Armenians in European competitions, October 2: Noah’s victory, Barseghyan’s assist and Tiknizyan’s brilliant performance

On October 2, European competitions saw a busy matchday: the second round of the Europa League and the start of the 2025/26 UEFA Conference League group stage. Among the highlights were Armenian footballers, as well as Yerevan’s Noah, who achieved an important win.

Europa League

Porto — Crvena Zvezda 2:1
Despite the Serbians’ last-minute defeat, Nair Tiknizyan delivered one of his best international matches. In 82 minutes, he registered 7 duels won, 1 interception, 1 tackle, 4 successful dribbles, and a key pass that created a chance for Arnautović. He also received a yellow card. SofaScore rating — 6.8.

Conference League

Slovan — Strasbourg 1:2
Tigran Barseghyan played the full match and provided an assist from a corner kick. His stats also included 6 (!) key passes, 2 shots, 4 duels won, and 3 successful dribbles. SofaScore rating — 7.3.

Legia — Samsunspor 0:1
Vahan Bichakhchyan entered the pitch in the 76th minute and still managed to deliver 1 key pass.

Noah — Rijeka 1:0
The Yerevan side caused an upset by defeating the champions of Croatia. Armenian defender Sergey Muradyan started the match, played all 90 minutes as captain, and finished with 6 clearances, a 97% passing accuracy, 1 key pass, and 4 precise long balls.