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Hoffenheim lost their opening Europa League match against OFI Crete

18.09.2026 07:03 HotInfo

Hoffenheim footballers began the Europa League league phase with a 0:2 defeat away to Greek side OFI Crete. The German team led by coach Christian Ilzer lost to their opponent in Thursday's match in front of more than 20,000 spectators. Deutschlandfunk ↗

Czech internationals Adam Hložek and Vladimír Coufal started in Hoffenheim's lineup. The third Czech player in the squad, defender Robin Hranáč, remained among the substitutes. Hoffenheim struggled in attack and, based on the course of the match, was unable to create enough dangerous chances. zpravy.aktualne.cz ↗

OFI Crete opened the scoring in the 30th minute. It was scored by offensive player Aitor Cantalapiedra. The Greek side, which won the domestic cup last season, subsequently held on to their lead and added another goal in the second half. Hoffenheim failed to respond to the course of the match with a goal and took a 0:2 defeat away from Crete. Deutschlandfunk ↗

For the German club, this marks an unsuccessful start to the new European cup season. OFI Crete, on the other hand, recorded a valuable win against a Bundesliga opponent and picked up important points in the league phase of the competition. Hoffenheim will need to improve their attacking play in particular in the coming matches to make up for this opening stumble. sport.sk ↗

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Nečekaná rána pro českou enklávu. Hoffenheim v Evropské lize prohrál na Krétě

zpravy.aktualne.cz | 21:27 17.09.

Černý v Besiktasi pálí. V EL rozhodl s Marseille. Hoffenheim s Čechy prohrál

denik.cz | 23:47 17.09.

Europa League - Hoffenheim verliert zum Auftakt gegen Kreta

Deutschlandfunk | 23:38 17.09.

Hoffenheim verpatzt Europacup-Auftakt auf Kreta

Der Standard | 21:31 17.09.

Europa League - Hoffenheim verliert zum Auftakt gegen Kreta

Deutschlandfunk | 20:54 17.09.

Fußball-Europa-League: Fehlstart auf Urlaubsinsel: Hoffenheim kassiert 0:2-Schlappe

Tagesspiegel | 20:38 17.09.

Obrovské prekvapenie v Európskej lige. Nemecký zástupca v úvodnom kole vyhorel

sport.sk | 20:48 17.09.

Europa League: Hoffenheim verliert sein Eröffnungsspiel in der Europa League

Die Zeit | 20:53 17.09.

Europa-League-Blamage: Kreta versenkt harmlose Hoffenheimer im Mittelmeer

n-tv | 20:38 17.09.

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