Stuttgart emerging as possible Europa League opponents for FC Porto | OneFootball

Stuttgart achieved an impressive victory in Scotland against Celtic with a 4-1 win, strengthening their chances of qualifying for the Europa League round of 16, where they could face FC Porto (or Sp. Braga). On the likely path for Porto, there will also be the winner of the tie between Hungary's Ferencváros and Bulgaria's Ludogorets, currently with a slight advantage for the Bulgarian team, 2-1.

FC Porto and Sporting de Braga finished the league phase in fifth and sixth places, respectively, thus ensuring direct entry into the round of 16. Based on these positions, they can only face the winners of the playoffs between Stuttgart and Celtic and between Ferencváros and Ludogorets.

Portuguese player Tiago Tomás sealed the rout in Glasgow at 90+3 minutes, following goals by Bilal El Khannouss (15′ and 28′) and Leweling (57′). At 21′, Benjamin Nygren scored for Celtic, a team in which the Portuguese Paulo Bernardo participated. Dinis Almeida was part of the Ludogorets lineup, which achieved a narrow advantage in the match in Bulgaria: Kwadwo Duah scored at 23′, and Son at 67′, while Dele scored for Ferencváros at 27′.

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