Key events
Champions League results
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Qarabag 5-1 Shkendija (agg: 6-1)
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FC Copenhagen 5-0 Malmo FF (agg: 5-0)
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Fenerbahce 5-2 Feyenoord (agg: 6-4)
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Pafos 2-0 Dynamo Kyiv (agg: 3-0)
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Plzen 2-1 Rangers (agg: 2-4)
Full time: Fenerbahce 5-2 Feyenoord (agg: 6-4)
A superb fightback from Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce, who were 3-1 down on aggregate shortly before half-time. They will meet Benfica or Nice in the playoff round.
Full time: Plzen 2-1 Rangers (agg: 2-4)
Rangers will meet Club Brugge or Salzburg for a place in the Champions League proper. They won’t be thrilled to have lost tonight, but they did the hard yards by winning the first leg 3-0.
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GOAL! Fenerbahce 5-2 Feyenoord (agg: 6-4; Talisca 90+5)
Jose’s great entertainers are home and hosed thanks to a precise finish from the substitute Talisca.
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90 min: Fenerbahce 4-2 Feyenoord (agg; 5-4) Six minutes of added time to play.
GOAL! Fenerbahce 4-2 Feyenoord (agg: 5-4; Watanabe 89)
We’re not done yet. The centre-half Tsuyoshi Watanabe smashes a volley into the net for his second goal of the night; Feyenoord need one more to take the tie to extra-time.
GOAL! Plzen 2-1 Rangers (agg: 2-4; Markovic 83)
Svetozar Markovic restores Plzen’s lead on the night. Nothing for Rangers to worry about at this stage, but there will be if Plzen get another quick goal.
GOAL! Fenerbahce 4-1 Feyenoord (agg: 5-3; En-Nesyri 83)
Fenerbahce were inviting pressure. Youssef En-Nesyri has finished off a terrific counter-attack to make it 4-1 on the night, 5-3 on aggregate. That’s a helluva comeback from Jose Mourinho’s side, who could have lost the head when they conceded in strange circumstances just before half-time.
80 min: Fenerbahce 3-1 Feyenoord (agg: 4-3) A terrible touch from Ueda, put through on goal, allows the Fenerbahce keeper Egribayat to make a brave save. But Fenerbahce are inviting pressure.
Champions League qualifying latest (6pm KOs unless stated)
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Qarabag 5-1 Shkendija (FT; agg: 6-1)
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FC Copenhagen 5-0 Malmo FF (agg: 5-0)
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Fenerbahce 3-1 Feyenoord (agg: 4-3)
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Pafos 2-0 Dynamo Kyiv (agg: 3-0)
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Plzen 1-1 Rangers (agg: 1-4)
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Club Brugge 0-2 Salzburg (6.30pm; agg: 1-2)
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Ferencvaros 0-0 Ludogorets (7.15pm; agg: 0-0)
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Slovan Bratislava 0-0 Kairat Almaty (7.15pm; agg: 0-1)
76 min: FC Copenhagen 5-0 Malmo FF (agg: 5-0) Copenhagen are taking Malmo to the cleaners in the Scandinavian battle. Magnus Mattson and Robert, who also scored in the first half, have put them 5-0 in front.
75 min: Fenerbahce 3-1 Feyenoord (agg: 4-3) Feyenoord sub Borges is booked for a late tackle, which leads to a brief bit of posturing from various players. I hate to shock you, but this might not finish 11 v 11.
72 min: Fenerbahce 3-1 Feyenoord (agg: 4-3) Fenerbahce still lead but it’s getting tense, and very niggly on the touchline as well.
GOAL! Plzen 1-1 Rangers (agg: 1-4; Cameron 61)
That should be enough for Rangers. Lyall Cameron, signed from Dundee in the summer, has scored his first goal for the club to restore their three-goal lead.
Champions League qualifying latest (6pm KOs unless stated)
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Qarabag 5-1 Shkendija (FT; agg: 6-1)
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FC Copenhagen 3-0 Malmo FF (agg: 3-0)
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Fenerbahce 3-1 Feyenoord (agg: 4-3)
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Pafos 2-0 Dynamo Kyiv (agg: 3-0)
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Plzen 1-0 Rangers (agg: 1-3)
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Club Brugge 0-2 Salzburg (6.30pm; agg: 1-2)
57 min: Fenerbahce 3-1 Feyenoord (agg: 4-3) Excluding added time, Fenerbahce have scored three goals in 12 minutes to turn the tie around.
A reminder that the winners will play Benfica or Nice for a place in the competition proper. Last season’s inaugural league stage was fun but imagine Jose cutting a swathe through the thing.
