Europa League Campaign is back in its regular haunt and some of football’s top clubs will be battling to hoist the prestigious trophy in May.
Futballnews brings you all the match results as the campaign begins tonight, September 21:
Group A
Olympiacos 2:3 Freiburg
Freiburg went ahead in the first half after Roland Sallai scored in the 9th minute of the match. Olympiacos Kaabi scored in the first half to make it 1-1.
Freiburg went ahead in the first half, with Grifo scoring from the penalty. Olympiacos Kaabi made it 2-2 in the second half.
However, Freiburg Philipp won the game with a beautiful goal in the 86th minute.
West Ham 3:1 Backa Topola
The Europa League Champions came from behind to defeat Back Topola, with new signing Ward Prowse creating two chances and leading to a goal.
Group B
Ajax 3:3 Marseille
The biggest game of Europa League Week 1 of the 2023–24 season ended in a six-goal thriller. In the first half, both teams scored two goals each.
In the second half, Ajax went ahead, but it was cut short due to Marseille Aubameyang, who rescued the French team.
Brighton 2:3 AEK Athens
Brighton Hove and Albion got their first team in their first appearance in Europe after losing to AEK Athens by three goals to two.
Group C
Rangers 1:0 Real Betis
The Scottish giant made his Europa League debut with a 1-0 victory over Real Betis. Rangers Abdallah Sima scored in the 68th minute of the match to give the club its first victory of the 2023–24 season.
Sparta Prague 3:2 Aris Limassol.
Sparta Prague were behind in the first half after Aris Limassol Kokorin scored a penalty in the 11th minute. Sparta Prague Krejci scored in the 20th and 25th minutes to give the Czech Republic a first-half lead.
The Czech Republic side scored very early in the second half, and Aris Limassol fought late in the second half with a 90th goal from Babicka.
Group D
Atalanta 2:0 Rakow
Atalanta won its first match of the Europa League campaign against Rakow. Ketelaere scored Atalanta’s first goal in the 49th minute, and Ederson made it 2-0 in the 66th minute.
The Atalanta team is currently at the top of Group D.
Sturm Graz 1:2 Sporting CP
The Portuguese team was initially behind, but they got an opportunity in the second half of the game, scoring in the 76 and 84 minutes of the match.
Group E
Liverpool 3-1 LASK
The Europe’s second-biggest club competition boasts a plethora of prestigious additions this season with Liverpool out to secure a winning start in their away visit to Austrian side LASK.
The Reds open up their campaign with a stunning 3-1 victory against LASK. Nunez leveled the scoresheet after Flecker scored for the home club before Luiz Diaz and Momammed Salah sealed the victory.
Union St. Gilloise 1-1 Toulouse
Other group E rivals Union St. Gilloise played a 1-1 draw with Toulouse.
Group F
Panathinaikos 2-0 Villarreal
Panathinaikos defeated Villarreal 2-0 as goals from F. Loannidis and A. Sporar were enough to give the host club victory tonight.
Rennes 3-0 Maccabi Haifa
The same goes for Rennes as they defeated the visiting club Maccabi Haifa 3-0. L. Blas opened the scoresheet before Truffert and Yildirim finalized the win.
Group G.
Europa League veteran Roma was in Moldova to face Sheriff Tiraspol in one of the early games tonight.
Jose Mourinho Roma clinched their first victory in the Europa League in an away victory against FC Sheriff. Paredes opened the scoresheet before Romelu Lukaku sealed the 2-0 win.
Servette 0-2 Slavia Prague
Meanwhile, in the clash between Slavia Prague and Servette, the host club lost 0-2 to Praque as Masopust and Ogbu’s sterling goals got the job done.
Group H
Bayer Leverkusen were amazing tonight as they mercilessly defeated BK Haecken 4-0.
Nigerian star Victor Boniface was instrumental in the victory with one goal and an assist.
Qarabag FK 1-0 Molde
Qarabag FK also won in their home in a tight 1-0 victory against Molde.
