Note: Single-source report; awaiting corroboration.
The third qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League, Europa League, and Conference League concluded with dramatic late goals and notable comebacks. Azerbaijan’s Sabah, founded in 2017, overturned a 2-1 first-leg deficit with four unanswered second-half goals against Denmark's Aarhus, advancing to the Champions League play-offs for the first time.
Norway’s Bodø/Glimt advanced after Andreas Helmersen scored a 117th-minute winner in extra time, edging Belgium’s Union SG 6-5 on aggregate. They move on to face the Netherlands’ N.E.C., who defeated Olympiacos 2-1 to reach the play-offs.
Slovenian side Celje were close to elimination but staged a late turnaround with a two-minute double strike, including a winning goal from Benjamin Verbič, overturning a 2-1 first-leg loss to win 3-2 and advance.
In the Europa League, Iberia Tbilisi's 2-1 win over Northern Ireland’s Larne makes them only the second Georgian club to qualify for the group stage or league phase of a UEFA competition. They will face Poland's Jagiellonia in the play-offs and are guaranteed a Conference League place if they do not advance.
Albania’s Egnatia also qualified for a UEFA league phase for the first time since the 2017/18 season.