Kairat 0-1 Levski Sofia result, stats and report

Anderlecht were three goals to the good by half-time in Almaty, with a third-minute own goal setting the tone for a structured, disciplined performance that Kairat never found an answer to. The game was effectively over before the home side had time to settle into any kind of shape.

Levski Sofia and AEK Athens played out a goalless draw in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night, a match that produced 27 combined shots and precisely zero goals. Connor Maguire has seen enough.

Levski Sofia won 1-0 in Almaty despite Kairat dominating possession, shots, and corners for large portions of the match. The detail nobody is talking about is just how well Levski's structure absorbed everything Kairat threw at them.

Levski Sofia edged out Kairat with a 90th-minute winner to extend their perfect home record in the Champions League qualifiers. It was grim viewing for most of the night but the three points are what matter.

Levski Sofia scored twice in the opening sixteen minutes and looked to be cruising, but Universitatea Craiova pulled level by the 48th minute in a match that revealed as much about preparation as it did about resilience.

Salzburg arrive in Bulgaria on the back of four unbeaten Europa League matches and three clean sheets from four. Levski Sofia have no recorded form in this competition. The gap looks significant.

Anderlecht carry genuine momentum into their Europa League meeting with Kairat on 27 August, but the thing nobody is talking about is how Kairat's numbers on the ball tell a very different story to their results away from home.

Levski Sofia arrive in Almaty carrying a one-goal advantage from last week's first leg. Rafa Mbeki assesses whether Kairat have the quality to overturn the deficit and reach the next round of the Champions League.