{
  "id": 14341157,
  "title": "PREVIEW | NEC vs Levski Sofia: team news, lineups, predictions (Europa League 15/10)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/preview-nec-vs-levski-sofia-team-news-lineups-predictions-europa",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-14T01:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
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    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/preview-nec-vs-levski-sofia-013000211.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "This Thursday, NEC and Levski Sofia will face off at the Goffertstadion in the UEFA Europa League for the first time. NEC recently drew 1-1 with Ajax in the Eredivisie, while Levski Sofia won 0-2 against Cherno More in the Bulgarian league.\n\nFor NEC, Kaj Sierhuis will be unavailable due to an injury, Bram Nuytinck will be out after ankle surgery, Emre Mor is sidelined with a groin injury, and Ayodele Thomas is suspended. Levski Sofia's Radoslav Kirilov is ineligible to play.\n\nIn their last match, NEC faced Ajax and drew 1-1. Levski Sofia's previous game saw them defeat Cherno More 0-2.\n\nManager Julio Velázquez has faced NEC twice, with one draw and one defeat. Away from home, Levski Sofia have lost one of their last nine games but have won four consecutive matches without defeat. They have also gone 20 games without a win in total.\n\nAt home, NEC have won one of their last six games but have scored in six consecutive matches and conceded goals in six consecutive games. They have now gone six games without a win, including two without a defeat.\n\nThis will be the first meeting between NEC and Levski Sofia in the Europa League.",
  "summary": "NEC and Levski Sofia face each other this Thursday at the Goffertstadion of the UEFA Europa League.In their last game, NEC drew 1-1 with Ajax (Eredivisie 2026/27). In their last game, Levski Sofia won...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "PREVIEW | Marseille vs Olympiacos: team news, lineups, predictions (Europa League 15/10)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/preview-marseille-vs-olympiacos-team-news-lineups-predictions-europa",
        "published": "2026-10-14T00:50:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}