Match events
Minute by minute- 8'1–0 Goal: Nikolaos KarelisAssist: Alejandro Pozuelo Racing Genk
- 25'2–0 Goal: Leon Bailey Racing Genk
- 35' Yellow card: Federico Peluso Sassuolo
- Half-time 2–0
- 59' Substitution: Antonino RagusaOff: Davide Biondini Sassuolo
- 61'3–0 Goal: Thomas BuffelAssist: Alejandro Pozuelo Racing Genk
- 65'3–1 Goal: Matteo PolitanoAssist: Lorenzo Pellegrini Sassuolo
- 66' Substitution: Luca MazzitelliOff: Lorenzo Pellegrini Sassuolo
- 67' Yellow card: Nikolaos Karelis Racing Genk
- 75' Substitution: Mbwana SamattaOff: Nikolaos Karelis Racing Genk
- 79' Substitution: Simone CaputoOff: Federico Ricci Sassuolo
- 82' Substitution: Bennard KumordziOff: Tino Susic Racing Genk
- 86' Yellow card: Matteo Politano Sassuolo
- 87' Substitution: Leandro TrossardOff: Thomas Buffel Racing Genk
Line-ups
Confirmed
Racing Genk4-3-34-3-3Sassuolo
- 1 Bizot
- 3 Nastic
- 4 Colley
- 2 Brabec
- 5 Walsh
- 1082' Susic
- 25 Ndidi
- 24A2 Pozuelo
- 1987' Buffel
- 775' Karelis
- 31 Bailey
- 47 Consigli
- 13 Peluso
- 15 Acerbi
- 55 Letschert
- 20 Lirola
- 6A66' Pellegrini
- 4 Magnanelli
- 859' Biondini
- 16 Politano
- 11 Defrel
- 2779' Ricci
Racing Genk bench
- 14Leandro Trossard87'
- 8Bennard Kumordzi82'
- 77Mbwana Samatta75'
Sassuolo bench
- 31Simone Caputo79'
- 90Antonino Ragusa59'
- 22Luca Mazzitelli66'