Tigran Barseghyan's Strong Performance Not Enough to Save Slovan from Heavy Champions League Defeat

Slovan Bratislava, featuring former Armenia international Tigran Barseghyan, suffered their second consecutive heavy defeat in the league phase of the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League. In Matchday 2, the Slovak club, managed by Yaya Touré, lost 3-0 to Germany's Stuttgart.

The match took place on October 14 in Bratislava. The visitors opened the scoring in the 29th minute through Deniz Undav. Slovan's situation worsened in the second half when Sandro Cruz scored an own goal in the 64th minute. Ermedin Demirović completed the scoring in the 90th minute.

Despite the heavy defeat, Tigran Barseghyan was one of Slovan's standout performers. The 33-year-old Armenian footballer played 81 minutes and received a 7.2 rating from the statistical platform SofaScore, the highest among Slovan's outfield players.

Barseghyan was heavily involved in the home side's attacking play, repeatedly attempting to create dangerous situations and scoring opportunities for his teammates. During his time on the pitch, the Armenian winger registered four shots and provided four key passes.

In total, Barseghyan was directly involved in eight potentially dangerous attacking situations. However, his shots produced a combined expected goals (xG) value of just 0.07, indicating that most of his attempts came from relatively low-quality shooting positions.

Tigran Barseghyan's Statistics vs Stuttgart

• Minutes played: 81

• SofaScore rating: 7.2

• Shots: 4 (xG: 0.07)

• Key passes: 4 (xA: 0.15)

• Accurate passes: 25 (78%)

• Accurate crosses: 1 of 3

• Successful dribbles: 1 of 4

• Fouls won: 3

• Progressive carries: 5

• Interceptions: 1

• Clearances: 1

• Duels won: 4 of 9

• Possession lost: 15 times

Despite Barseghyan's individual efforts, Slovan were unable to score their first home goal of this season's Champions League campaign.

For Yaya Touré's side, this was their second defeat in the opening two matchdays. The Slovak champions had previously suffered another heavy loss, falling 6-1 to French giants Paris Saint-Germain.

After two matches, Slovan remain without a point, with a goal difference of 1-9.

In their next Champions League fixture, scheduled for October 20, the Bratislava-based club will travel to Italy to face Roma.