Article by Romeo Ene, Mihai Șovei – Published Friday, January 23, 2026, 00:51 / Updated Friday, January 23, 2026 00:53
After two evenings full of spectacular results in the Champions League, the Europa League returned today with 18 games. The coach Răzvan Lucescu, respectively the goalkeeper Ionuț Radu, were protagonists and achieved two victories each.
PAOK, the team coached by Răzvan Lucescu, defeated Betis, score 2-0, and obtained the tickets for the play-offs.
Ionuț Radu had a solid performance in Celta Vigo – Lille. The Spanish team prevailed 2-1, even though they were outnumbered for more than an hour. And Celta is qualified in the play-off for the eighth.
The match of the evening was Brann – Midtjylland. The two teams finished tied, score 3-3. The hosts equalized in extra time, after the success of Soltvedt, from the 90th + 10th minute, following a converted penalty.
Fenerbahce, FCSB's next Europa League opponent next week, lost at home to Aston Villa, score 0-1.
Salzburg easily beat Basel 3-1. Utrecht – Genk was delayed by 50 minutes due to incidents in the stands. The Belgians prevailed in the Netherlands, score 2-0.
FINAL » Utrecht – Genk 0-2
FINAL » Celta Vigo – Lille 2-1
FINAL » AS Roma – Stuttgart 2-0
FINAL » Rangers – Ludogorets 1-0
FINAL » Ferencvaros – Panathinaikos 1-1
FINAL » Salzburg – Basel 3-1
FINAL » Nice – Go Ahead Eagles 3-1
FINAL » Braga – Nottingham Forest 1-0
FINAL » Dinamo Zagreb – FCSB 4-1
FINAL » PAOK – Betis 2-0
FINAL » Fenerbahce – Aston Villa 0-1
FINAL » Bologna – Celtic 2-2
FINAL » Malmo – Red Star Belgrade 0-1
FINAL » Feyenoord – Strum Graz 3-0
FINAL » Young Boys – Lyon 0-1
FINAL » Brann – Midtjylland 3-3
FINAL » Viktoria Plzen – Porto 1-1
FINAL » Freiburg – Maccabi Tel Aviv 1-0
