Europa League 2024/25 Fixtures, Results and News

UEFA Europa League - League Stage - Results

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Wednesday 25th September 2024

AZ Alkmaar 3-2 Elfsborg

Bodø/Glimt 3-2 Porto

Dynamo Kyiv 0 Lazio 3

Midtjylland 1 Hoffenheim 1

Galatasaray 3 PAOK 1

Manchester United 1 Twente 1

Nice 1 Real Sociedad 1

Ludogorets 0 Slavia Prague 2

Anderlecht 2 Ferencváros 1

UEFA Europa League - League Stage - Results

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Thursday 26th September 2024

Fenerbahçe 2 Union Saint-Gilloise 1

Malmö 0 Rangers 2

Ajax 4 Beşiktaş 0

Roma 1 Athletic Club 1

Eintracht Frankfurt 3 Viktoria Plzeň 3

FCSB 4 Rigas FS 1

Lyon 2 Olympiacos 0

Braga 2 Maccabi Tel-Aviv 1



Tottenham Hotspur 3 (Johnson 12, Sarr 52, Solanke 68, Dragusin sent off 7) Qarabağ 0

Match report by Paul Hassall

Brennan Johnson, Pape Sarr and Dominic Solanke were all on target as 10-man Tottenham got their UEFA Europa League campaign underway with a 3-0 win over Qarabag.

The hosts endured a series of twists early in the evening as a 35-minute delay to kick off as a result of severe travel disruption was followed by a straight red card for Radu Dragusin on eight minutes.

It didn’t seem to faze The Lilywhites as they stole in front just five minutes later when Johnson slotted home his third goal in his last three outings after good work from Solanke.

Ange Postecoglou’s men made it two just seven minutes into the second half when Sarr volleyed home following a right-wing corner.

However, Qarabag remained a major threat with Juninho hitting the post and Toral Bayramov striking the crossbar with a missed penalty.

The Kazakhstani minnows somehow failed to register on the scoresheet and Solanke made sure of the points 22 minutes from time with a simple tap-in.

The only sour note on a positive night for Spurs was the withdrawal of captain Son Heung-Min ahead of Sunday’s Premier League visit to Manchester United.


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UEFA Europa League - League Stage - Results

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Thursday 3rd October 2024

RFS 2 Galatasaray 2

Maccabi Tel-Aviv 0 Midtjylland 2

Olympiacos 3 Braga 0

Qarabağ 1 Malmö 2

Real Sociedad 1 Anderlecht 2

Lazio 4 Nice 1

Slavia Prague 1 Ajax 1

Hoffenheim 2 Dynamo Kyiv 0

Athletic Club 2 AZ Alkmaar 0

Beşiktaş 1 Eintracht Frankfurt 3

Twente 1 Fenerbahçe 1

Viktoria Plzeň 0 Ludogorets 0

Elfsborg 1 Roma 0

PAOK 0 FCSB 1

Union SG 0 Bodø/Glimt 0

Rangers 1 Lyon 4



Ferencváros 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Sarr 23, Johnson 86)

Match report by Michael Emons, BBC Sport journalist

Tottenham made it two victories from their two Europa League games as their youthful side won in Hungary against Ferencvaros.

Ange Postecoglou included four teenagers in his starting line-up – winger Mikey Moore, 17, midfielder Lucas Bergvall, 18, defender Archie Gray, 18, and 19-year-old striker Will Lankshear, who was making his senior debut.

Moore was heavily involved in Tottenham’s first goal with a bright run from the right touchline before the loose ball fell to Pape Sarr who scored with a low effort from inside the six-yard box.

The goal came after the hosts thought they had taken the lead as Barnabas Varga headed into the net, but was judged narrowly offside.

Ferencvaros ended strongly but Kady Borges and Cebrail Makreckis wasted good opportunities to equalise.

Spurs substitute Brennan Johnson, who had earlier shot against the crossbar, doubled the visitors' lead, collecting the ball from Moore and shooting low, with the ball bouncing in off the post for his fifth goal in five games.

Varga finished off a left-wing cross to pull one back for the hosts in the 90th minute, but it was not enough to deny Postecoglou's side the victory.

Tottenham now have six points from six after they began their campaign with a 3-0 home win over Qarabag of Azerbaijan.




Porto 3 (27, 34 & 50) Manchester United 3 (Rashford 7, Hojlund 20, Maguire 90+1, Bruno Fernandes sent off 81)

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Match report by Sam Drury, BBC Sport journalist

Harry Maguire rescued a dramatic draw for 10-man Manchester United after they had surrendered a two-goal lead - and had Bruno Fernandes sent off - at Porto in the Europa League.

The injury-time effort could prove priceless for under-pressure manager Erik ten Hag, whose side were moments away from their fourth loss in 10 games to start the season.

Instead, substitute Maguire rose highest to meet Christian Eriksen's corner and headed superbly into the bottom corner in the first of five added minutes.

It was a thrilling conclusion to a chaotic encounter at Estadio do Dragao.

Marcus Rashford had given United a seventh-minute lead, driving in from the left, cleverly beating two defenders before his tame near-post shot squirmed past Porto goalkeeper Diogo Costa.

