HNK Rijeka vs Midtjylland

Daniel Adu-Adjei gave Rijeka a dream start with a fourth-minute strike at Stadion HNK Rijeka, but any hope of a comeback in this Conference League qualifying play-off tie quickly evaporated as Midtjylland hit back within a quarter of an hour and never let go. Stanley Iheanacho leveled things up in the 17th minute, and after the sides went in level at the break, the Danish side turned the second half into a rout. Darío Osorio restored the lead in the 51st minute, Magnus Jensen doubled it just five minutes later, and Cho Gue-Sung completed the scoring in the 78th. Yellow cards were shown to Rijeka's Justas Lasickas, Jakov Puljic and Ante Majstorovic, plus Midtjylland's Mads Bech Sørensen, but there were no red cards or penalties to speak of. Coming off a 2-0 first-leg win, Midtjylland made light work of the return fixture, cruising through on a commanding aggregate scoreline and continuing their push toward the group stage. For Rijeka, the early goal offered a brief flicker of hope, but the second-half collapse ends their European run for this season.