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Manchester United were humbled by Midtjylland while Valencia gave Gary Neville the ideal birthday present against Rapid Vienna.

Gonzalo Higuaín Napoli lost top spot in the Serie A on the weekend but will hope to bounce back in Spain as the Europa League resumes.

Claude Puel Southampton have conceded three penalties in four Premier League games and Claude Puel hopes his side have more luck in the Europa League.

Costa Nhamoinesu Southampton's 1-0 loss at Sparta Prague in the Europa League on Thursday was a "bad result", manager Claude Puel accepted.

Saint-Étienne Supercopa de Espana winners Athletic Bilbao return to UEFA Europa League action in their play-off first leg clash with Zilina.

The third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League will see Shakhtar Donetsk take on Fenerbahce.

Zdeněk Ščasný Zdenek Scasny hailed Sparta Prague's first win in Italy and progression to the Europa League last eight as the finest moment of his career.

Sparta Prague goalkeeper David Bicik apologised for his mistake as his side lost 2-1 at Villarreal in the Europa League on Thursday.

Monaco and Ajax failed to make it to round of 32, while Liverpool and Tottenham sealed top spot in their respective groups.

Liverpool booked their place in the knockout stages with a game to spare, but Celtic's hopes of a spot were dashed by Ajax.