Philippe Clement insists Rangers will go all out to secure Europa League spot

Philippe Clement insists Rangers will be going all out to secure Europa League football against Real Betis after struggling to a 1-1 draw against Aris Limassol at Ibrox.The Light Blues, who had suffered a shock 2-1 defeat to the Cypriot side on matchday two, struggled after falling behind after 28 minutes to a Shavy Babicka goal.Clement replaced Todd Cantwell with 20-year-old Ross McCausland befor

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Unai Emery eager to top group after Aston Villa reach ECL knockout stages

Unai Emery urged Aston Villa to finish the job after they booked their spot in the Europa Conference League knockout stages.The manager wants to seal top spot in Group E following Thursday’s 2-1 win over Legia Warsaw.Alex Moreno’s winner – on his first appearance since May following a hamstring injury – earned victory after Moussa Diaby’s opener was cancelled out by E

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Rangers’ Europa League hopes suffer blow after Aris Limassol draw

Rangers’ European journey will continue into 2024 but a disconcerting 1-1 draw with Aris Limassol means a wait until the final Group C fixture to see if progress will be in the Europa League.The Light Blues had suffered a shock 2-1 defeat to the Cypriot side on matchday two following the departure of boss Michael Beale and on a freezing evening in Govan they were in trouble again in the 28th

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Mohamed Salah closes in on 200 club as Liverpool confirm top spot

Liverpool cruised into the Europa League knock-out stages with a match to spare as a 4-0 victory over LASK confirmed their place as group winners.Early goals from Luis Diaz and Cody Gakpo were enhanced by a second-half Mohamed Salah penalty – his 199th goal for the club – and an added-time strike by Gakpo as Toulouse’s draw with Union Saint-Gilloise means a dreaded round-of-32 pl

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Alex Moreno stars as Aston Villa progress in Europa Conference League

Alex Moreno fired Aston Villa into the Europa Conference League knockout stages after a 2-1 win over Legia Warsaw.The defender’s first goal, on his first appearance of the season following a hamstring injury, sent Unai Emery’s side top of Group E.Moussa Diaby opened the scoring before Ernest Muci seized on Boubacar Kamara’s defensive gaffe to level.Victory came after Legia fans c

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You’ve got to dream big: Lewis Dunk eyes Europa League glory with Brighton

Captain Lewis Dunk says Brighton are dreaming of Europa League glory after securing a spot in the knockout stages on a historic day for the club.Albion guaranteed a top-two finish in Group B with a game to spare thanks to an unconvincing 1-0 victory away to 10-man AEK Athens.Joao Pedro’s 55th-minute penalty proved the difference against the Greek champions as the Seagulls set aside a disjoin

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Barry Robson praises Aberdeen for adapting to snowy conditions in Finland

Aberdeen manager Barry Robson praised his team for adapting to snowy conditions after they came from two goals down to earn a Europa Conference League point against Finnish champions HJK.The Dons fell two goals behind inside 33 minutes but a brilliant 30-yard striker from Angus MacDonald gave them a lifeline just before the break and they took full advantage.Luis ‘Duk’ Lopes nodded hom

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David Moyes urges West Ham to finish the job and top Group A

David Moyes wants West Ham to finish the job off and top their Europa League group.Tomas Soucek struck late on yet again as the Hammers secured their passage into the knock-out stages with a 1-0 win against Backa Topola in Serbia.Now they need to avoid defeat to Freiburg at the London Stadium in a fortnight to ensure they top Group A and avoid a two-legged play-off in February.Tornado Tom &#127786

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Aberdeen bounce back from two goals down to draw with HJK in Finland

C fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with HJK in a Europa Conference League game that was held up by a Helsinki snow storm.The referee briefly stopped the game early in the second half because the travelling Dons fans were throwing snowballs, before a longer delay to allow several snow ploughs to clear the pitch.Aberdeen were two goals down inside 33 minutes but a stunning strike from Ang

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Joao Pedro penalty sends Brighton through to Europa League knockout stages

Brighton secured a place in the knockout stages of the Europa League after Joao Pedro’s second-half penalty earned an unconvincing 1-0 victory away to 10-man AEK Athens.In-form forward Pedro converted his fifth goal of the competition in the 55th minute to guarantee the Seagulls a top-two finish in Group B.Albion were second best before the VAR-awarded spot-kick and fortunate not to fall beh

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