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Copenhagen v Celtic, Getafe v Ajax and more: Europa League – live!
The goals as they go in during Thursday’s last-32 matchesClub Brugge v Manchester United: Europa League – live!Any comments? Email John | tweet @johnbrewin_ 6.02pm GMT A warning sign for Celtic as Dame N’Doye, once of Hull, goes close, only to overrun the ball. 6.01pm GMT The word from Bruges is that Manchester United have started in shambolic fashion. 6.00pm GMT Sporting already lead Istanbul Başaksehir, and the goal came from Liverpool legend Sebastian Coates, grandson of Ralph. 5.58pm GMT Celtic almost got off to a perfect start! Christie intercept the ball, plays in Eduoard, and the striker’s shot is straight at the Copenhagen keeper. That has to count as a miss. 5.57pm GMT And away we go in the Europa League knockout rounds.... 5.53pm GMT The teams are making their ways on to the fields of play and it is very wet indeed in Bruges, while it looks positively dry in Glasgow. Well, relatively speaking. It’s windy, mind. 5.52pm GMT Ryan Babel is in the Getafe team to face Ajax, against the club where he began his career. It was as long ago as 2007 that he joined Liverpool, but he’s on loan from Galatasaray. 5.42pm GMT Ole Gunnar Solskjær has made six alterations for Manchester United. Sergio Romero started in goal for the round of 32 first leg in Belgium, where Victor Lindelöf returned to the starting line-up after illness. Juan Mata, Jesse Lingard, Andreas Pereira and Diogo Dalot also start against Club Brugge. Former Liverpool player Simon Mignolet is in goal for Brugge. 5.33pm GMT For Celtic, Jeremie Frimpong makes his European debut for Celtic at Copenhagen at Parken stadium. The right-back returned after picking up an injury against Kilmarnock last month and he was joined on the other flank by Jonny Hayes, in for injured left-back Greg Taylor. With striker Leigh Griffiths left behind in Glasgow with a niggle, Celtic boss Neil Lennon has brought in attacker Ryan Christie.All set for his European debut, @JeremieFrimpong Full #COPCEL team news... 5.28pm GMT Espanyol’s fans have been making themselves heard ahead of their match with Wolves. The Espanyol fans take over Birmingham New Street station!#RCDE #WOLESP@UoDFootyJournos pic.twitter.com/oMxjpHl72H 5.27pm GMT And the name of the day there is referee Ruddy Buquet, who will be in charge at Getafe today. 5.24pm GMT Shakhtar Donetsk v BenficaShakhtar Donetsk: Pyatov, Bolbat, Kryvtsov, Matviyenko, Ismaily, Alan Patrick, Stepanenko, Marlos, Kovalenko, Taison, Moraes. 5.19pm GMT Getafe v AjaxGetafe: Soria, Damian, Djene, Etxeita, Olivera, Nyom, Arambarri, Maksimovic, Cucurella, Deyverson, Mata. Subs: Chichizola, Chema, Angel, Jorge Molina, Jason, Timor, Kenedy.Ajax: Bruno Varela, Dest, Alvarez, Blind, Tagliafico, van de Beek, Ziyech, Martinez, Tadic, Traore, Babel. Subs: Timber, Schuurs, Eiting, Huntelaar, Gravenberch, Kotarski, Danilo.Referee: Ruddy Buquet (Amiens)---Club Brugge v Man UtdClub Brugge: Mignolet, Mata, Kossounou, Mechele, Deli, Rits, Balanta, Vanaken, Bonaventure, Tau, De Cuyper. Subs: Okereke, Mitrovic, Schrijvers, Ricca, Horvath, Vormer, De Ketelaere.Man Utd: Romero, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Dalot, Andreas Pereira, Matic, Williams, Mata, Lingard, Martial. Subs: de Gea, Bailly, Fred, Bruno Fernandes, James, Ighalo, Wan Bissaka.Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus) 2.12pm GMT It’s back, the competition worth winning but often not worth over-exerting yourself over. Just ask Chelsea and Arsenal from last season. And five British clubs are playing in this last-32 round of matches. Manchester United in Bruges is being catered for by the excellent Tumaini Carayol in a separate MBM but will also be covered here alongside the rest. Related: Club Brugge v Manchester United: Europa League last 32 – live! Continue reading......read full article
