AFCON 2025
Matchday 5 of the UEFA Europa League delivered a full slate of drama, goals, and decisive victories as teams fought to secure knockout berths.
Premier League sides Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest both secured important home wins, with Villa edging past Young Boys 2-1 and Forest claiming a comfortable 3-0 victory against Malmö FF.
Elsewhere, the goal of the night came in Italy as Bologna put on an attacking masterclass to thrash Salzburg 4-1. French club Lille were dominant in their 4-0 destruction of Dinamo Zagreb, and FC Porto easily dispatched Nice 3-0.
However, the biggest scoreline belonged to Lyon, who ran rampant in their 6-0 demolition of Maccabi Tel Aviv. Meanwhile, Celtic pulled off a surprise away result, defeating Feyenoord 3-1.
The only goalless result came from the Czech Republic as Plzen held Freiburg 0-0. Late drama saw Rangers and Braga share the points in a 1-1 draw, mirroring the result between Fenerbahce and Ferencvaros.
