Ludogorets introduced May Mahlangu and Junior Brandao to all the fans. This happened prior to the rematch against Torpedo (Kutaisi), which was part of the Europa League playoffs. Ludogorets won the game with a 4:0 score and qualified for the group phase.
Mahlangu is resident player of the SAR national team, came from the Romanian elite team Dinamo (Bucharest), and 23-year-old Brandao was part of the Brazilian Atletico Goianiense.