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…

Malmö FF’s miserable run in european group stage football rumbled on as they slipped to a 2-1 home defeat against bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad at Eleda Stadion. That’s now just one win in seventeen group stage outings (W1, D2, L14), a record that speaks volumes about the struggles of a club that once considered themselves a regular…

SC Freiburg kicked off there Europa League group stage with a 2-1 victory over Swiss outfit Basel at the Europa-Park Stadion, a result that gives Christian Streich’s men a solid start and stretches there strong run of form at home in Europe. Basel, back in the main draw of the competition for the first time in six years, nearly shocked the home…

Dinamo Zagreb started there Europa League campaign with a solid 3-1 win over Fenerbahce at Maksimir, giving the Croatian side a seventh victory already this season and a strong message to the group rivals. It was ex-Fenerbahce man Miha Zajc who nearly made the headlines early when he blasted over from close range after a cut-back by Moris…