Brøndby

Damiano Tommasi As many ties remain in the balance, Brondby, Slovan Bratislava and West Ham appear certain to confirm their Europa League progress.

Ronald Koeman Southampton's Ronald Koeman comes up against his former club Vitesse in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday.

Maltese club Birkirkara reached the third qualifying round of the Europa League for the first time, beating Hearts 2-1 on Thursday.

There were few shocks but plenty of notable efforts, as the likes of West Ham and Copenhagen won in the UEFA Europa League.

Borussia Dortmund will have to overcome an Odd test to reach the UEFA Europa League group stages after Friday's play-off draw.

Daniel Agger Daniel Agger has announced his retirement from professional football at the age of just 31, two years after leaving Liverpool.

Following their famous UEFA Europa League win over F91 Dudelange, University College Dublin take on Slovan Bratislava on Thursday.

Dead rats were thrown at players during Monday's Danish Superliga clash between Brondby and Copenhagen.