AFCON 2025
Fiorentina, Real Betis, and Djurgårdens booked their places in the UEFA Europa Conference League semi-finals after a thrilling night of action.
Fiorentina held off a spirited Celje comeback, while Real Betis made history by reaching their first-ever European semi-final. Djurgårdens stunned Rapid Vienna in extra time, completing a dramatic turnaround to advance.
Fiorentina 2–2 Celje (Agg: 4–3)
Fiorentina advanced to their third consecutive Conference League semi-final after a 2–2 draw against Slovenian side Celje.
Despite leading 1–0 through Rolando Mandragora, Celje fought back with goals from Luka Matko and Nemanja Nemanić.
Moise Kean’s 23rd goal of the season secured the aggregate win for Fiorentina. Two additional goals by Fiorentina were disallowed by VAR.
Real Betis 1–1 Jagiellonia Białystok (Agg: 3–1)
Real Betis made history by reaching their first-ever European semi-final. After a 2–0 home win in the first leg, they secured a 1–1 draw in Poland, with Cedric Bakambu scoring the decisive goal late in the match. Betis will face Fiorentina in the semi-finals.
Rapid Vienna 1–4 Djurgårdens (agg 2–4 AET)
A brace from Tobias Gulliksen guided Djurgårdens past Rapid Vienna into the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa Conference League tonight.
Trailing by a goal from the first leg, Djurgårdens leveled the tie from a Marcus Danielson penalty in the 42nd minute. The hosts got their advantage back four minutes later from a Une Larsson own goal.
Keita Kosugi equalized for Djurgårdens to send the tie into extra time with Gulliksen dashing Vienna’s hopes with a 12-minute brace to send Djurgårdens into the semi-finals.
