Union Saint-Gilloise Dominates Hapoel Beer Sheva in Europa League Match

Union Saint-Gilloise secured a dominant 4-0 victory over Hapoel Beer Sheva on Thursday, October 22, 2026, during the third matchday of the UEFA Europa League. The match took place at the Merkur Spiel-Arena in Düsseldorf, where the Belgian side controlled the tempo and capitalized on their scoring opportunities.

Manager D. Hubert deployed Union Saint-Gilloise in a 3-1-4-2 formation featuring H. Koffi, N. Havenaar, M. Sylla, N. Chibani, K. Van de Perre, Guilherme Smith, L. Patris, B. Zeneli, D. Olaru, R. Mofokeng, and M. Biondic. Meanwhile, Hapoel Beer Sheva, managed by R. Kozuch, lined up in a 4-3-3 system consisting of O. Marciano, Pedro Amador, I. Rotman, M. Vítor, G. Mizrahi, E. Peretz, N. Yehoshua, A. Forson, Z. Ahmed, I. Zlatanović, and J. East. Mykola Balakin officiated the encounter.

The home side broke the deadlock just before halftime when R. Florucz successfully converted a penalty in the 45th plus first minute. Carrying a 1-0 advantage into the break, Union Saint-Gilloise quickly expanded their lead in the second half through a dominant offensive display.

Guilherme Smith added a second goal for the hosts in the 60th minute before D. Aquino found the back of the net in the 77th minute to make it 3-0. Guilherme Smith struck again in the 81st minute, capping off the 4-0 shutout and sealing a comprehensive three points for the Belgian club in European competition.

In a separate fixture during the same Europa League matchday, Juventus and Rennes played out an intense 2-2 draw at the Allianz Stadium in Turin. Zeki Çelik opened the scoring for Juventus early in the fifth minute following an assist from Nick Woltemade, giving the Italian giants an early lead.

Rennes responded when Mousa Al-Tamari leveled the score in the 15th minute. The French visitors then took the lead just before halftime through a penalty successfully converted by Boulaye Dia in the 43rd minute.

Juventus fought back in the second half, and Nick Woltemade equalized from the penalty spot in the 67th minute to bring the score to 2-2. Juventus thought they had secured a late winner in the 90th minute when Jhon Lucumi scored, but the goal was subsequently disallowed following a VAR review, leaving both teams to share the points.