Liverpool v LASK, Aston Villa and Rangers in motion: European football clockwatch – live | Europa League

Neither Rangers nor Aston Villa are getting notably shut in their quests for the objective that will change all the things. The clock ticks on.

Another nice contribution from Caoimhin Kelleher at Anfield. A free kick comes in from the left. Robert Žulj back-flicks it in the direction of the underside proper; the keeper reacts effectively to claw away. It’s nonetheless 3-0.

Villa are nonetheless trying to find the third objective that will guarantee protected passage to the final 16 of the Conference League. Jacob Ramsey comes shut after reducing in from the left and curling inches vast of the left-hand submit.

Moses Usor whistles a shot in the direction of the bottom-right nook of Caoimhin Kelleher’s objective. The keeper parries away confidently. Meanwhile it’s nonetheless goalless between Toulouse and Union Saint-Gilloise in the opposite recreation, in order issues stand, Liverpool will win the group and undergo to the spherical of 16 with a recreation to spare. Can Toulouse discover a winner that will take issues to matchday six?

Rangers are urgent for a winner as they search for the objective that will assure a top-two end in the group. James Tavernier has a shot parried by Vana.

Ross McCausland goes on a purposeful dribble down the fitting. He glides into the field and appears to be like to have made sufficient house to shoot from 12 yards … just for his eventual effort to be blocked by Cajú, extending a leg from nowhere. That was an impressive run that bought the Ibrox crowd off their seats. Penny for the ideas of Todd Cantwell proper now.

That disagreeable enterprise at Villa Park. Now in information type. More particulars right here.

Danilo comes very near giving Rangers the lead at Ibrox. He’s discovered clear in the field with a shovelled cross from the fitting, however can’t fairly get his head to the ball with Aris keeper Vaná all around the store. Any contact and he’d have knocked it previous the walkabout keeper and in.

Caoimhin Kelleher hasn’t had a lot to do that night. But Alisson’s stand-in does extraordinarily effectively to disclaim Ibrahim Mustapha, discovered clear down the center. Mustapha tries to around the keeper on the left, however Kelleher stands agency and smothers the eventual shot.

GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Legia Warsaw (Moreno 58)

Liverpool make some attention-grabbing modifications. Mo Salah, Luis Diaz and Ibrahima Konate make manner for Trent Alexander-Arnold, Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones. Nunez is rapidly in the thick of it, slamming a shot from six yards straight at Tobias Lawal. Stunning save, although file underneath Should Never Have Been Allowed To Make It. He’d not too long ago stopped a Harvey Elliott piledriver too. Chances are this received’t keep at 3-0; Salah will cease at 199 targets for the membership tonight, although, and should look ahead to his double century. Fulham on the weekend, maybe?

GOAL! Rangers 1-1 Aris (McCausland 49)

Cody Gakpo threads a shot through a crowded box. The ball kisses the outside of the left-hand post and out for a goal kick.

Villa nearly fall behind … then nearly go ahead … against Legia Warsaw. Josué’s diving header loops over Robin Olsen and pings off the highest of the crossbar. The residence aspect counters at tempo, Moussa Diaby driving in from the fitting and making an attempt a dink over keeper Kacper Tobiasz, who stands proud a robust arm to dam.

GOAL! Liverpool 3-0 LASK (Salah 51 pen)

The Rangers recreation is underway once more. Philippe Clement had despatched his staff out early for the second half, clearly as sad with the staff because the supporters have been.

Second halves are kicking off round Europe. Liverpool ought to have already got added to their tally in opposition to LASK, with each Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo messing up respectable alternatives.

Some depressing information from Villa Park, courtesy of PA.

Police have been injured after violence from Legia Warsaw followers forward of their recreation at Aston Villa. Missiles have been thrown at police because the visiting followers have been held in the coach park close to Villa Park. Three police have been injured however the recreation began on time, though no Legia followers have been allowed into the stadium forward of kick-off.

A Birmingham Police assertion on X learn: “We’re currently unable to allow away fans into Villa Park following disorder outside the stadium which has seen missiles thrown at officers. Three officers have already been injured and a significant policing operation continues. Please avoid Witton Lane where possible.”

Two Premier League golf equipment have already secured their passage to the knockout stage of the Europa League. Brighton recovered from a poor first-half exhibiting to see off AEK Athens …

… whereas West Ham United left it late in opposition to Backa Topola.

