BSC Young Boys carry a 1-0 first-leg lead into the home tie against Slovan Bratislava and sit in a strong position to progress. Young Boys have shown recent improvement with consecutive wins and a 4-1 Swiss Cup victory, conceding only once in over 270 minutes. Darian Males is expected to miss the return leg, Facinet Conte remains sidelined, and Chris Bedia, scorer of the first-leg winner, will lead the attack while Saidy Janko starts at right-back. Slovan Bratislava failed to capitalize at home and face a difficult task amid season instability despite last season's title.
Starting with the hosts, putting in a gritty first-leg performance on foreign soil last week as they eventually left Slovakia with a 1-0 victory, Young Boys are sat in the driving seat when they return to Switzerland on Thursday evening. While the Yellows might have struggled to find any real domestic stability since opening up the 2025/26 campaign, Giorgio Contini's side have turned somewhat of a recent corner.
Extending on their Swiss Cup campaign on August 17th as they clinched a routine 4-1 romp away at Courtetelle, the former St. Gallen boss has seen his squad register consecutive victories across all competitions for just the second time since the start of April. Likewise, shipping just a single strike in over 270 minutes of action, Young Boys will be confident of booking their Europa League group stage ticket with a statement here.
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