Aleksandar Pešić’s 94th-minute header rescued a dramatic 1-1 draw for 10-man Ferencváros against Viktoria Plzeň in Budapest, ensuring Robbie Keane’s side extended their unbeaten streak in all comps to five games. The tie had an added edge given these two met in the UEL play-offs just last season, and it was the Czech visitors who came flying out…

Rangers’ troubles in Europe continued as they slipped to a 1-0 defeat against Genk at Ibrox, meaning the Glasgow side have now won only two of their last nine home games in the Europa League. To make matters worse, Russell Martin’s men played more than half the game a man short after Mohamed Diomande’s rash lunge earned him a straight red. It was…

Stuttgart got their Europa League campaign up and running with a 2-1 win over Celta Vigo, grabbing only their third ever victory in 16 matches against Spanish sides in Europe. It weren’t always pretty, but the Germans did enough to see it through and keep their good home form ticking along. Back-to-back seasons in Europe for the first time since…

Olympique Lyonnais scraped past Utrecht with a narrow 1-0 win in their Europa League opener, Paulo Fonseca’s men digging in and relying on a wonder strike from Tanner Tessmann to make the difference. It wasn’t pretty, but it keeps alive Lyon’s remarkable record of just two defeats in 33 matches at this stage of the competition. Lyon were strong…

Panathinaikos, without a permanent manager in the dugout, tore into Young Boys with a ruthless first-half burst and never looked back, sealing a 4-1 win that gives them one of only a handful of victories they’ve managed in European group football these past years. Anass Zaroury was the star, rattling in a hat-trick that left the Swiss champions…

Juventus has appointed Darren Burgess as its new Director of Performance, marking a significant move in the club’s strategic push for excellence in athlete care, injury prevention, and overall performance innovation. The Australian fitness expert joins the Serie A giants after four years with the Adelaide Crows in the AFL and previous roles with…

Arsenal midfielder Eberechi Eze scored his first goal for the club in their 2-0 Carabao Cup third-round victory over League One side Port Vale on Wednesday, following his summer transfer from Crystal Palace in a deal worth an initial £60 million plus potential add-ons. Eze’s goal came early, in the eighth minute, after a well-orchestrated team…

Real Betis have completed the permanent transfer of Brazilian winger Antony from Manchester United after agreeing a deal worth up to €25 million following an initial loan spell. The 25-year-old attacker signed a contract lasting multiple seasons with the Andalusian club, with United retaining a 50% sell-on clause for any future transfer fees.…

Atlético Madrid needed every ounce of Julián Alvarez’s sharp finishing to finally see off stubborn neighbours Rayo Vallecano 3-2 at the Metropolitano, a win that ends a miserable run of just one victory in six for Diego Simeone’s men. For Rayo it was heartbreak again, a fourth straight match without a win, and one that slipped through there fingers…

AS Roma started there europa league campaign with a scrappy 2-1 win away to OGC Nice, a result that will go down well in the italian capital but leaves the french side still searching for any kind of joy in europe. Nice have now gone 13 european matches without a win, stretching back through last season where they couldn’t manage a single victory…