celtic 2-0, with goals from Ricardo Horta and Gabri Martínez.
Real Betis achieved a 2-0 victory against Ludogorets, thanks to goals from Giovani Lo Celso and an own goal by Son.Berke Özer salvó tres penales consecutivos para asegurar la victoria del Lille.Fenerbahce defeated Nice 2-1, with a goal from Kerem Aktürkoğlu.
Bologna tied 1-1 against Freiburg, while Go Ahead Eagles defeated Panathinaikos 2-1.
Viktoria Plzeň achieved their first victory, 3-0, over Malmö.
Crystal Palace achieves record in European competition
Crystal Palace began its participation in a European competition with a 2-0 victory over Dynamo Kyiv.
This victory extended the London team’s unbeaten run to 19 games, a new club record.
The match ended with ten players for Palace after Borna Sosa received his second yellow card in the 76th minute.
Additionally, Rayo Vallecano celebrated their return to Europe after 25 years with a 2-0 victory over Shkëndija.
The Polish Jagiellonia defeated Hamrun Spartans 1-0, with the Maltese team playing with ten men from the 62nd minute.
The Conference League uses the same 36-team league format as the Champions League and Europa League, but the teams play against six different opponents during the league phase.
