Pafos FC exit with heads held high despite heartbreak
A thumping 4-1 victory over Slavia Prague in the Champions League was not enough for Pafos to qualify for the knockout stages as the Cyprus champions were eliminated only due to an inferior goal difference than Bodo/Glimt and Benfica.
Pafos ended the eight-match league phase in 26th place, with 9 points, the same as Bodo/Glimt and Benfica, who, due to a better goal difference than Pafos, finished in 23rd and 24th place, respectively, and continue in the competition.
Paphos opened the scoring in the 17th minute with a shot from outside the area by Dragomir, only for Slavia to equalise in the 44th minute with Chaloupek.
In the second half, Pafos scored three more goals with Bruno Felipe in the 53rd minute, Anderson in the 84th minute, and Orsic in the 87th minute.
Slavia was playing with 10 players from the 59th minute, due to Bořil being sent off with a straight red card for a foul on Zaza.