Differdange Secure First European Win for Luxembourg Clubs in 2025/26 Season

On Wednesday 23 July 2025, Luxembourg champions FC Differdange 03 claimed their first victory in the 2025/26 European club competition campaign.

In the first leg of the second qualifying round of the 2025/26 UEFA Europa Conference League, Differdange faced Welsh champions The New Saints (TNS) in Oswestry.

Pedro Silva's team created more chances near the TNS goal and capitalised in the 37th minute. Defender Theo Brusco delivered a long pass from his own half to Artur Abreu near the opposition box. The forward outmuscled the defenders and struck past goalkeeper Nathan Shepperd into the near corner.

Differdange had another clear chance in the 77th minute, when Adham El Idrissi found Samir Hadji on the left edge of the penalty area, but the forward was unable to beat the home goalkeeper.

The 1-0 scoreline in favour of the Luxembourg club remained unchanged until the final whistle. Differdange will take this narrow advantage into the return leg, scheduled for Tuesday 29 July 2025 at the Stade Municipal de la Ville de Differdange.

Starting lineups:

FC Differdange 03: Felipe (GK), Geoffrey Franzoni(c), Kevin D’Anzico, Theo Brusko, Juan Bedouret, Dylan Lempereur, Rafael Pereira Pinto, Leandro Borgec, Boris Mfoumou, Samir Hadji, Artur Abreu.

The New Saints: Nathan Shepperd (GK), Harvey Godsmark-Ford, Harrison McGahey, Jack Bodenham, Jordan Marshall, Daniel Redmond (c), Daniel Williams, Dominic Corness, Jordan Williams, Ben Wilson, Ryan Brobbel.

On Thursday 24 July 2025, BGL Ligue vice-champions UNA Strassen will play the first leg of their UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round tie. Stefani Bensi’s team will face Dundee United, who finished fourth in the Scottish Premiership last season, in an away fixture kicking off at 20:45.