LIVE Football News: All The Build-Up To Thursday Night's Europa League Action

The Sportsman brings you all of the day's biggest news
09:28, 30 Sep 2021
Last Updated: 22:21, 30 Sep 2021

Now that we've got the Champions League out of the way, out attention to turns to the Europa League where there's plenty of British interest to keep an eye on with West Ham, Rangers, Celtic and Leicester City all in action tonight. 

Stick with The Sportsman throughout the day and we'll keep you up to date on anything that breaks on this rainy Thursday. 

Updates
30 September 2021
Good night!

That's it from us tonight. Join us tomorrow for all the latest football updates!

30 September 2021
Celtic reaction

Read The Sportsman's take on Celtic's 4-0 loss to Bayer Leverkusen here.

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30 September 2021
Leicester reaction

If you missed the Foxes' defeat to Legia Warsaw, The Sportsman's reaction has you covered. Check it out here.

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Schmeichel reacts to Legia Warsaw loss
30 September 2021
Full-Time scores

Ferencvaros 1-3 Real Betis

Braga 3-1 FC Midtjylland

Ludogorets 0-1 Red Star Belgrade

Marseille 0-0 Galatasaray

Lazio 2-0 Lokomotiv Moscow

Genk 0-3 Dinamo Zagreb

Celtic 0-4 Bayer Leverkusen

West Ham 2-0 Rapid Vienna

30 September 2021
GOAL! Celtic 0-3 Bayer Leverkusen

Alario converts from the penalty spot to make it three for the visitors.

30 September 2021
HALF-TIME scores

Celtic 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen

Ferencvaros 1-1 Real Betis

Genk 0-2 Dinamo Zagreb

Lazio 2-0 Lokomotiv Moscow

Ludogorets 0-0 Red Star Belgrade

Marseille 0-0 Galatasaray

Braga 0-1 FC Midtyjylland

West Ham 1-0 Rapid Vienna

30 September 2021
GOAL! Celtic 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen

Florian Wirtz fires in a second for the visitors as Celtic continue to make errors.

30 September 2021
GOAL! West Ham 1-0 Rapid Vienna
30 September 2021
GOAL! Celtic 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen

The German side take the lead as a slip from David Turnbull allowed Leverkusen to drill a ball into the box and Piero Hincapie's stabbed effort finds the back of the net.

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Buffon: King of Rock Paper Scissors
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Other FULL-TIME results

Antwerp 0-1 Eintracht Frankfurt

Sturm Graz 1-4 PSV Eindhoven

Lyon 3-0 Brondby

Fenerbahce 0-3 Olympiacos

Real Sociedad 1-1 Monaco 

Napoli 2-3 Spartak Moscow

 

30 September 2021
British teams suffer disappointing defeats

FULL-TIME RESULTS

Legia Warsaw 1-0 Leicester City

Slavia Prague 1-0 Rangers 

Match report to follow.

30 September 2021
West Ham XI to face Rapid Vienna
30 September 2021
Celtic team to face Bayer Leverkusen
30 September 2021
HALF-TIME scores

Antwerp 0-0 Eintracht Frankfurt

Fenerbahce 0-1 Olympiacos

Legia Warsaw 1-0 Leicester City

Lyon 0-0 Brondby

Napoli 1-0 Spartak Moscow

Real Sociedad 0-1 Monaco

Sparta Prague 1-0 Rangers

Sturm Graz 0-1 PSV Eindhoven

30 September 2021
GOAL! Sparta Prague 1-0 Rangers

It;s the hosts who break the deadlock and it is defender David Hancko who has popped up with the opener.

30 September 2021
GOAL! Legia Warsaw 1-0 Leicester City

The hosts have taken the lead against the Foxes. Striker Mahir Emreli does brilliantly to hold off Daniel Amartey and fire his effort goalward and it ricochets off the post and into the net.

30 September 2021
What's happening in the EFL after 10 games?

With the EFL being 10 games into the campaign, The Sportsman have taken a look at what the situation is like currently in the divisions below the Premier League. You can read about it all here.

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30 September 2021
Match updates

Nothing much to report in the Leicester and Rangers games so far. Stay with us for goal updates throughout the games.

30 September 2021
Southgate admits Smith-Rowe was in contention
30 September 2021
Rangers team to face Sparta Prague
30 September 2021
Leicester starting XI v Legia Warsaw
30 September 2021
Arsenal willing to offer Lacazette for striker

Arsenal are reportedly prepared to offer wantaway striker Alexandre Lacazette to Sevilla in the hopes of signing their star forward Youssef En-Nesyri in January.

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Arsenal to โ€˜offer Lacazette to Sevilla in bid to sign En-Nesyri in Januaryโ€™
30 September 2021
Benzema ageing like a fine wine

Karim Benzema made more history in the Champions League this week, check out what accomplishments he has achieved recently as his stats show he has improved with age. Take a look at our Conor Keane's piece here.

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30 September 2021
Contemplating getting FIFA 22?

If you are thinking about buying FIFA 22 or unsure whether to grab a copy check out our very own Joey Mills' report on the new title by EA Sports here.

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30 September 2021
Southgate on Bellingham and Greenwood

England boss Gareth Southgate has revealed the reason why youngsters Jude Bellingham and Mason Greenwood were not called up to his Three Lions squad was because he feels that as young players they are still developing and need to be handled with care.

30 September 2021
Reaction to the England squad announcement

Check out The Sportsman's reaction to Gareth Southgate's most recent England squad selections here.

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30 September 2021
England squad!

Here's the Three Lions squad that manager Gareth Southgate has picked ahead of England's upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Hungary next month. 

30 September 2021
Solskjaer Post-Match Presser
30 September 2021
Ireland squad announced
30 September 2021
CR7's text to Ferdinand after the game
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30 September 2021
de Jong backs Koeman at Barcelona

Barcelona sit bottom of their Champions League group and sixth in the league but Frenkie de Jong thinks the Spanish giants need to stick with manager Ronald Koeman

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30 September 2021
Ronaldo's winner from the stands...
30 September 2021
FIFA 22: First Impressions
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