Half-time scores

HALF TIME: Rangers 0-1 Aris Limassol

HALF TIME: Aston Villa 1-1 Legia Warsaw

HALF TIME: Liverpool 2-0 LASK

Douglas Luiz and Pawel Wszołek sq. up to one another at Villa Park. Both look fairly offended: had they been on their very own in a pub automotive park, arms would absolutely have been thrown. But team-mates and officers intervene, and each settle down earlier than being booked for his or her belligerence. It’s nonetheless 1-1.

Joe Gomez hasn’t scored a objective in 223 appearances for membership and nation. He’s not often come nearer than this, as he channels his internal Beckenbauer, dribbling in from the fitting and whistling a low bobbler throughout objective and inches vast of the left-hand submit. It stays 2-0 to Liverpool.

Blimey, Philippe Clement has already seen sufficient at Ibrox. He makes a tactical sub after 36 minutes, hooking Todd Cantwell and sending on Ross McCausland. Cantwell goes off shaking his head, and muttering underneath his breath. Jings, crivvens, assist ma boab, that kind of factor.

Rangers are starting to battle at Ibrox. Shavy Babicka as soon as once more burns previous their again line, this time down the fitting wing, and pulls again for Aleksandr Kokorin, who ought to do significantly better than squirting excessive and vast proper from ten yards. Rangers breathe once more.

… and virtually instantly after the restart, Kostas Tsimikas practically makes it three for Liverpool. He takes a contact in from the left and unleashes a vicious rising shot that twangs off the crossbar with Tobias Lawal in the LASK objective overwhelmed all finally ends up. That would have been an absolute pearler.

Luis Díaz exchanges passes with Ryan Gravenberch down the left and enters the field. He clatters straight into Andres Andrade. Liverpool desire a penalty. There was contact all proper – Diaz took a knee plumb in the trouser association, ooyah, oof – however it was a good 50-50 problem. We play on.

GOAL! Rangers 0-1 Aris Limassol (Babicka 28)

LASK proceed to pile ahead. They win a nook down the left, play it brief, then work the ball in the direction of Robert Žulj on the nook of the six-yard field. Žulj flicks a first-time effort inches vast of the objective, and it’s not clear if Caoimhin Kelleher had it coated. But the flag pops up for offside anyway.

GOAL! Aston Villa 1-1 Legia Warsaw (Muci 20)

It’s nonetheless goalless at Ibrox between Rangers and Aris. Should the Light Blues win this night, they’ll be assured a top-two end.

Liverpool are completely rampant now. They appear like including to their whole each time they go ahead. LASK aren’t serving to themselves by persevering with to pile ahead. Having mentioned that, Moses Usor has simply steamed down the left and delivered a low cross that compelled Kostas Tsimikas to hook away from the six-yard field with different white shirts lurking.

GOAL! Liverpool 2-0 LASK (Gakpo 15)

Liverpool solely want a draw tonight to verify their place in the knockouts. So that’s begin. But they’ll need to win the group, and thus advance to the final 16; for that to occur tonight, they’ll have to win whereas Toulouse don’t. At the second, it’s all trying good for the Reds, with the Toulouse-USG recreation at the moment goalless. But it’s very early days, in fact.

GOAL! Liverpool 1-0 LASK (Diaz 12)

Liverpool have made a reasonably unsure begin in opposition to LASK, who’ve proven an eagerness to come back on the hosts with attacking intent. But the primary large likelihood of the night falls to Jurgen Klopp’s males, Cody Gakpo shinning over from 12 yards when put by by Harvey Elliott. A settler, maybe.

Earlier right now in Villa’s group, Alkmaar beat Zrinsjki 1-0. That means they’re already assured to complete in the highest two. But now they’re midway to creating certain they’ll progress to the spherical of 16. A two-goal win shall be sufficient for that.

GOAL! Aston Villa 1-0 Legia Warsaw (Diaby 4)

FULL TIME: HJK Helsinki 2-2 Aberdeen. As the 8pms kick off, the final of the 5.45pm video games involves its conclusion. The Dons got here from two targets down to attract, due to targets from Angus MacDonald and Duk.

The groups are out! Anfield, Ibrox and Villa Park reverberate with continental-tinged anticipation. We’ll be off in a few minutes!

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