As part of the first game day of the first round of the main round of the UEFA Europa League 2024/25, five more matches took place.

Anderlecht started in the updated tournament with a victory over Ferencvaros. The home team could have lost a two-goal advantage due to the withdrawal, but allowed the visitors to reduce their deficit by only one goal.

Anderlecht — Ferencvaros 2:1
goals: Vershahren, 60, Dolberg, 66 (pen.) — Traore, 86

Anderlecht: Kosemans — Sardella, Zanka, Szymic, Ndiaye (Fouquet, 81) — Verscharen, Dendoncker, Struykens (Leoni, 69), Edozi (Ashimeru, 69) — Amuzu (Angulo, 40), Dolberg (Vazquez, 69)

Ferencvaros: Dibus — Botka (Hartenmann, 76), Cisse, Salai, Ramirez (Civic, 76) — Abu Fani (Maiga, 71), Rommens — Traore, Zachariassen (Ben Romdan, 71), Kadi (Saldaña, 71) — Varga

Warning: Dolberg, Angulo, Ashimeru — Cisse, Zachariassen, Botka, Chivych, Varga

Withdrawal: Angulo, 81 (second warning)

Galatasaray dealt with PAOK on their own field. The end of the match was put by Mauro Icardi, who appeared on the field after coming off the bench instead of Viktor Osimgen.

Galatasaray — PAOK 3:1
goals: Baba, 48 (author), Akgyun, 76, Icardi, 90+5 — Constantelias, 67

Galatasaray: Guvench — Ayhan (Yehlert, 84), Sanchez, Bardacji, Jacobs — G. Sara, Torreira — Yilmaz (Batshuayi, 88), Mertens (Demirbay, 78), Akgun (Kutlu, 87) — Osimgen (Icardi, 78)

PAOK: Kotarski — Honi, Kendzora, Kolli, Baba — Kamara (Bakayoko, 81), Ozdoev (Schwab, 77) — Zhivkovich, Constantelias (Despodov, 77), Tyson — Chalov (Tissudali, 71)

Warning: Aykhan — Ozdoev

Ludogorets did not manage to oppose Slavia Prague, whose players scored once in each half of the home team’s goal.

Ludogorets — Slavia (Prague) 0:2
goals: Yurasek, 37, Khytil, 65

Ludogorets: Padt — Vitry, Verdon, Almeida, Son — Naressi (Chochev, 66), Seko, Piotrowski (Duarte, 74) — Vidal (Marcus, 74), Dua (Kamara, 66), Rick (Rusev, 83)

Slavia (Prague): Kinski — Golesh, Zima, Borjil — Wallem, Dorli, Zafeiris (Miche, 80), Diouf (Mrzly, 74) — Jurasek (Lingr, 60), Hory (Khytil, 59), Provod (Prebsl, 80)

Warning: Naressi, Vidal — Chorus, Diouf, Borjil

Hoffenheim did not allow Midtjylland to start with a home victory, snatching a draw in the last minute of regular time.

Midtjylland — Hoffenheim 1:1
goals: Osorio, 42 — Merstedt, 90

Midtjylland: Olafsson — Mbabu, Diao, Bech Sørensen, Andersson (Jensen, 77) — Osorio (Byskov, 74), Martinez, Castillo (Bravo, 74), Shimshir (Askildsen, 77) — Chilufya, Franculino (Kuchta, 63)

Hoffenheim: Baumann — Akpoguma, Grillic, Nsoki (Drexler, 73) — Jeandre (Kaderzabek, 66), Tohumju, Bischoff, Buelter (Merstedt, 73) — Brun Larsen (Prass, 60), Tabakovic (Berisha, 60), Glozek

Warning: Osorio

Nice and Real Sociedad did not prove stronger, exchanging goals. The visitors were saved from potential defeat by Alex Remiro, who parried Evan Hessan’s shot from the 11-meter mark with the score 1:1.

Nice — Real Sociedad 1:1
goals: Rosario, 45 — Barrenechea, 18

In the 55th minute, Hessan did not realize the penalty (goalkeeper’s save)

Nice: Bunka — Ndaishimiye, Bombito, Dante — Closs, Rosario, Luchet (Ndombele, 68), Bar — Buanani (Diop, 68), Mukoko (Orakpo, 74), Hessan

Real Sociedad: Remiro — Odriosola (Aramburu, 60), Martin, Subeldia, Pacheco, Muñoz (Lopez, 60) — Mendes (Sucic, 69), Subimendi, Marin — Ojarzabal (Oscarsson, 79), Barrenechea (Becker, 60)

Warning: Rosario, Hessan — Subimendi, Odriosola, Pacheco