CSKA Sofia 1-2 AS Monaco: result and goals
AS Monaco beat CSKA Sofia 2-1 on Thursday, 15 October 2026 in the Conference League.
Goals: Paris Brunner 3', Ansu Fati 43', Joël Zwarts 76'.
CSKA Sofia sit 23rd on 1 points.
AS Monaco sit 6th on 6 points.
CSKA Sofia have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.
AS Monaco have 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches.
- Competition
- UEFA Conference League
- Kick-off
- Thursday, 15 October 2026, 17:45 (UK time)
- Venue
- Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Match facts
- Stadium
- Stadion Vasil Levski · Sofia
- Capacity: 43,632 seats · Natural grass
- Attendance
- 22,025 · 50% of capacity
Referee
João Ferreira
Record: UEFA Conference League
- Games
- 37
- Yellows per game
- 5.4
- Reds
- 7
- Penalties
- 17
- Fouls per game
- 25.8
Absences
CSKA Sofia
- Mohamed BrahimiSuspended · Expected back: late October 2026
Players ruled out or doubtful according to each club’s latest update.
Match events
CSKAMON51'Stefano Sensi
58'⇄▲ Aleksandr Golovin ▼ Takumi Minamino
58'⇄▲ Denis Zakaria ▼ Lamine Camara
58'⇄▲ Flávio Nazinho ▼ Mohammed Salisu
64'⇄▲ Matthis Abline ▼ Stanis Idumbo
69'Max Ebong
73'⇄▲ Joël Zwarts ▼ Leandro Godoy
73'⇄▲ Cătălin Itu ▼ Léo Pereira
76'⚽Joël Zwarts ast. Stefano Sensi 1-2
77'⇄▲ Anis Soubeir ▼ Ansu Fati
78'Edan Diop
85'⇄▲ James Eto'o ▼ Max Ebong
85'⇄▲ Teodor Ivanov ▼ Dinis Almeida
85'⇄▲ Isaac Solet ▼ Ioannis Pittas
90+5'Ángelo Martino
Live commentary
- Match ends, CSKA Sofia 1, Monaco 2.
- 90'+6'Second Half ends, CSKA Sofia 1, Monaco 2.
- 90'+5'Ángelo Martino (CSKA Sofia) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5'Corner, CSKA Sofia. Conceded by Anis Soubeir.
- 90'+5'Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco).
- 90'+5'Teodor Ivanov (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4'Attempt blocked. Catalin Itu (CSKA Sofia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+3'Corner, CSKA Sofia. Conceded by Christian Mawissa.
- 90'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'Offside, Monaco. Matthis Abline is caught offside.
- 88'Flávio Nazinho (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88'Foul by James Eto'o (CSKA Sofia).
- 87'Paris Brunner (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87'Foul by Ángelo Martino (CSKA Sofia).
- 85'Substitution, CSKA Sofia. Isaac Solet replaces Ioannis Pittas.
- 85'Substitution, CSKA Sofia. Teodor Ivanov replaces Dinis Almeida.
- 85'Substitution, CSKA Sofia. James Eto'o replaces Max Ebong.
- 84'Jordan Teze (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84'Foul by Max Ebong (CSKA Sofia).
- 83'Foul by Sadibou Sané (Monaco).
- 83'Ioannis Pittas (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82'Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco).
- 82'Stefano Sensi (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82'Foul by Anis Soubeir (Monaco).
- 82'Bruno Jordão (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81'Foul by Matthis Abline (Monaco).
- 81'Facundo Rodríguez (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78'Edan Diop (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78'Foul by Edan Diop (Monaco).
- 78'Catalin Itu (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77'Substitution, Monaco. Anis Soubeir replaces Ansu Fati.
- 77'Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Catalin Itu.
- 76'Goal! CSKA Sofia 1, Monaco 2. Joël Zwarts (CSKA Sofia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stefano Sensi with a cross following a corner.
- 75'Corner, CSKA Sofia. Conceded by Edan Diop.
- 75'Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco).
- 75'Ángelo Martino (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74'Attempt blocked. Joël Zwarts (CSKA Sofia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Ebong.
- 73'Substitution, CSKA Sofia. Catalin Itu replaces Léo Pereira.
- 73'Substitution, CSKA Sofia. Joël Zwarts replaces Leandro Godoy.
- 72'Attempt missed. Ángelo Martino (CSKA Sofia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Stefano Sensi.
- 70'Denis Zakaria (Monaco) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin.
- 69'Max Ebong (CSKA Sofia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69'Jordan Teze (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69'Foul by Max Ebong (CSKA Sofia).
