Tiknizyan Ends European Campaign with Red Star
- Author: Vahe Hakobyan
- Sportaran
Armenia national team defender Nair Tiknizyan has завершed his 2025/26 European campaign with Belgrade’s Red Star.
In the Europa League Round of 32 second leg, the Serbian club lost 0–2 at home to France’s Lille. Although Red Star won the first leg, they were eliminated 1–2 on aggregate and knocked out of the tournament.
Tiknizyan started the match and played 106 minutes, including extra time.
Nair Tiknizyan’s match statistics:
- Shots: 3 (0.12 xG)
- Accurate passes: 33 (79%)
- Expected assists (xA): 0.12
- Successful dribbles: 1/3
- Possessions lost: 22
- Ball carries: 12
- Tackles: 2
- Clearances: 1
- Blocked shots: 2
- Ball recoveries: 4
- Duels: 5/9
- Aerial duels: 1/2
Following the match, SofaScore rated the Armenian defender’s performance at 7.0.
Despite the elimination, Tiknizyan delivered an active display and stood out both defensively and in attacking transitions.
Notably, this season marked Tiknizyan’s first appearance in European competition playoffs. Overall, he played 10 Europa League matches — all in the starting lineup.
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