Overview
- Mainz, which carried a 2–0 first-leg lead, lost 4–0 in France on Thursday and exited the Europa Conference League quarterfinals.
- Racing Strasbourg moved into the semifinals and awaits Rayo Vallecano or AEK Athens as its next opponent.
- Coach Urs Fischer said his team was overrun and had no answers, calling the performance "really abysmal" and lamenting a lack of courage on the ball.
- A post-match confrontation followed provocative celebrations near the Mainz away section, and Nadiem Amiri was sent off after the melee.
- Goalkeeper Daniel Batz saved a 66th-minute penalty to keep Mainz alive briefly, but late strikes sealed the tie, while separate results by Bayern and Freiburg have lifted Germany’s bid for a fifth Champions League spot.