The Europa League is back this week, and we have the latest updates on the standings, tables, recent matches, and upcoming schedule.
Two weeks ago, the group stages began with impressive performances. West Ham defeated Backa Topola with a 3-1 victory, Brighton experienced a narrow loss of 3-2 against AEK Athens, Rangers secured a close 1-0 win against Real Betis, and Liverpool emerged triumphant with a 3-1 win against Linz ASK.
Results:
In a comeback victory at the London Stadium, Mohammed Kudus scored his first goal for West Ham. Joao Pedro converted two penalty kicks for Brighton, but it was Ezequiel Ponce, the midfielder from AEK Athens, who secured all three points for his team with an 84th-minute winner.
Abdallah Sima, loaned from Brighton, scored the winning goal for Rangers in the middle of the second half. This match marked Michael Beale's final European game in charge before being sacked earlier this week. In another impressive comeback, Liverpool conceded early but still emerged victorious thanks to goals from Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz, and Mohamed Salah.
This week, West Ham will journey to Freiburg, Marseille will welcome Brighton, Rangers will pay a visit to Aris Limassol, and Liverpool will be playing against Union Saint-Gilloise at Anfield.
In the Europa Conference, Aston Villa and Aberdeen are determined to recover from their opening-round defeats against Legia Warsaw and Eintracht Frankfurt, respectively.
So for starters, how do things stand across all the Europa League groups?
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Europa Conference League
Aston Villa's Europa Conference League campaign got off to a rocky start as they succumbed to a 3-2 defeat against Legia Warsaw, while Aberdeen experienced a similar setback with a 2-1 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt.
This week, Villa host Bosnian side Zrinjski Mostar and Aberdeen face Finnish champions HJK Helsinki at Pittodrie on Thursday.