The Europa League returns on Thursday evening with 17 fixtures across the continent, including several heavyweight clashes.
“Milan” hosted “Ferençvaros”, “Juventus” visited “AZ Alkmaar”, “Celtic” met “Besiktas” in Glasgow, “Bayer Leverkusen” met “Marseille”, and “Real Sociedad” met “Lyon”.
Here’s how the action unfolds.
“Milan” – “Ferensvaros” – 0:2
Lenny Joseph scored twice in the second half as Ferencvaros stunned AC Milan at the San Siro.
Jozef opened the scoring in the 52nd minute and doubled the visitors’ lead 14 minutes later, leaving Milan facing yet another European defeat.
Ferencvaros were reduced to 10 men when Yusif was sent off in the 77th minute, but the Hungarian side held on for victory.
Real Sociedad 1:1 Lyon
Corentin Tolisso scored a superb second-half equalizer as Lyon drew 1-1 with Real Sociedad.
In the 28th minute, Orri Oskarsson headed Ander Barrenetxea’s pass from close range and put the Spaniards ahead.
However, Tolisso equalized nine minutes after the restart, handling Tanner Tessmann’s high cross on the chest before slotting past Unai Marrero.
Both sides had chances to win it before Marrero made a superb save to keep out Tolisso’s header in the 90th minute, Lyon goalkeeper Dominic Greif denying Mikel Oyarzabal.
Alkmaar 1-2 Juventus
“Juventus” defeated “AZ Alkmaar” in the Netherlands with a score of 2:1, Teun Koopmeiners and Randal Kolo Muani scored goals for the Italian side.
The visitors created a two-goal advantage in the first half and left AZ with a difficult task after the break.
Although the Dutch side managed to pull back a goal, “Juventus” kept all three points.
Bayer Leverkusen 0:1 Marseille
Amine Gouiri struck late in the second half as Marseille beat Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 at the BayArena.
Both sides went into the interval level after a goalless first half, with neither finding a breakthrough.
Gouiri finally broke the deadlock in the closing stages to give Marseille a much-needed European win.
“Celtic” 3-2 “Besiktas”
Camilo Duran scored twice, including the winner in the 87th minute, as Celtic beat Besiktas 3-2 in Glasgow.
Junior Olaitan put the visitors ahead in the 54th minute, converting a rebound from the penalty spot before substitute Callum Osmand equalized with a low strike from the edge of the box.
In the 79th minute, Duran rounded the keeper to give Celtic the lead, only six minutes later Orkun Koccu equalized with a superb effort from 25 yards.
However, Duran struck again with three minutes remaining to give Celtic their first win of the league stage.
Complete Europa League results
“Milan” – “Ferensvaros” – 0:2
Anderlecht 2:0 Salzburg
“Crystal Palace” – “Hoffenheim” – 1:1
Levski Sofia 1:0 Jagiellonian Bialystok
Lillestrom 0:1 Victoria Plzen
NEC Nijmegen 3-1 Omonia Nicosia
Real Sociedad 1:1 Lyon
Sparta Prague 1-3 Bournemouth
Alkmaar 1-2 Juventus
Bayer Leverkusen 0:1 Marseille
Benfica 3:1 Lech Poznan
Celta Vigo 1-2 Union Saint-Gilloise
“Celtic” 3-2 “Besiktas”
Hapoel Beer Sheva 0-2 OFI Crete
Sturm Graz 2-3 NK Chelyeu
Sunderland 0:2 Dinamo Zagreb
Torreense 3-2 Ararat Armenia