The Europa League returns to the pitch for the first round of the group stage. Zvonimir Boban’s new adventure as president of Dinamo Zagreb gets off to a good start: the Croatian club wins 3-1 against Tedesco’s Fenerbahce. Betis, on the other hand, did not give up and came back against Postecoglou’s Nottingham in the final minutes: Antony scored the 2-2 equalizer in the 85th minute. Former Inter player Arnautovic saved Red Star: 1-1 against Celtic. Freiburg, Bologna’s next opponent, defeated captain Shaqiri’s Basel 2-1. Feyenoord, leaders and still unbeaten in the Eredivisie, were beaten by Braga: a goal from Navarro in the 79th minute gave Carlos Vicens’ team the victory. Ludogorets had little trouble against Malmo away from home. In the 6:45 p.m. matches, Midtjylland beat Sturm Graz 2-0: in the 7th minute, Austrian goalkeeper Christensen misplaced a corner kick and the ball ended up in the net. Diao doubled the lead in the final minutes. Paok-Maccabi Tel Aviv ended 0-0: the hosts played better and came close to taking the lead several times. At the start of the match, after protests outside the stadium, Greek fans also displayed a banner against the war in Gaza.
- Midtjylland-Sturm Graz 2-0; scorers: 7′ Christensen own goal, 89′ Diao
- Paok-Maccabi Tel Aviv 0-0
- Betis-Nottingham 2-2; scorers: 15′ Bakambu (B), 18′ and 23′ Igor Jesus (N), 85′ Antony (B)
- Braga-Feyenoord 1-0; scorers: 79′ Navarro
- Dinamo Zagreb-Fenerbahce 3-1; scorers: 21′ and 51′ Beljo (D), Szymanski (F), 95′ Bakrar (D)
- Freiburg-Basel 2-1; scorers: 31′ Osterhage (F), 57′ Eggestein (F), Otele (B)
- Malmo-Ludogorets 1-2; scorers: 8′ pen. Stanic (L), 23′ Bile (L), 78′ Johnsen (M)
- Red Star-Celtic 1-1; scorers: 56′ Iheanacho (C), 65′ Arnautovic (S)
