Krasnodar

Francisco do Carmo Carneiro After an eventful journey to the Europa League proper, Borussia Dortmund welcome Krasnodar in their Group C opener this week.

As Liverpool prepare to welcome Sion to Anfield, Napoli received some good news on the injury front ahead of their Europa League clash.

Dinamo Moskva Dinamo Moscow suffered their first defeat of the Stanislav Cherchesov era as they were beaten 2-1 at home by Krasnodar.

Sligo Rovers Sligo Rovers and Inter Baku will look to convert first-leg shocks to progression from the UEFA Europa league second qualifying round.

Olympique Lyon Lyon and Real Sociedad were the big-name casualties in the UEFA Europa League play-offs on Thursday.

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Spartak Moskva Lokomotiv Moscow returned to the top of the Russian Premier League with a comfortable 3-0 win over relegation-threatened Volga on Monday.

Scott Brown Celtic need a win against Ajax in the Europa League, while Liverpool can qualify with victory over Bordeaux.

Inter Milan Italian giants Inter visit Stjarnan in Iceland while Villarreal, Tottenham and Feyenoord also begin their UEFA Europa League play-off ties on the road.

FC Krasnodar will join Borussia Dortmund in the Europa League round of 32 with a victory over the Germans at the Kuban Stadium on Thursday.