Bournemouth & Palace in Europa League for first time
FT: Palace 4-0 Lech Poznan - Pino with early opener, Richards, Strand Larsen & Nketiah also on target
FT: Real Sociedad 1-2 Bournemouth - Kluivert & Rayan put Cherries in control; Gomez responds
The Europa League is split across two days this week with half the matches yesterday.
At 17:45 BST today Levski Sofia v Salzburg and OFI Crete v Hoffenheim kicked off.
And at 20:00 these games are taking place...
Celtic v Ferencvaros (20:00 BST)
Celtic are playing Ferencvaros in the Europa League tonight too.
You can get live text and radio commentary from BBC Radio Scotland here.
Crystal Palace v Lech Poznan (20:00 BST)
Crystal Palace boss Pierre Sage names the same starting XI from the defeat by Ipswich at the weekend.
It means Axel Disasi is able to start despite being sent off against Ipswich because the suspension only applies to domestic games.
Crystal Palace XI: Benítez, Ahanor, Richards, Disasi, Khalaili, Timber, Wharton, Mitchell, Pino, Kamada, Strand Larsen.
Subs: Matthews, Benetton, Canvot, Tomiyasu, Chilwell, Mingueza, Williams, McNeil, Osorio, Nketiah, Sarr.
Image source, ,Swedish winger Pontus Walemark starts for Lech Poznan. He scored six goals in six qualifiers this summer and will be one to watch.
Lech Poznan XI: Lis, Pereira, Monka, Yegbe, Gurgul, Murawski, Rodriguez, Walemark, Palma, Sayyadmanesh, Ishak.
Subs: Obremski, Pruchniewski, Moutinho, Agnero, Hakans, Bengtsson, Gumny, Jagiello, Szymczak, Skrzypczak.
Image source, .Real Sociedad v Bournemouth (20:00 BST)
Bournemouth name an unchanged side for their first ever European fixture as Marco Rose keeps faith with the XI that began the 2-2 draw with Brentford at the weekend.
Justin Kluivert and Marcus Tavernier were on target in that one, while Evanilson leads the line as he continues to look for his first goal of the season.
Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Smith, Hill, Silva, Truffert, Adams, Scott, Rayan, Kluivert, Tavernier, Evanilson.
Subs: Di Gregorio, Allan, Cook, Soler, Brooks, Christie, Gannon-Doak, Diakite, Toth, Rodriguez.
Image source, BBC/ OptaPellegrino Matarazzo makes five changes to the Real Sociedad starting line-up following their 3-0 home defeat by Atletico Madrid at the weekend.
Spain's World Cup-winning striker Mikel Oyarzabal is among those to keep his place and captains the side.
Real Sociedad XI: Marrero, Beitia, Martin, Sarr, Gomez, Fort, Turrientes, Herrera, Barrenetxea, Oskarsson, Oyarzabal
Subs: Remiro, Aihen, Gorrotxa, Guedes Ochieng, Take, Marin, J Pacheco, C Soler, Zakharyan, Sucic, Marchal
Image source, BBC/ OptaHello and welcome to live text commentary on a big night in the histories of Bournemouth and Crystal Palace.
The Cherries make their European debut, away to Real Sociedad, while Conference League winners Crystal Palace host Lech Poznan in just their second European campaign.
Both are in the Europa League.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
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3 Sparta Prague | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
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4 Beşiktaş | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
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5 Union Saint-Gilloise | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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6 Ferencváros | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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7 Benfica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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9 OFI Crete | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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12 Torreense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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13 Olympiakos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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14 Red Bull Salzburg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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15 Omonia Nicosia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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17 Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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18 Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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20 Sturm Graz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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21 Jagiellonia Białystok | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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22 Anderlecht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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23 Lillestrøm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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25 AZ Alkmaar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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26 Celta Vigo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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27 Levski Sofia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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30 Celje | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
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33 Ararat-Armenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
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34 Viktoria Plzeň | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
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35 Lech Poznań | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
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36 NEC Nijmegen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
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