Dovbik and Yaremchuk will play for Roma and Olympiacos from the first minutes
On Thursday, September 26, the final matches of the first round of the updated Europa League 2024/25.
In the opening matches of the match day, Fenerbahçe Jose Mourinho defeated the Belgian Union (2:1), and Rangers beat Malmö on the road (2:0).
Let us note that forward Artem Dovbik will start for Roma in the match with Athletic, and Olympiacos forward Roman Yaremchuk will play against Lyon from the first minutes.
Let us remind you that Dynamo Kiev lost to Lazio in the first round – 0:3. Interestingly, both teams finished the match with ten men.
The group stage of the Europa League will end on January 30, 2025. Points will be counted in the general table. The top eight teams will advance directly to the 1/8 finals. The remaining eight tickets will be played in the knockout round among the teams that took 9-24 places. Teams that take 25-36th places stop competing in European competition.
Malmo – Rangers — 0:2 (0:1)
Goals: Bajrami, 1, McCausland, 76
Fenerbahce — Royal Union — 2:1 (1:0)
Goals: Soyuncu 26, Burgess 82, own goal – Sykes 90+4
Deletions: Osei-Samuel, 90 – McAllister, 74
In the 90+2nd minute, Ivanovic (RU) missed a penalty
Eintracht Frankfurt – Victoria Pilsen
Ajax — Besiktas
Braga – Maccabi Tel Aviv
Lyon – Olympiacos
Roma — Athletic
FSSB – RFS
Tottenham – Qarabag
Source: Sportarena
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