GOAL! Fenerbahce 3-1 Feyenoord (agg: 4-3, Fred 55)
A sensational goal from Fred has put Fenerbahce ahead in the tie. Archie Brown did very well to win possession 30 yards from the Feyenoord goal, allowing Fred to collect the loose ball and curl a majestic shot into the top corner.
Mohamed Elyounoussi has put Copenhagen 3-0 up against Malmo, both on the night and on aggregate. And in Belgium, Salzburg now lead 2-0 on the night, 2-1 on aggregate, thanks to Edmund Baidoo.
49 min: Fenerbahce 2-1 Feyenoord (agg: 3-3) A mistake from Amrabat allows the Feyenoord substitute Borges to run through on goal. He curls a shot across goal and Egribayat thrusts out his left leg to make a vital save.
Carabao Cup latest
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Champions League half-times
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FC Copenhagen 2-0 Malmo FF (agg: 2-0)
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Fenerbahce 2-1 Feyenoord (agg: 3-3)
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Pafos 1-0 Dynamo Kyiv (agg: 2-0)
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Plzen 1-0 Rangers (agg: 1-3)
Qarabag thrashed Shkendija 5-1 (agg: 6-1) in the early game. And in a match that kicked off at 6.30pm, Salzburg are 1-0 up (agg: 1-1) away to Club Brugge. The winners of that tie will play Plzen or Rangers. Confused? Of course you are. Now all I need are the three digits on the back of the card.
GOAL! Plzen 1-0 Rangers (agg: 1-3; Durosinmi 41)
Rangers aren’t through just yet – Rafiu Durosinmi had put Plzen ahead on the night in the Czech Republic.
GOAL! Fenerbahce 2-1 Feyenoord (agg: 3-3; Duran 45+2)
The tie is all square after a terrific finish from Jhon Duran! A long ball was headed down expertly by En-Nesyri towards the onrushing Duran, who got to the ball a split-second before the defender and then, while still off-balance, flipped a shot into the far corner. Excellent goal.
GOALS! FC Copenhagen 2-0 Malmo FF (agg: 2-0; Huescas 31, Robert 43)
With all the excitement in Istanbul I missed not one but two goals for FC Copenhagen. Rodrigo Huescas and Robert (no relation) have put them in control of the tie.
GOAL! Fenerbahce 1-1 Feyenoord (agg: 2-3, Brown 44)
Fenerbahce needed a quick reply. It has come from the Englishman Archie Brown, who got between two defenders at the near post to head a left-wing corner into the net.
GOAL! Fenerbahce 0-1 Feyenoord (agg: 1-3, Watanabe 41)
Tsuyoshi Watanabe heads Feyenoord in front on the night! It was a terrific header – but Fenerbahce are not happy with the manner of the goal. Their keeper Irfan picked the ball well outside his area, thinking a free-kick had been given for handball against Ueda.
It hadn’t, so the referee gave a free-kick to Feyenoord for the handball. Hwang clipped it in and Watanabe forced a header past Irfan at the near post.
38 min: Fenerbahce 0-0 Feyenoord Ayase Ueda has a shot saved after manufacturing space where there appeared to be none in the Fenerbahce area. The referee then gave a foul to Fener but I’m not sure whether that was before or after Ueda’s dizzying piece of skill.
31 min: Fenerbahce 0-0 Feyenoord (agg: 1-2) Amrabat runs through on goal from halfway, but his touch is slightly heavy and Watanabe comes across. He then plays a backpass that beats the keeper Wellenreuther and rolls just wide of goal.
Actually I think Wellenreuther got a slight touch, without which there would probably have been a comedy own-goal.
31 min: Fenerbahce 0-0 Feyenoord (agg: 1-2) We’ve now seen the offside lines for the disallowed goal; essential En-Nesyri’s knee was offside, but it was really close and you can understand why Mourinho was so expectant. The celebration might have been pushing it though.
29 min: Fenerbahce 0-0 Feyenoord (agg: 1-2) Jose Mourinho has started celebrating the goal… but now VAR have upheld the offside decision! Comedy gold in Istanbul. Mourinho is marching round with the face of a man who has just been told red is blue and blue is wibble.
He’d seen a replay, judged it to be onside with the naked eye and started raising his fists triumphantly to the home fans. Then somebody gave him the bad news.
28 min: Fenerbahce 0-0 Feyenoord (agg: 1-2) Youssef En Nesyri has had a goal disallowed for offside – but it’s being checked and looks very tight.
