A Key Statistic for Every Team After the First Legs of the Conference League Quarter-Finals

In the opening legs of the UEFA Conference League quarter-finals, three teams secured vital away victories, setting the stage for potentially crucial second legs next Thursday. Here’s a notable stat for each club following this week’s matches.

34 – Legia Warszawa’s European journey may be nearing its end after suffering a 3-0 defeat at home against tournament favourites Chelsea. This echoes their previous season’s similar loss to Molde during the knockout playoffs, the same team they triumphed over in the last round.

The loss marks the first occasion in 34 years that Legia has been defeated at home by an English side in European competition, halting a streak of three consecutive home victories.

9 – Chelsea have demonstrated why they are the clear frontrunners to clinch the Conference League title in Wroclaw next month. The Blues netted all three of their goals in the second half, putting them on the brink of a semi-final place.

They are riding a nine-match winning streak, having won every game in the UECL proper thus far. This impressive run represents their longest victory stretch in any UEFA club competition to date.

2 – Djurgarden will face a battle in the Austrian capital after losing at home. The Swedish side has been formidable at the Tele2 Arena in recent continental appearances, but this marks their second home defeat this season.

Notably, Djurgarden failed to score at home in a UECL match for only the second time, a scenario that previously occurred two years ago in the round of 16 against Lech Poznan, where they were eliminated 5-0 on aggregate.

6 – Rapid Wien are on the brink of reaching a first European semi-final since 1996, taking a slender 1-0 lead into the return leg. Die Grün-Weißen have become the first Austrian team to reach this stage of a UEFA club competition since RB Salzburg seven years ago.

This season, Rapid have notched up their best campaign in years. Excluding the qualifying rounds, this marks the highest number of wins Rapid have achieved in the group phase era in a single season, with their first leg victory bringing their total to six wins.

10 – Real Betis have rebounded strongly in 2025 following a challenging start to the season. With only two losses in their last 15 matches across all competitions, Los Verdiblancos are finding their groove.

However, they’ve struggled in European knockout fixtures at home. Thursday’s win ended a streak of 10 knockout-round home games without a victory, with their last success in such a tie dating back 19 years to the UEFA Cup, where they defeated AZ 2-0.

4 – Jagiellonia Bialystok still harbour hopes of making the UECL final, which would see them play in a continental final on home soil. Nonetheless, they face a tough challenge after a 2-0 defeat puts them in a precarious position.

In the first leg, the Poles mustered their fewest shots of the season in the Conference League, managing only four attempts on goal. However, their average of nearly 14 shots per home game in the competition since the league phase offers a glimmer of hope.

11 – Celje put in a commendable performance against the more favoured Fiorentina but ultimately could not secure a positive result. The Slovenians have experienced some thrilling matches in this tournament, and this one was no exception.

Consequently, Rumeno-modri saw their 11-match unbeaten home streak come to an end. The last side to win away against Celje was Vitoria Guimaraes in the second qualifying round last season, a tie they eventually won on penalties.

3 – Fiorentina are aiming for a third consecutive UECL final and find themselves well positioned to advance. La Viola have struggled on the road this season, with Thursday’s win being just their second away victory in European competition for the 2024/25 campaign. More importantly, this triumph snapped a streak of three consecutive knockout-round defeats away from home as they seek to wrap up the tie next week.