Crystal Palace v Hoffenheim, Sparta Prague v Bournemouth: Europa League – live
Join our writers for updates from another night of action across Europe
5.05pm GMT
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4.55pm GMT
(A selection of) team news! Here’s the all-important team news for the three early kick-offs involving British teams:
Europa League Crystal Palace v HoffenheimCrystal Palace: Henderson, Canvot, Richards, Ahanor, Khalaili, Timber, Wharton, Mitchell, Kamada, Mateta, Pino. Subs: Benitez, Benetton, Nketiah, McNeil, Larsen, Osorio, Mingueza, Williams, James Kalembo.Hoffenheim: Baumann, Abraha, Kabak, Machida, Rots, Kramaric, Burger, Avdullahu, Prass, Asllani, Lemperle. Subs: Petersson, Philipp, Dulic, Bernardo, Daghim, Lenz, Poller, Fields, Lassig, Wagenbach.Referee: Horatiu Fesnic (Romania).
Sparta Prague v BournemouthSparta Prague: Surovcik, Hoever, Mbe Soh, Guddall, Suchomel, Macek, Mannsverk, Irving, Singhateh, Brunes, Alcocer. Subs: Hegyi, Kaderabek, Martinec, Eneme, Vitalyos, Grimaldo, Vydra, Vojta, Zeleny, Jurasek, Sochurek, Dyntar.Bournemouth: Di Gregorio, Smith, Hill, Diakite, Soler, Cook, Christie, Adli, Brooks, Doak, Rodriguez. Subs: Petrovic, Allan, Truffert, Evanilson, Adams, Silva, Tavernier, Kluivert, Rayan.Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
Conference League Thun v Hearts Thun: Steffen, Dahler, Bamert, Burki, Mambwa, Reichmuth, Kait, Roth, Maier, Dursun, Labeau. Subs: Spycher, Burgy, Zoukit, Kristal, Strannegard, Braschi, Derbaci, Christoffersson, Gutbub, Fehr, Ilic, Lengen.Hearts: Reus, Altena, Walcott, Findlay, McCart, Kingsley, Kerjota, Mendy, McPake, Guendouz, Braga. Subs: Clark, Fulton, Williams, Kabore, Wilson, Pollock, Stevenson, Gillies. Referee: Kyriakos Athanasiou (Cyprus).
4.48pm GMT
The deluge has arrived! Team news for the British sides on its way. If you have other games you’d like teams from, let me know.
4.34pm GMT
I’ve donned my Mac and raised my brolly in preparation for a deluge of team news. In the meantime, here’s a photo of what looks a fine evening in Prague.
4.15pm GMT
Preamble Hello world! Another day, another smorgasbord of European delights is being plated up for our delectation tonight. There are, to summarise, too many games going on simultaneously for two eyes to have any hope of following but I’ll do my very best.
Highlights? Well [he writes, copy-and-pasting the preview filed by the Associated Press], Bournemouth travel to Sparta Prague in the Europa League with the aim to stay perfect after four rounds. The English side has been cruising in its maiden European campaign with three wins over Milan, Sturm Graz and Real Sociedad. Bournemouth have also surged to eighth in the Premier League after another three straight wins. “We need to be very reasonable, we know that it’s a long way and I especially know it,” winger Amine Adli, who reached the 2024 Europa League final with Leverkusen, said ahead of the match in Prague. “It’s a long way to the final.”
