Monaco secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over CSKA Sofia in their Europa Conference League encounter at the Vasil Levski National Sports Academy. The visitors established an early advantage with P. Brunner finding the net in the third minute, assisted by S. Idumbo. Their lead was doubled just before halftime when A. Fati, set up by Brunner, scored to put Monaco in a commanding position. Despite yellow cards for CSKA's Stefano Sensi and Max Ebong, the Bulgarian side rallied in the second half. J. Zwarts pulled one back in the 76th minute, courtesy of a Sensi assist, sparking a late surge. However, Monaco, who had made several substitutions throughout the second period, managed to hold on for the crucial away win, with a late yellow card for CSKA's Ángelo Martino underlining the match's intensity.