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Brendan Rodgers warns Celtic fans not to use fireworks during RB Leipzig’s visit

  • Uefa ban looming if fans repeat Dortmund incident
  • ‘There’s a sanction hanging over the club,’ says Rodgers

Celtic’s manager, Brendan Rodgers, has reiterated his call for the club’s supporters to stop using pyrotechnics, with the Bonfire Night Champions League visit of RB Leipzig raising fears of a Uefa ban.

Supporters’ use of fireworks during last month’s 7-1 defeat by Borussia Dortmund led to Celtic being fined by Uefa and told their fans will be banned from attending an away fixture if there is another such incident within two years. The warning was heeded when Celtic drew away to Atalanta two weeks ago, but kick-off was delayed at Saturday’s Scottish League Cup semi-final against Aberdeen after yet another Celtic pyro display. Uefa is keeping a close eye on the matter.

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Fenerbahce 1-1 Manchester United: Europa League – live

Former United manager José Mourinho was sent to the stands during a topsy-turvy game that ended fairly with honours even

1 min: There is some proper bedlam going on at the Şükrü Saracoğlu. What a noise! Good luck thinking.

The hosts get the ball rolling. It’s exactly one year to the day since United’s last win in European competition, that 1-0 Champions League victory over Copenhagen at Old Trafford.

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Europa League roundup: Rangers rout FCSB, Roma get up and running

  • Rangers win 4-0 at Ibrox; Roma beat Dynamo Kyiv 1-0
  • Lazio go top of table; Ajax beat Qarabag 3-0

Philippe Clement insists Rangers’ desire and hunger in their convincing 4-0 Europa League win over FCSB at Ibrox was fuelled by being “sick of losing”. The manager came under enormous pressure after the 1-0 defeat at Kilmarnock on Sunday left the club six points off the top of the Scottish Premiership and the previous European game at Ibrox ended in a 4-1 win for Lyon.

There was an early reprieve when the Romanian side – formerly known as Steaua Bucharest – had the ball in the net only for a foul to be called. But Tom Lawrence opened the scoring in the 10th minute and the winger Vaclav Cerny fired in a double, one either side of half-time, before the second-half substitute Hamza Igamane scored his first goal for the club to wrap the game up.

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Tottenham 1-0 AZ: Europa League – as it happened

Richarlison scored the only goal of the game as Tottenham earned a deserved third win of the competition

6 mins: Werner whips the ball towards the back post from the left. Moore makes a clever run but he does not make sufficient contact and the ball flashes wide.

Maddison chases a ball over the top … he almost gets there but he is beaten by the pace on the pass and the goalkeeper collects.

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