Elfsborg News and Features

Spots in the UEFA Europa League final qualifying round are up for grabs, with 29 ties set to be decided on Thursday.

Southampton won comfortably, West Ham saw red in another struggle and Sampdoria were humbled in the Europa League qualifiers.

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

Simon Lundevall Elfsborg advanced to the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round after a 1-0 extra-time win over 10-man Randers on Tuesday.

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

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

Two Jagiellonia Bialystok players scored hat-tricks as they hammered Kruoja to progress in the UEFA Europa League.

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

Minnows Juvenes/Dogana shipped nine goals as Brondby were the runaway success story of the UEFA Europa League qualifying first round.