Key events
Full-time scores
Full time: Sunderland 0-2 Dinamo Zagreb
Full time: Celtic 3-2 Beşiktas
Full time: Getafe 0-1 Brighton
GOAL! Celtic 3-2 Beşiktas (Duran, 87)
GOAL! Celtic 2-2 Beşiktas (Kokcu, 85)
GOAL! Celtic 2-1 Beşiktas (Duran, 79)
GOAL! Getafe 0-1 Brighton (Yalcouye, 64)
GOAL! Celtic 1-1 Beşiktas (Osmand, 62)
GOAL! Celtic 0-1 Beşiktas (Olaitan, 54)
Second half
Half time scores
GOAL! Sunderland 0-2 Dinamo Zagreb (Beljo, 39)
GOAL! Sunderland 0-1 Dinamo Zagreb (Stojkovic, 23)
Kick offs
Final score: Thun 3-1 Hearts
Final score: Sparta Prague 1-3 Bournemouth
Final score: Crystal Palace 1-1 Hoffenheim
GOAL! Thun 3-1 Hearts (Findlay, 82 mins)
GOAL! Sparta Prague 1-3 Bournemouth (Rayan, 90 mins)
GOAL! Crystal Palace 1-1 Hoffenheim (Kamada, 90+1 mins)
GOAL! Sparta Prague 1-2 Bournemouth (Evanilson, 81 mins)
Crystal Palace go down to 10 men!
More team news!
GOAL! Thun 3-0 Hearts (Dursun, 56 mins)
GOAL! Bournemouth 1-1 Sparta Prague (Adams, 57)
GOAL! Thun 2-0 Hearts (Labeau, 34 mins)
Sparta go down to 10 men!
GOAL! Sparta Prague 1-0 Bournemouth (Singhateh, 35 mins)
GOAL! Thun 1-0 Hearts (McCart own goal, 22 mins)
GOAL! Crystal Palace 0-1 Hoffenheim (Prass, 7 mins)
(A selection of) team news!
Preamble
Thank you very much for joining Simon and I.
This is what happened tonight in the Europa League.
Sid Lowe
The narrow streets of Navahermosa in La Mancha were fuller than they have ever been on Thursday afternoon and quieter too. Silence accompanied the funeral cortege as its made way from the funeral home to the parish church of San Miguel Arcángel carrying Jesús de Miguel Alameda, “Demi”, the Tenerife striker who died after an on-field collision with the Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono three days earlier. Only 3,587 people live in his family’s village but now they were joined by the game he loved. “We wanted to be close to his parents, his wife and daughter. In moments of pain, football comes together more than ever,” said Luis de la Fuente.
The Spain manager did not say much else; there was not much else he could say, not much anyone could. These have been dark, desperate days, days when it was impossible to assimilate what has happened, and there will be more. “We will get through this together but we will need help, professional help,” the Tenerife president, Felipe Miñambres, said. The club’s majority shareholder, Rayco García, had cried as they left the building where De Miguel’s body had laid in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and he asked his teammates to be close to his widow Maria, when he had vowed they would for ever take care of his daughter, Clara.
Earlier at Selhurst Park …
Full-time scores
Europa League
AZ 1-2 Juventus
Bayer Leverkusen 0-1 Olympique Marseille
Benfica 3-1 Lech Poznan
Celta de Vigo 1-2 Union Saint-Gilloise
Celtic 3-2 Beşiktas
Hapoel Be’er Sheva 0-2 OFI
Sturm Graz 2-3 Celje
Sunderland 0-2 Dinamo Zagreb
Torreense 3-2 Ararat-Armenia
Conference League
Copenhagen 2-1 Iberia 1999
Getafe 0-1 Brighton
Lugano 3-0 Kauno Zalgiris
Monaco 2-0 Nordsjaelland
Panathinaikos 2-1 CSKA Sofia
Riga 1-1 Jablonec
Sint-Truiden 1-1 Brann
Twente 3-1 AE Pafos
Universitatea Craiova 2-0 Egnatia
Full time: Sunderland 0-2 Dinamo Zagreb
The Black Cats were outclassed in the first half and could not find a way back into the match after the break despite an much-improved performance.
