Villarreal, West Ham and Fiorentina qualified for the group stage of the Europa Conference league
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First for FC Vaduz, FC Ballkani and Vilnius
While Liechtenstein does not have a professional league, FC Vaduz, who play in the Swiss second division, qualified at the expense of Rapid Vienna. It thus became the first club in its country to qualify for a European competition. Tunahan Cicek scored the winning goal (1-0, 2-1 on the double confrontation) in the 22nd minute. The club had obtained its ticket for the European Cup after winning the Liechtenstein Cup.
The feat is similar for FC Ballkani, which is the first club from Kosovo to reach the final phase of a European competition. The Kosovars, who had already beaten Shkupi in the first leg (2-1), once again overcame the Macedonians (1-0).
The Zalgiris Vilnius was more unfortunate. He was eliminated in the Europa League play-offs by Ludogorets (3-4 aggregate score), but is returned to the Europa League Conference. Never has a Lithuanian club reached the group stage of a European competition.
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