“Legia Warszawa is in the top eight of the regular phase of the Conference League, so it has achieved its goal. But it certainly imagined the course differently match from Djurgardens IF. It was not a good performance by the capital team, they gave the opponent too much space to show off their skills. It ended with a 3-1 victory for the Swedes. Thanks to this, they overtook Legia at the end in the table” – wrote Marcin Jaz from Sport.pl after Thursday's Legia Warszawa match. Ultimately, Goncalo's team Feio finished the competition in the league phase of the Conference League in seventh place and secured promotion to the 1/8 finals of this competition.
In Sweden they write about Djurgarden's deserved win against Legia Warszawa
As one could expect, such a win was happily reported by the Swedish media. “Deniz Hummet scored a dream goal and Djurgarden secured promotion to the 1/8 finals of the Conference League,” announced SVT television. The portal noted a longer break in the match, which was caused by smoke from flares fired by the team fans hosts. In addition, a reference was made to Legia's anthem, the song “Sen o Warszawie”, because in the text we can find the phrase… “Sen o Djurgarden”, referring to the Swedish team's advancement to the 1/8 finals.
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“New success for Djurgarden – they defeated Legia Warszawa” – announced “Expressen”. “Before Thursday match one concern emerged. And it was immediately confirmed,” it was written, referring to the pitch and the match being interrupted for 15 minutes due to smoke that appeared over the covered pitch.
“Djurgarden took advantage of the opportunity and is ready for the 1/8 finals of the Conference League,” we read on dn.se. The portal noted that Legia Warszawa was able to eliminate some of the losses after Paweł Wszołek's goal at 1:2, but “Djurgarden was able to decide on the result when substitute Patric Aslund scored to make it 3:1 a quarter of an hour before the end.”
However, svenskafans.com writes about “Djurgarden's well-deserved victory in Haris Radetinac's last match.” The 39-year-old's contract with the club expires at the end of the year and he will leave Djurgarden after 11 years. It added that the Swedish team “excellently controlled the match and, after a great effort, achieved a well-deserved victory.”
The draw for the 1/8 finals of the Conference League will take place on February 21, and the two-legged matches will be played on March 6 and 13, 2025.