The Champions League made a thrilling return this week — and now it is the turn of the Europa League to take center stage.
We bring you previews of tonight’s key games with West Ham and Leicester in action as well as Tottenham, who begin their Europa Conference League campaign.
There is also a reaction from Matchday 1 of the Champions League as we pick out our best XI from what proved to be an action-packed round of fixtures.
European football continues
West Ham and Leicester will be the English teams to watch as Europe’s secondary club competition gets going this evening.
The Hammers will take part in their first-ever Europa League group match when they travel to face Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb.
Ahead of the Group H clash, we turn the spotlight on mercurial winger Said Benrahma following his flying start to the season, which has seen him claim two goals and two assists in his opening four games.
Leicester face a tricky opening clash against Napoli in Group C after both sides narrowly missed out on Champions League qualification last season.
We will be digging deep into how Brendan Rodgers’ side can outfox their Italian opponents at the King Power Stadium.
Meanwhile, Spurs face a trip to Rennes fresh off being brought back down to earth at the weekend by Crystal Palace.
We look at what Nuno Espirito Santo must do to make sure their 3-0 defeat to the Eagles was just a blip.
Champions League Team of the Week
It was a memorable Champions League Matchday 1, with Chelsea, Liverpool, and Manchester City picking up wins while Manchester United suffered a shock late defeat.
We pick out an XI of the best performers across all 16 matches.
Before you go
Stay tuned for match reports and reactions from all of tonight’s big games.
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