South African star Relebohile Mofokeng reflected on a memorable European night after helping Union Saint-Gilloise secure an impressive victory in their UEFA Europa League opener.
South African winger Relebohile Mofokeng continued his impressive start to life at Union Saint-Gilloise after opening his UEFA Europa League account on Thursday night.
Magic has been in the air this year, giving us fairytale stories across football’s landscape. League champions around the world have largely followed the script, but knockout competitions have spat out a list of unexpected winners. From underdogs few would consider to sleeping giants awakening, here is a list of the shock champions with the length of their trophy drought in brackets, writes Mark Lemke.
Tottenham Hotspur ended their 17-year trophy drought after they beat Manchester United 1-0 in the Europa League final at the San Mames Barria in Bilbao.
Harry Maguire scored a stoppage-time equaliser to help Manchester United earn a 3-3 draw against FC Porto in the Europa League.
Ademola Lookman scored a hat-trick as Atalanta ended Bayer Leverkusen's 51-match unbeaten run to win the Europa League final 3-0 on Wednesday evening.
Liverpool will go into Sunday's mouth-watering Premier League clash against Manchester City following a commanding 5-1 victory over Sparta Prague in the last 16 first leg of the Europa League.
Brighton & Hove Albion claimed a historic first win in European football following their 2-0 victory over Ajax to keep alive their hopes of reaching the Europa League knockout stages.
Liverpool side continued their perfect record in the Europa League with a ruthless 5-1 victory over French club Toulouse in Group E.
A late penalty by Joao Pedro saw Brighton & Hove Albion come from behind to secure a thrilling 2-2 draw against Marseille at the Stade Velodrome in the Europa League.