Rasmus Hojlund, starting his first game of the campaign, finished off a swift United attack to double the lead on 20 minutes and put his side in control.

But Porto came roaring back.

After a Joao Mario cross was nearly headed into his own net by Noussair Mazraoui, Brazil winger Pepe reacted quickest to nod home in the rebound.

Just 14 minutes after United had gone 2-0 up, the hosts were level as Joao Mario's cross was headed in powerfully by Samu Omorodion.

The Spanish striker then completed the turnaround five minutes after the break with a thumping near-post finish from Pepe's cutback after the United defence had been sliced open again.

Ten Hag's men pushed for an equaliser but things only got worse when captain Fernandes received his second red card in as many games for a second yellow - both for a high boot - with nine minutes left.

Porto could have added to their lead with the away side, even down to 10 men, forced to throw players forward, but failed to make them count and were punished by Maguire's late header.

Despite salvaging something from the game, United have won only three of their first 10 matches of the season and, for the fourth European away game in a row, they failed to win despite having scored three goals.

Thursday 24th October 2024 - Results

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Roma 1 Dynamo Kyiv 0

Eintracht Frankfurt 1 RFS 0

Midtjylland 1 Union SG 0

Ferencváros 1 Nice 0

Maccabi Tel-Aviv 1 Real Sociedad 2

PAOK 2 Viktoria Plzeň 2

Qarabağ 0 Ajax 3

Athletic Club 1 Slavia Prague 0

Porto 2 Hoffenheim 0

Twente 0 Lazio 2

Malmö 0 Olympiacos 1

Lyon 0 Beşiktaş 1

Rangers 4 FCSB 0

Anderlecht 2 Ludogorets 0




Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Richarlison 53 pen) AZ Alkmaar 0

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Richarlison (right) marked his first start of the season in style as he netted the only goal for Tottenham against AZ Alkmaar

Match report by Emily Salley, BBC Sport journalist

Richarlison scored from the penalty spot to help Tottenham maintain their perfect start in the Europa League with victory over AZ Alkmaar.

In his first start for Spurs this season after injury trouble, the Brazilian briefly argued with James Maddison about who should take the penalty after Maxim Dekker had kicked out at Lucas Bergvall in the box.

Captain Maddison relinquished the responsibility and Richarlison confidently sent the ball straight down the middle to hand Tottenham the decisive goal in the 53rd minute.

"Initially we both wanted to take it," Maddison told TNT Sports.

"I'm a senior player, I was captain today, I was going to take it, but I thought Richarlison has come back from an injury, it's difficult for a striker - a first goal gives confidence."

Ange Postecoglou's side had struggled to break down AZ's defence until then and could not make the most of their few clear-cut first-half chances.

Mikey Moore glanced a close-range header wide early on, while Timo Werner's problems in front of goal continued with two lacklustre efforts before he was replaced by Brennan Johnson for the second half.

But Spurs were much improved after the interval, with exciting English teenager Moore playing a starring role at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Tottenham came under pressure in parts, with Fraser Forster at full stretch to stop a looping header from Alexandre Penetra.

Former Spurs forward Troy Parrott, who moved to the Dutch side in July, had the chance to equalise with 15 minutes remaining but drilled his strike straight at Forster.

AZ were forced to play the last five minutes with 10 men, though, as David Moller Wolfe received a second yellow card.

Tottenham also had a late penalty appeal rejected when goalkeeper Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro appeared to bring down full-back Destiny Udogie.

The result leaves Spurs on nine points from three games in the Europa League, although tougher tests lie in store with Galatasaray and Roma to follow in November.



Fenerbahçe 1 Manchester United 1 (Eriksen 15)

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Christian Eriksen had given Erik ten Hag's side a first half lead at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium

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Mourinho was dismissed by referee Clement Turpin after leading protests for a penalty

Match report by Simon Stone, Chief football news reporter in Istanbul

Jose Mourinho was sent off as his Fenerbahce side came from behind to condemn his old club Manchester United to a third successive Europa League draw in Istanbul.

United had led at the break through Christian Eriksen’s fourth goal of the season.

But the hosts levelled four minutes after the restart when Youssef En-Nesyri got between United defenders to head home Allan Saint-Maximin’s cross from close range.

With the noise levels rising and excitement at fever pitch, Mourinho was red carded by French referee Clement Turpin just before the hour as he led the home side’s penalty claims after Bright Osayi-Samuel went down under a challenge by United midfielder Manuel Ugarte.

Despite furious protests from the Fenerbahce bench, VAR backed up Turpin’s view there was nothing illegal about the incident and Turpin came to the technical area to tell Mourinho to leave. The Portuguese took his time but eventually relocated to the steps at the front of the stand next to the dugouts, close enough to continue to give instructions to his coaching staff.

United had their chances to win the game but substitute Rasmus Hojlund opted to go alone rather than play a pass to the better placed Alejandro Garnacho and his shot rolled harmlessly through to home goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic. Then Garnacho lost control of the ball as he ran into the area and that chance went begging too.

The visitors also failed to avoid another injury issue, as manager Erik ten Hag had hoped, as Brazilian wide-man Antony was stretchered off when he landed awkwardly after attempting an unnecessary flick by the touchline.