Full time: Celtic 3-2 Beşiktas
What a fantastic second half in Glasgow with Duran’s double helping secure the points.
Full time: Getafe 0-1 Brighton
Yalcouye’s second-half goal was the difference to continue Brighton’s fine start in Europe, having won two and drawn one of their three games in the Conference League.
Sunderland 0-2 Dinamo Zagreb: Plenty of huffing and puffing but the hosts just cannot get back into the game. The fans are streaming out.
GOAL! Celtic 3-2 Beşiktas (Duran, 87)
Tierney shoots from just outside the box but Duran is in the way, he takes a touch and bundles home. What a game!
GOAL! Celtic 2-2 Beşiktas (Kokcu, 85)
Kokcu pings a shot into the bottom corner from 25 yards. A lovely strike if ever there was one.
Sunderland 0-2 Dinamo Zagreb: Brobbey receives the ball in the area and he goes down after the defender goes through the back of him. The referee shakes his head and no one with access with a replay corrects him.
GOAL! Bayer Leverkusen 0-1 Marseille: Gouiri scores the first of the match.
GOAL! Celtic 2-1 Beşiktas (Duran, 79)
Osmand slides a pass through for Duran, who gets there before Nubel, rounds the goalkeeper and slots into an empty net. It is very tight but he is just onside.
Celtic 1-1 Beşiktas: A smart move up the pitch concludes with Nygren produces some nifty footwork but his shot is always rising.
GOAL! Benfica 2-0 Lech Poznan: Prestianni adds a second for Marco Silva’s side.
Sunderland 0-2 Dinamo Zagreb: Brobbey does superbly well to chest down a Xhaka cross and jabs a shot but then inadvertently catches the goalkeeper in the face, leading to a stoppage.
Celtic 1-1 Beşiktas: The hosts are on top and are almost ahead but Nubel sticks up a strong hand and tips over.
Sunderland 0-2 Dinamo Zagreb: Brobbey is sent on for Isidor.
GOAL! Getafe 0-1 Brighton (Yalcouye, 64)
Svoboda nods a cross into Yalcouye’s path and he does the rest from close range.
GOAL! Celtic 1-1 Beşiktas (Osmand, 62)
Just off the bench, Osmand finds the bottom corner from the edge of the box.
Sunderland 0-2 Dinamo Zagreb: Hume thinks he has levelled but his shot from inside the box is blocked on the line. Either way, Sunderland have been far better since the break.
The Dinamo fans are behind told to stop throwing missiles from the stands.
Getafe 0-0 Brighton: Down the other end … half-time substitute Vuskovic sends a rising drive just wide from 25 yards.
Getafe 0-0 Brighton: Satriano takes aim from distance but Verbruggen is right behind the ball.
GOAL! Celtic 0-1 Beşiktas (Olaitan, 54)
Olaitan steps to take the penalty but Johnstone goes the correct way to save, only to see the ball loop up vertically, allowing the Benin international to net the rebound.
NO GOAL! Sunderland 0-2 Dinamo Zagreb: Isidor heads the ball home from a superb Xhaka delivery and enjoys a full celebration but about four Black Cats are ruled offside by the VAR.
Sunderland 0-2 Dinamo Zagreb: Just your four substitutions for Sunderland. Reinildo, Sadiki, Hume and Le Fee on.
Second half
We go again!
Half-time reading.
“Sunderland and Dianamo Zagreb both deserve maximum style points for their gorgeous, sponsor-free shirts!” says Peter Oh.
Boos around the Stadium of Light at half time. Things are not going well.
