Amad stakes his claim as Man United finally end year-long wait for European win
Manchester United weren’t great against PAOK, but Amad Diallo was and at least they finally got another European win a mere 380 days after the last.
Europa League
Spurs finally succumb to self-inflicted wounds against Galatasaray’s wildly on-brand Super Lig All Stars
Spurs lost their 100 per cent Europa League record with a 3-2 defeat to Galatasaray that should have been 6-2 but could easily in the end have been 3-3.
Mourinho struts his stuff as careless, careworn Man United reach a year without a European win
Jose Mourinho seemed to enjoy himself as his Fenerbahce side took a point while Manchester United remain without a Europa League win this season.
Spurs have a miserable Europa League record – for so many reasons it’s time to put that right
Spurs have never treated the Europa League with respect. If they are to deliver Ange’s second-season silverware, that must change.
Europa League draw: Man Utd, Tottenham to face Rangers as Mourinho is reunited with Red Devils
Scottish Premiership side Rangers will face both Manchester United and Tottenham in the first stage of the new-look Europa League.
Salah breaks another record as Liverpool gratefully feast on silly Sparta Prague’s generous gifts
Hard to know what to say about that Liverpool win given the cartoonishly bad Sparta Prague defending. But it’s another game ticked off.
Kudus shows what Hammers fans wish for and why they won’t be careful about it
West Ham played with thrilling attacking verve to demolish Freiburg 5-0 in the Europa League. It all begs a question: why can’t they do this more often?
Liverpool quadruple bid boost as Sparta Prague tie emphatically killed off in first leg
A couple more injury scares stop it short of being a perfect night, but Liverpool have pretty much both feet in the UEL quarters after a 5-1 win in Prague.
Liverpool enjoy themselves against carefree LASK as best news of the night comes from elsewhere
Unusual for a 4-0 win to only be the second best bit of news for a team, but that was the case for Liverpool in the Europa League on Thursday.
Lockdown Soucek continues his resurgence as disjointed West Ham do just enough
Tomas Soucek bagged another late winner for West Ham, who never looked convincing against TSC but now have a golden chance to top the group.
West Ham 1-0 Olympiacos: Paqueta gives Hammers major Europa League boost
Lucas Paqueta got West Ham’s Europa League campaign back on track with the winner in a 1-0 victory over Olympiacos.
Chaotic Toulouse defeat and more VAR antics leave weary Liverpool with Europa work still to do
Liverpool could have secured top spot in their group tonight and been able to forget all about the Europa League until March. It’s an opportunity missed.
Gravenberch rapidly becoming Liverpool’s Thursday star but he’ll soon outgrow Europa cruises
Ryan Gravenberch has been Liverpool’s undoubted star of the Europa League campaign – which means he might not be for much longer.
Hammers’ record-breaking European run had to end sooner or later after 17 gravity-defying games
West Ham shouldn’t mourn the end of their unbeaten European run but celebrate its existence. It’s an absurd run for a team of their means.
Klopp highlights midfielder’s ‘obvious talent’ after starring role in Europa League win
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hailed Ryan Gravenberch’s ‘obvious talent’ after victory over Union SG.
Gravenberch takes his chance as flat Liverpool do the necessary after a busy week of nonsense
After a great performance for no reward at the weekend, it was a flat performance for maximum reward against Union SG for Liverpool.
Sometimes maybe good, sometimes maybe sh*t as Brighton hit back at Gattuso’s Marseille
Memes abound as Gennaro Gattuso’s Marseille go 2-0 up against Brighton before making a mess of it.
Brighton experience the irritation and disjointedness that is so often the Europa hallmark
Typical. You wait 122 years for a European night, and then it’s as silly as that. Classic Europa. Vintage Hankook. Brighton baffled.
Liverpool change all 11 players but stick to their preferred method of victory in Europa opener
Liverpool weren’t entirely convincing in beating LASK with a second-string side in their Europa League opener, but another win from behind is in the books
Europa League draw: Brighton get royalty, Liverpool should cruise, Hammers get Olympiakos
Europa League debutants Brighton were drawn to take on former Champions League winners Ajax and Marseille. Liverpool’s draw is easier.
PGMOL condemns ‘unjustified and abhorrent’ abuse directed at Taylor in Budapest Airport
Refereeing body PGMOL says it is appalled by “unjustified and abhorrent” abuse directed at Anthony Taylor in Budapest Airport.
A bruising, painful night for Arsenal that reopened the wounds of 1995 might also win them the title
A distinctly Nayim-esque goal and penalty heartbreak means Arsenal’s wait for European silverware goes on, but it surely helps their domestic chances…
Fernandes, Rashford and Man Utd provide the necessary Europa response after Sunday’s Anfield unpleasantness
A Europa League game against Real Betis was never going to undo the Anfield Unpleasantness for Man Utd, but this still went as well as could be hoped.
Arsenal display their problem-solving properties once more after Sporting fightback
Arsenal led and trailed before leaving Lisbon with a perfectly acceptable draw from the first leg of their Europa League clash with Sporting.
Europa League draw: Arsenal face Sporting Lisbon in last 16 as Man Utd get Real Betis
Man Utd will face Real Betis in the last 16 of the Europa League as their reward for beating Barcelona, while Arsenal take on Sporting Lisbon.
Ten Hag proves Man United’s greatest weapon as turnaround downs Barca
Man United emerged from another classic Europa League Play-off clash with Barcelona after some half-time tweaks.
Barcelona and Manchester United grace Europa League Playoff Round with an instant classic
We can all agree that was a lot more “Barcelona v Manchester United” than it was “Europa League Playoff Round”.
Europa League draw: Man Utd face La Liga giants Barcelona to get Scholes’ ‘juices going’
Man Utd will face a tie against La Liga giants Barcelona in the Europa League knockout play-off round as Paul Scholes’ dream comes true.
Arsenal looked utterly knackered against Zurich, but that’s why sealing top spot could prove so precious
Arsenal looked understandably weary against Zurich, but they’ve earned themselves some potentially precious time off in February.
Revamped Europa League format damns Man United but rewarding group winners is right
The Europa League format is great even if Man United did end up on the wrong end of it against Real Sociedad.