Gibraltar and San Marino pull off stunning feats in European competition 🤩

In legend mode!

The European Cup qualifiers are in full swing and, as every year, they are accompanied by (very) beautiful stories.

Let's first head to San Marino, the worst nation in the FIFA rankings (210th), where Virtus A.C. managed to achieve the feat of becoming the first club in the country to qualify for the European Cup playoffs... and with style.

Beaten 3-2 in the first leg by FC Milsami Orhei (Moldova), the San Marino team managed to win 3-0 in the return leg in front of their home crowd. As a result, Virtus is now just two games away from competing in the Conference League.

ENLOQUECIÓ LA VIRTUS CON SU TRIUNFO HISTÓRICO 🇸🇲
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— San Marino Fútbol 🇸🇲 (@SanMarinoTeam) August 14, 2025

Next, we head to Gibraltar, where another XXL feat took place last night. After their home draw against NOAH FC (Armenia), Lincoln Red Imps traveled to their opponents to access the Europa League playoffs.

After a closed match, the Gibraltarians finally secured their qualification by winning on penalties (0-0, 6-5 pens). A resounding feat that ensures Lincoln Red Imps' participation in a European competition.

In fact, if they were to be beaten by Braga in the playoffs, they would still be automatically relegated to the Europa Conference League. For the first time in its history, Gibraltar has a club qualified for a European competition. Pretty crazy when you know that the territory's area is 6.8 km².

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🧤 @Naugarcia SAVES AND WE ARE THROUGH!!!!!

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— Lincoln Red Imps FC (@LincolnRedImps) August 14, 2025

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This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.

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