The latest Europa League matchday featured Bournemouth, Crystal Palace and Celtic, with the evening’s fixtures beginning at 20:00 BST unless otherwise stated. The Guardian’s live coverage listed Real Sociedad against AFC Bournemouth, Crystal Palace against Lech Poznan and Celtic against Ferencvaros among the main games.
The two earlier kick-offs were Levski Sofia against Red Bull Salzburg and OFI Crete against Hoffenheim. At half-time, Salzburg led 1-0 after Haris Tabakovic scored in the 39th minute. OFI were also ahead, with Aitor Cantalapiedra scoring on the half-hour.
The listed 20:00 fixtures included Besiktas against Marseille, Juventus against NEC, Lillestrom against Torreense, Plzen against Union Saint-Gilloise and Omonia Nicosia against Celta Vigo. The schedule also featured Bayer Leverkusen against Celje, Olympiacos against Jagiellonia Bialystok and Hapoel Beer Sheva against Dinamo Zagreb.
The live update also recorded several results or scores from matches that had already taken place. Sunderland led AZ 1-0, Bayer Leverkusen led Celje 2-0 and Olympiacos led Jagiellonia Bialystok 2-1. Omonia Nicosia were 1-0 ahead of Celta Vigo, while Sturm Graz and Rennes were level at 0-0.
Elsewhere, Benfica led AC Milan 2-0 and Lyon led Anderlecht 2-1. Sparta Prague held a 4-1 advantage over Ararat Armenia, while Hapoel Beer Sheva and Dinamo Zagreb remained goalless in the listed update. The Guardian described the first matchday as having already brought a successful European return for Sunderland after a 53-year absence.