Europa League matchday two: what to get vehement about!

September 27, 2018
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Fans who followed UEFA.com’s matchday one coverage now know a difference to the UEFA Europa League anthem*; join us on matchday dual and we’ll all be singing it by a finish of a night, as 48 teams continue their query for the heaviest of a UEFA bar foe trophies.

UEFA.com is providing updates on amicable media and in a MatchCentres during all of this season’s UEFA Europa League games, with highlights to follow from 12:00CET a day after each matchnight. If we haven’t already seen IsmaÃ¯la Sarr’s idea for Rennes on matchday one, look now.

Matchday two: 4 October

Branislav IvanoviÄ‡ has played 99 UEFA gamesÂ©Getty Images

Arsenal make a longest rival outing in their history: 4,000km to Baku
An even longer tour in store for Rennes: 5,000km to Astana!
Mesut Ã–zil and Zenit’s Branislav IvanoviÄ‡ in line to make 100th UEFA bar appearances
Chelsea acquire organisation theatre debutants Vidi to Stamford Bridge
Old Firm rivals Celtic (at Salzburg) and Rangers (hosting Rapid Wien) in action
AC Milan perform Olympiacos, Sevilla transport to Krasnodar

Early kick-offs (18:55CET unless stated)
Group A: Leverkusen v AEK Larnaca, ZÃ¼rich v Ludogorets
Group B: Rosenborg v Leipzig, Salzburg v Celtic
Group C: Bordeaux v KÃ¸benhavn, Zenit v Slavia Praha
Group D: FenerbahÃ§e v Spartak Trnava, Anderlecht v Dinamo Zagreb
Group E: Vorskla v Sporting CP, QarabaÄŸ v Arsenal
Group F: Real Betis v Dudelange, Milan v Olympiacos
Group K: Astana v Rennes (16:50CET)