Half time scores
Europa League
AZ 0-2 Juventus
Bayer Leverkusen 0-0 Olympique Marseille
Benfica 1-0 Lech Poznan
Celta de Vigo 1-1 Union Saint-Gilloise
Celtic 0-0 Beşiktas
Hapoel Be’er Sheva 0-0 OFI
Sturm Graz 1-2 Celje
Sunderland 0-2 Dinamo Zagreb
Torreense 1-1 Ararat-Armenia
Conference League
Copenhagen 2-1 Iberia 1999
Getafe 0-0 Brighton
Lugano 3-0 Kauno Zalgiris
Monaco 1-0 Nordsjaelland
Panathinaikos 1-1 CSKA Sofia
Riga 1-0 Jablonec
Sint-Truiden 0-0 Brann
Twente 0-1 AE Pafos
Universitatea Craiova 2-0 Egnatia
Sunderland 0-2 Dinamo Zagreb: Le Bris is shown on the screen, one assumes plotting 11 changes.
Celtic 0-0 Beşiktas: The Hoops play a cute free-kick but it fails but Nygren falls over when attempting to shoot.
GOAL! Sunderland 0-2 Dinamo Zagreb (Beljo, 39)
Another desperate night for the Black Cats and Beljo produces a delicate finish to double the lead.
Getafe 0-0 Brighton: Hadjam wants a penalty after a tangle of legs in the box. It looks like he is going down before the contact is made and VAR does not overturn the referee’s original rejection.
GOALS! Zeneli has equalised for Union Saint-Gilloise in Vigo. Juventus are winning at AZ Alkmaar thanks to Koopmeiners and Kolo Muani.
Sunderland 0-1 Dinamo Zagreb: Danso is the latest to be cautioned for cynically ending a counterattack.
Getafe 0-0 Brighton: Verbruggen reacts smartly to make a fine save to keep things level.
Sunderland 0-1 Dinamo Zagreb: Xhaka takes a poor touch and then slams into a tackle, resulting in a booking for the Black Cats skipper, after a bit of treatment from the medics.
Sunderland 0-1 Dinamo Zagreb: It should be 2-0 Orsic sees his shot cleared off the line by Meunier.
GOAL! Sunderland 0-1 Dinamo Zagreb (Stojkovic, 23)
The Croatians take the lead with a powerful finish from Stojkovic.
Getafe 0-0 Brighton: Hadjam latches latches onto a ball over the top but fails to get a shot away but he not worry because Yalcouye is there to help. Unfortunately, he messes up his effort but it then lands at Rutter’s feet, only for him to ping a drive wide.
Sunderland 0-0 Dinamo Zagreb: Angulo does well on the right and whips in a cross but Isidor heads the ball up and over.
Getafe 0-0 Brighton: Hinshelwood tries to curl one in from 20 yards – the shot is going harmlessly wide until the goalkeeper decides to turn it behind regardless.
GOALS: Benfica have taken the lead against Lech Poznan through Rafa, while Pablo Duran has netted for Celta Vigo against Union St-Gilloise.
Sunderland 0-0 Dinamo Zagreb: Rigg swings in a very dangerous cross from the right for teammates to attack. It reaches Ahoka but his header is a poor one from close range and the keeper saves. It should do better.
Sunderland 0-0 Dinamo Zagreb: The Black Cats need to defend a corner from the right. It is played short and then out to around 30 yards from goal from where a shot is lashed high into the stands.
Celtic 0-0 Beşiktas: Nygren takes aim from the edge of the box but skews his shot wide.
Getafe 0-0 Brighton: The Spanish side like a cross into the box, the latest concluding with a clash of heads at the back post. Costinha is able to get up and walk off.
Sunderland 0-0 Dinamo Zagreb: Isidor shoots from the edge of the box but he basically falls over and the ball trickles towards the goalkeeper.
Getafe 0-0 Brighton: The hosts want a penalty after one of their players goes to ground in the box after a corner but nothing is doing.
Sunderland 0-0 Dinamo Zagreb: The Croatians start on the front foot and have the first shot of the match but it goes well over the bar from 20 yards.