- 68'Attempt saved. Edan Diop (Monaco) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Fedor Lapoukhov (CSKA Sofia). Assisted by Matthis Abline.
- 66'Attempt saved. Facundo Rodríguez (CSKA Sofia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lukás Hrádecky (Monaco). Assisted by Stefano Sensi with a cross.
- 66'Corner, CSKA Sofia. Conceded by Christian Mawissa.
- 65'Attempt saved. Ángelo Martino (CSKA Sofia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lukás Hrádecky (Monaco). Assisted by Stefano Sensi.
- 64'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 64'Substitution, Monaco. Matthis Abline replaces Stanis Idumbo because of an injury.
- 63'Delay in match because of an injury Stanis Idumbo (Monaco).
- 62'Corner, CSKA Sofia. Conceded by Sadibou Sané.
- 59'Attempt saved. Ioannis Pittas (CSKA Sofia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lukás Hrádecky (Monaco). Assisted by Bruno Jordão.
- 59'Substitution, Monaco. Aleksandr Golovin replaces Takumi Minamino.
- 59'Substitution, Monaco. Denis Zakaria replaces Lamine Camara because of an injury.
- 59'Substitution, Monaco. Flávio Nazinho replaces Mohammed Salisu.
- 57'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 56'Delay in match because of an injury Lamine Camara (Monaco).
- 55'Attempt saved. Ioannis Pittas (CSKA Sofia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lukás Hrádecky (Monaco). Assisted by Stefano Sensi.
- 54'Foul by Ansu Fati (Monaco).
- 54'Stefano Sensi (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53'Foul by Lamine Camara (Monaco).
- 53'Max Ebong (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 51'Delay in match because of an injury Lamine Camara (Monaco).
- 51'Stefano Sensi (CSKA Sofia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51'Lamine Camara (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51'Foul by Stefano Sensi (CSKA Sofia).
- 50'Paris Brunner (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50'Foul by Facundo Rodríguez (CSKA Sofia).
- 50'Attempt missed. Leandro Godoy (CSKA Sofia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 47'Attempt blocked. Leandro Godoy (CSKA Sofia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángelo Martino with a cross.
- 47'Attempt missed. Bruno Jordão (CSKA Sofia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 46'Foul by Jordan Teze (Monaco).
- 46'Léo Pereira (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'Second Half begins CSKA Sofia 0, Monaco 2.
- 45'+2'First Half ends, CSKA Sofia 0, Monaco 2.
- 45'+1'Offside, Monaco. Paris Brunner is caught offside.
- 45'+1'Corner, CSKA Sofia. Conceded by Christian Mawissa.
- 45'Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'Foul by Edan Diop (Monaco).
- 45'Bruno Jordão (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43'Goal! CSKA Sofia 0, Monaco 2. Ansu Fati (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paris Brunner following a fast break.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
- 41'Attempt missed. Ángelo Martino (CSKA Sofia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 40'Corner, CSKA Sofia. Conceded by Mohammed Salisu.
- 40'Attempt blocked. Sadibou Sané (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 40'Attempt blocked. Mohammed Salisu (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Camara.
- 39'Ansu Fati (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39'Foul by Ángelo Martino (CSKA Sofia).
- 37'Lamine Camara (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37'Foul by Leandro Godoy (CSKA Sofia).
- 36'Attempt missed. Leandro Godoy (CSKA Sofia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pastor with a cross.
- 35'Attempt saved. Paris Brunner (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Fedor Lapoukhov (CSKA Sofia). Assisted by Jordan Teze with a cross.
- 29'Corner, CSKA Sofia. Conceded by Sadibou Sané.
- 29'Attempt blocked. Ángelo Martino (CSKA Sofia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 28'Attempt saved. Paris Brunner (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Fedor Lapoukhov (CSKA Sofia). Assisted by Jordan Teze with a cross.
- 25'Attempt missed. Bruno Jordão (CSKA Sofia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 24'Corner, CSKA Sofia. Conceded by Jordan Teze.
- 23'Attempt missed. Leandro Godoy (CSKA Sofia) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Stefano Sensi with a cross following a corner.
- 23'Corner, CSKA Sofia. Conceded by Mohammed Salisu.
- 20'Paris Brunner (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20'Foul by Facundo Rodríguez (CSKA Sofia).
- 19'Attempt missed. Paris Brunner (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ansu Fati following a fast break.
- 17'Paris Brunner (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17'Foul by Facundo Rodríguez (CSKA Sofia).
- 15'Edan Diop (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15'Foul by Stefano Sensi (CSKA Sofia).
