Copenhagen: FC Copenhagen, Rapid Vienna, and Hapoel Tel Aviv secured spots in the UEFA Conference League playoff round Wednesday after advancing from their respective third qualifying-round ties. According to Anadolu Agency, Copenhagen achieved a decisive 5-1 home victory against Debrecen, culminating in an 8-1 aggregate score after their initial 3-0 win in Hungary. Mohamed Elyounoussi set the tone early with a goal in the third minute, followed by Balazs Dzsudzsak's equalizer for Debrecen in the 48th minute. Elyounoussi reclaimed the lead with a penalty in the 58th minute, and Alex Kral furthered the advantage with a goal in the 76th minute. Andreas Cornelius sealed the win with two goals in the 78th and 90+2nd minutes.
Rapid Vienna also advanced following a 2-0 home victory against Paide. Marco Tilio scored in the 38th minute, and Louis Schaub secured the win with a penalty in the 82nd minute. Rapid Vienna moved forward with a 6-1 aggregate after their 4-1 triumph in the first leg in Estonia.
Meanwhile, Hapoel Tel Aviv progressed despite a 2-1 away loss to GKS Katowice. Stav Turiel's 23rd-minute goal gave Hapoel the lead before Ilya Shkurin equalized for Katowice in the second half. Although the Polish side scored late, Hapoel advanced 3-2 on aggregate, having won the first leg 2-0. The three teams are now set to compete in the playoff round for spots in the Conference League phase.