25 min: Fenerbahce 0-0 Feyenoord (agg: 1-2) Jhon Duran has two attempts at goal in the space of five seconds. The first was blocked by a defender; the second took a deflection and was clawed behind by the keeper Timon Wellenreuther. Good save.
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22 min: Plzen 0-0 Rangers (agg: 0-3) So far so good for Rangers in the Czech Republic. The winner of the tie will meet Club Brugge or Salzburg in the final playoff round.
15 min: Fenerbahce 0-0 Feyenoord (agg: 1-2) Jhon Duran – the very same – has just hit the side netting with Fener’s first half-chance. Feyenoord have probably played the more intricate football but Fenerbahce look a threat on the break.
Champions League qualifying latest (6pm KOs unless stated)
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Qarabag 4-1 Shkendija (5pm, agg: 5-1)
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FC Copenhagen 0-0 Malmo FF (agg: 0-0)
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Fenerbahce 0-0 Feyenoord (agg: 1-2)
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Pafos 1-0 Dynamo Kyiv (agg: 2-0)
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Plzen 0-0 Rangers (agg: 0-3)
6 min: Fenerbahce 0-0 Feyenoord (agg: 1-2) It’s been a frantic start to the game, with the home crowd making an almighty racket. No chances yet.
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Peep peep! The 6pm kick-offs are under way, and the atmosphere in Istanbul is spectypical.
FC Copenhagen v Malmo FF team news
FC Copenhagen Kotarski, Huescas, Hatzidiakos, Gabriel Pereira, Lopez, Larsson, Mattsson, Lerager, Robert, Elyounoussi, Cornelius.
Subs: Runarsson, Gadeberg-Burr, Garananga, Claesson, Moukoko, Zague, Sarapata, Meling, Delaney, Clem, West.
Malmo FF Olsen, Rosler, Jansson, Duric, Busanello, Stryger Larsen, Rosengren, Johnsen, Berg, Bolin, Haksabanovic.
Subs: Ellborg, Karlsson, Lewicki, Sigurdsson, Christiansen, Ekong, Holmquist Vecchia, Ali, Gudjohnsen, Zatterstrom, Skogmar, Busuladzic.
Referee Jose Maria Sanchez (Spain)
Plzen v Rangers team news
Plzen Jedlicka, Paluska, Dweh, Jemelka, Memic, Valenta, Cerv, Spacil, Adu, Durosinmi, Vydra.
Subs: Tvrdon, Wiegele, Markovic, Kabongo, Visinsky, Doski, Ladra, Souare, Panos, Havel, Sloncik.
Rangers Butland, Tavernier, Souttar, Djiga, Jefte, Raskin, Cameron, Diomande, Antman, Dessers, Gassama.
Subs: Kelly, Rothwell, Cortes, Barron, Bajrami, Dowell, Fernandez, Rice, Gentles, Curtis, Hutton, Danilo.
Referee Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Fenerbahce v Feyenoord team news
Fenerbahce Egribayat, Muldur, Skriniar, Oosterwolde, Nelson Semedo, Fred, Amrabat, Brown, Szymanski, En Nesyri, Duran.
Subs: Livakovic, Soyuncu, Yuksek, Djiku, Demir, Kahveci, Munir Mercan, Tosun, Elmaz, Aydin, Talisca, Akcicek.
Feyenoord Wellenreuther, Lotomba, Ahmedhodzic, Watanabe, Bos, Steijn, Hwang, Timber, Hadj Moussa, Ueda, Sauer.
Subs: Bijlow, Bossin, Smal, Stengs, Borges, Tengstedt, Targhaline, Sliti, Slory, Valente, Plug, Kraaijeveld.
Referee Istvan Kovacs (Romania)
Fenerbahce v Feyenoord
The winners of this tie will meet Benfica or Nice in the final playoff round – probably Benfica, who lead 2-0 from the first leg in France. The last time Fenerbahce reached the Champions League proper was in 2008-09; the last time Jose Mourinho did so was, I think, at Spurs in 2019-20.
Preamble
Hello, good evening and welcome to a bumper Champions League x EFL Cup clockwatch. We’ll have goal updates from Lisbon, Istanbul, Gillingham and elsewhere. These are our featured games, with Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce v Robin van Persie’s Feyenoord probably the pick.
Champions League third qualifying round (6pm kick-off unless stated)
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FC Copenhagen v Malmo FF (first leg: 0-0)
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Fenerbahce v Feyenoord (first leg: 1-2)
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Plzen v Rangers (first leg: 0-3)
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Benfica v Nice (8pm, first leg: 2-0)
EFL Cup (7.45pm unless stated)
And if you want to follow all the other goals as they go in, this link is your friend.
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