- 14'Attempt blocked. Ioannis Pittas (CSKA Sofia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 14'Attempt blocked. Leandro Godoy (CSKA Sofia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángelo Martino.
- 12'Attempt missed. Stefano Sensi (CSKA Sofia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Max Ebong with a cross.
- 11'Corner, CSKA Sofia. Conceded by Mohammed Salisu.
- 11'Attempt missed. Bruno Jordão (CSKA Sofia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 10'Corner, CSKA Sofia. Conceded by Sadibou Sané.
- 10'Attempt blocked. Ioannis Pittas (CSKA Sofia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Ebong.
- 10'Takumi Minamino (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10'Foul by Ángelo Martino (CSKA Sofia).
- 9'Jordan Teze (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9'Foul by Léo Pereira (CSKA Sofia).
- 6'Offside, CSKA Sofia. Ioannis Pittas is caught offside.
- 3'Goal! CSKA Sofia 0, Monaco 1. Paris Brunner (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Stanis Idumbo following a fast break.
Commentary: ESPN
Stats
CSKAMON
General
50%Possession50%
1Big chances4
1Big chances missed2
12Corners1
Shots
20Total shots10
9Shots off target3
5Shots on target4
6Blocked shots3
0Hit woodwork1
9Shots inside box9
11Shots outside box1
Expected goals (xG)
1.18xG1.20
0.50xG open play1.14
0.68xG set play0.06
1.18Non-penalty xG1.20
0.97xG on target (xGOT)1.28
Passes
428Passes452
349 (82%)Accurate passes392 (87%)
201Own half237
148Opposition half155
35 (55%)Accurate long balls21 (57%)
9 (25%)Accurate crosses2 (50%)
32Throw-ins14
22Touches in opposition box19
1Offsides2
Defence
18Tackles21
4Interceptions9
3Shot blocks6
4Clearances34
2Keeper saves4
Duels
40Duels won54
34 (43%)Ground duels won46 (58%)
6 (43%)Aerial duels won8 (57%)
4 (33%)Successful dribbles12 (55%)
Discipline
3Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
13Fouls committed12
General
45%Possession55%
0Big chances3
0Big chances missed1
7Corners0
Shots
10Total shots8
6Shots off target2
0Shots on target3
4Blocked shots3
0Hit woodwork0
4Shots inside box7
6Shots outside box1
Expected goals (xG)
0.52xG1.06
0.19xG open play0.99
0.34xG set play0.06
0.52Non-penalty xG1.06
0.00xG on target (xGOT)1.11
Passes
200Passes267
160 (80%)Accurate passes239 (90%)
91Own half154
69Opposition half85
16 (53%)Accurate long balls12 (57%)
5 (26%)Accurate crosses2 (100%)
12Throw-ins5
11Touches in opposition box10
1Offsides1
Defence
10Tackles7
1Interceptions2
3Shot blocks4
2Clearances22
1Keeper saves0
Duels
16Duels won26
13 (39%)Ground duels won20 (61%)
3 (33%)Aerial duels won6 (67%)
1 (25%)Successful dribbles6 (50%)
Discipline
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
7Fouls committed2
General
56%Possession44%
1Big chances1
1Big chances missed1
5Corners1
Shots
10Total shots2
3Shots off target1
5Shots on target1
2Blocked shots0
0Hit woodwork1
5Shots inside box2
5Shots outside box0
Expected goals (xG)
0.66xG0.15
0.31xG open play0.15
0.35xG set play0.00
0.66Non-penalty xG0.15
0.97xG on target (xGOT)0.17
Passes
228Passes185
189 (83%)Accurate passes153 (83%)
110Own half83
79Opposition half70
19 (56%)Accurate long balls9 (56%)
4 (24%)Accurate crosses0 (0%)
20Throw-ins9
11Touches in opposition box9
0Offsides1
Defence
8Tackles14
3Interceptions7
0Shot blocks2
2Clearances12
1Keeper saves4
Duels
24Duels won28
21 (45%)Ground duels won26 (55%)
3 (60%)Aerial duels won2 (40%)
3 (38%)Successful dribbles6 (60%)
Discipline
3Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
6Fouls committed10
CSKA SofiaAS Monaco
Expected goals (xG)
1.18–1.20
xG on target (xGOT)
0.97–1.28
Shots
20–10
Big chances
1–4
Match momentum
Above the line the home side is on top; below, the away side.
Shot map
← Monaco (10)GoalOn targetOff target or blockedCSKA Sofia (20) →
xG: chance of each shot becoming a goal from its position and type. xGOT: the same once the shot is on target.
