European football: multiple league matches and qualifying rounds on Aug 9-11
Soccer matches across multiple European leagues and continental competitions concluded over three days, with several teams advancing through qualification rounds.
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From August 9–11, 2026, European football saw matches across multiple leagues and competitions, including Portuguese, Dutch, German, Polish, and Scandinavian fixtures. Notable results included Lech Poznań's 3–0 victory over Piast Gliwice, Benfica's 2–2 draw with Académico de Viseu, and Europa League/qualifying matches featuring Dinamo Zagreb's dominant performance against Kauno Žalgiris (7–0 on aggregate) and other cup ties.
- Multiple European leagues held matches on August 9–11, including Portuguese, Dutch, German, and Polish competitions.
- Lech Poznań dominated Piast Gliwice 3–0 in Polish Ekstraklasa play.
- Dinamo Zagreb advanced decisively through European qualifying with a 7–0 aggregate victory over Kauno Žalgiris.
- Portland Thorns' Pietra Tordin scored multiple goals in their match against Boston (women's soccer).
How it unfolded
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Dinamo Zagreb defeated Kauno Žalgiris 7–0 on aggregate, with Lukas Kačavenda and Josip Mišić scoring in their dominant performance.
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Pietra Tordin scored a brace for Portland, with the team leading 3–0 in the 10th minute according to the match update.
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Benfica opened their match with Vangelis Pavlidis's goal in the 10th minute, but the match remained competitive throughout.
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Lech Poznań began their match against Piast Gliwice with Mikael Ishak scoring in the 63rd minute, eventually winning 3–0.
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Thom van Bergen scored in the 48th minute to extend Groningen's advantage, though Utrecht pulled one back through Adrian Blake in the 79th minute.
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Nürnberg dominated with Mohamed Ali Zoma scoring a hat-trick, completing it in the 75th minute.
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Groningen took the lead against Utrecht in the early first half through Brynjolfur Willumsson's goal in the 8th minute.
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Paulo # Fonseca , après la qualification de l'#OL face au # Sparta Prague : « Le Lyon d'aujourd'hui n'est pas le Lyon du passé » # OLSparta (L'Équipe : https:// olplus.fr/c08OB )
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Good strike but disappointing to concede that goal with eight players defending the box (although that's how we scored our goal I suppose lol)
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« On a vraiment à cœur d’aller en Ligue des champions » : l’OL renverse le # Sparta Prague et file en barrages # OLSparta (Le Dauphiné 💶 : https:// olplus.fr/0f0xM )
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Tyleeeer ! Deserved after his massive game tonight, he's so good when he's like that.
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Sondage : le ou les meilleurs joueurs de l'#OL vs Sparta Prague, selon vous ? Merci de voter en ligne sur le blog d'OL+ (ici : https:// olplus.fr/51dbE )
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I'll never forget the benfica game, absolute disaster-class from mourinho and kerem.
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# OL - # Sparta Prague : Lyon a parfaitement renversé la vapeur (3-0) # OLSparta (Lyon Foot : https:// olplus.fr/wvWMv )
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We're getting a right back from AC Milan on loan so hopefully he comes as a starter
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Le résumé de la qualification de Lyon contre le # Sparta Prague # OLSparta # Vidéo (CANAL+ : https:// olplus.fr/jGsGy )