Player of the match
Paris Brunner
AS Monaco
Ratings
CSKA Sofia6.4
- 7.18Stefano SensiA
- 7.06Bruno Jordão
- 7.07Max Ebong
- 6.910Joël Zwarts⚽▲73'
- 6.817Ángelo Martino
- 6.567Cătălin Itu▲73'
- 6.22Pastor
- 6.128Ioannis Pittas
- 6.19Leandro Godoy
- 5.921Fedor Lapoukhov
- 5.932Facundo Rodríguez
- 5.84Dinis Almeida
- 5.638Léo Pereira
AS Monaco7.2
- 8.629Paris Brunner⚽A
- 8.331Ansu Fati⚽
- 8.04Jordan Teze
- 7.837Edan Diop
- 7.817Stanis IdumboA
- 7.713Christian Mawissa
- 7.572Sadibou Sané
- 7.41Lukás Hrádecky
- 6.922Mohammed Salisu
- 6.718Takumi Minamino
- 6.68Lamine Camara
- 6.620Flávio Nazinho▲58'
- 6.611Matthis Abline▲64'
- 6.56Denis Zakaria▲58'
- 6.546Anis Soubeir▲77'
- 6.310Aleksandr Golovin▲58'
Rating out of 10 for each player’s contribution to the match.
Lineups
CSKA Sofia · Substitutes
- 67Cătălin Itu▲73'6.5
- 10Joël Zwarts▲73'6.9
- 14Teodor Ivanov▲85'
- 94Isaac Solet▲85'
- 99James Eto'o▲85'
- 31Daniel Nikolov
- 25Dimitar Evtimov
- 91Aleks Tunchev
- 19Andrey Yordanov
- 30Petko Panayotov
- 34Vasil Kaymakanov
Manager: Markus Gisdol
Monaco · Substitutes
- 20Flávio Nazinho▲58'6.6
- 10Aleksandr Golovin▲58'6.3
- 6Denis Zakaria▲58'6.5
- 11Matthis Abline▲64'6.6
- 46Anis Soubeir▲77'6.5
- 16Philipp Köhn
- 49Ilane Touré
- 2Vanderson
- 28Mamadou Coulibaly
- 19Pape Cabral
- 7Mathys Detourbet
- 14Mika Biereth
Manager: Filipe Luís
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| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Panathinaikos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 6 | WW |
| 2 |  FC Lugano | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 6 | WW |
| 3 |  SK Brann | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 6 | WW |
| 4 |  Trabzonspor | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 6 | WW |
| 5 |  FC Twente | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 6 | WW |
| 6 |  Monaco | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 6 | WDWWD |
| 7 |  Sint-Truidense | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 6 | WW |
| 8 |  Hajduk Split | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 6 | WW |
| 9 |  Brighton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 4 | WD |
| 10 |  København | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 4 | WD |
| 11 |  CSU Craiova | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 4 | DW |
| 12 |  Mjällby | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 4 | WD |
| 13 |  Ajax | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | LW |
| 14 |  Borac | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | LW |
| 15 |  Atalanta | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | WL |
| 16 |  Braga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | LW |
| 17 |  KAA Gent | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | WL |
| 18 |  Freiburg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 | WL |
| 19 |  Nordsjælland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | DD |
| 20 |  Egnatia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | DD |
| 21 |  Riga FC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | DD |
| 22 |  Red Star | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | LD |
| 23 |  CSKA Sofia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | DWLLL |
| 24 |  Jablonec | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | LD |
| 25 |  Midtjylland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | DL |
| 26 |  AGF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | LD |
| 27 |  Pafos | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | LD |
| 28 |  Hearts | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | DL |
| 29 |  Iberia 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | LD |
| 30 |  Getafe | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 | DL |
| 31 |  Kairat Almaty | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 1 | DL |
| 32 |  FC Thun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | LL |
| 33 |  Red Imps | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | LL |
| 34 |  KuPS Kuopio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | LL |
| 35 |  Inter D'Escaldes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | LL |
| 36 |  Kauno Zalgiris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 0 | LL |
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What was the score in CSKA Sofia v AS Monaco?
AS Monaco beat CSKA Sofia 2-1 on Thursday 15 October (Conference League).
Who scored in CSKA Sofia v AS Monaco?
Goals: Paris Brunner 3', Ansu Fati 43' and Joël Zwarts 76'.
When do CSKA Sofia play next?
CSKA Sofia play Ludogorets Razgrad on Monday 26 October at 17:30 (UK time).
When do AS Monaco play next?
AS Monaco play FC Nordsjælland on Thursday 5 November at 20:00 (UK time).
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