Europa League Highlights, Matchday 8: Watch: Villa’s comeback; Lyon, Midtjylland and Porto seal the top 8 places & more related news here

Hello soccer fans! We are ready with our Clockwatch blog that covers the 18 matches of the league phase of matchday 8 of the Europa League. Stay tuned for pre-match updates as they occur.

All 18 league stage matches of the 2025-26 UEFA Europa League will be broadcast live in India via the SonyLIV app and website. Selective matches will be televised live on Sony Sports Network channels:

• Aston Villa vs RB Salzburg: Sony TEN 1 SD and HD

• Nottingham Forest vs Ferencvaros: Sony TEN 2 SD and HD

• Celtic vs Utrecht: Sony TEN 3 SD and HD

• Lille vs Freiburg: Sony TEN 4 SD and HD

• Panathinaikos vs Roma: Sony TEN 5 SD and HD

All 18 matches began simultaneously across Europe. Stay tuned for live watch updates.

8′ Stuttgart 2-0 Youth: An early double for the hosts, with Undav and Demirovic scoring within two minutes to double Stuttgart’s lead.

10′, Celta 2-0 Feyenoord: Tierney lays the ball off to Nygren, who finds the back of the net, before Viergever’s own goal makes it 2-0.

6′, Porto 1-0 Rangers: Gassama finds the back of the net from close range after a good cutback by Curtis.

4′, Genk 0-1 Malmö: Ali makes his way into the box and finds the back of the net to put the visitors ahead early.

21′ Nottingham Forest 2-0 Ferencváros: The Premier League team takes the lead thanks to an own goal from Otvos. Jesús doubles the lead four minutes later.

17′ Real Betis 1-0 Feyenoord: Brilliant shot by Antony to find the goal and the Green and Whites take the lead.

19′ FCSB 0-1 Fenerbahçe: After En Nesyri’s goal was disallowed for offside, the Turkish giants took the lead a minute later thanks to Yuksek.

20′ Lyon 0-1 PAOK: The Greek team has taken the lead in France after a close-range shot by Giakoumakis.

16′ Panathinaikos 0-0 Rome: The Serie A side are down to 10 men after Mancini received a straight red card following VAR intervention.

33′, Aston Villa 0-1 RB Salzburg: The Austrian team took the lead thanks to a point-blank shot by Konate.

32′ Real Betis 2-0 Feyenoord: Antony adds an assist to his name, with a cross that Abde headed in to put the hosts two goals ahead.

34′ Lyon 1-1 PAOK: Since the fall, Lyon have responded well and are now tied thanks to Himbert’s goal.

35′, Maccabi Tel Aviv 0-1 Bologna: After having a goal disallowed early on by VAR, the Italians finally take the lead thanks to Rowe.

• Aston Villa 0-1 RB Salzburg

• Basel 0-1 Viktoria Plzen

• Real Betis 2-0 Feyenoord

• Celtic 3-1 Utrecht

• Red Star 0-0 Celta de Vigo

• Porto 3-1 Rangers

• FCSB – Fenerbahce 0-1

• Go ahead Águilas 0-0 Braga

• Genk 1-1 Malmö FF

• Lille 0-0 Freiburg

• Ludogorets 1-0 Nice

• Lyon 1-1 PAOK

• Maccabi Tel Aviv – Bologna 0-1

• Midtjylland 0-0 Dinamo Zagreb

• Nottingham Forest 2-0 Ferencváros

• Panathinaikos 0-0 Rome

• Sturm Graz 0-0 Brann

• Stuttgart 2-1 Youth

55′ Lyon 2-1 PAOK: Lyon made the most of their man advantage over 10-man PAOK, and Merah fired in from inside the area to put them ahead.

51′, Midtjylland 1-0 Dinamo Zagreb: The Danish team finally took the lead six minutes into the second half, when the VAR confirmed Cho’s goal.

47′ Maccabi Tel Aviv 0-2 Bologna: The visitors doubled their advantage thanks to Orsolini, who left Melika no chance with a powerful shot.

49′ Aston Villa 0-2 RB Salzburg: Yeo, a half-time substitute, fires in from close range to double Salzburg’s lead in Birmingham.

58′ Panathinaikos 1-0 Rome: Roma, with ten men, cannot contain the attack of the locals, who take the lead thanks to a goal from Taborda.

66′, Celtic 4-2 Utrecht: Utrecht reduced the deficit to just one when Blake scored from the edge of the area, but Trusty restored Celtic’s two-goal lead.

66′, Aston Villa 1-2 RB Salzburg: The hosts finally break Salzburg’s defense, with a goal from Rogers.

67′ Lyon 2-2 PAOK: A 10-man PAOK found the equalizer when Meite entered the area from a corner and headed past Descamps.

76′, Aston Villa 2-2 Utrecht: Villa have gone from two goals down to level the score, with Mings heading in a Cash cross to bring the score to two.

77′, Real Betis 2-1 Feyenoord: The match in Seville began when Feyenoord closed the gap thanks to Tengstedt, who finished a rebound past the goalkeeper.

83′ Lyon 2-2 PAOK: This is not going according to PAOK’s plan, as coach Lucescu received a straight red card on the touchline.

88′ Lyon 3-2 PAOK: Lyon took the lead against a small PAOK and Karabec scored the decisive goal.

87′, Aston Villa 3-2 RB Salzburg: Aston Villa completed the comeback and took the lead against Salzburg with a goal from Jimoh-Aloba.

90+2′, Stuttgart 3-2 Youth: Andrés put the Bundesliga team ahead in added time.

• Aston Villa 3-2 RB Salzburg

• Basel 0-1 Viktoria Plzen

• Real Betis 2-1 Feyenoord

• Celtic 4-2 Utrecht

• Red Star 1-1 Celta de Vigo

• Porto 3-1 Rangers

• FCSB 1-1 Fenerbahce

• Go ahead Águilas 0-0 Braga

• Genk 2-1 Malmö FF

• Lille 1-0 Freiburg

• Ludogorets 1-0 Nice

• Lyon – PAOK 4-2

• Maccabi Tel Aviv – Bologna 0-3

• Midtjylland 2-0 Dinamo Zagreb

• Nottingham Forest 4-0 Ferencvaros

• Panathinaikos 1-1 Rome

• Sturm Graz 1-0 Brann

• Stuttgart 3-2 Youth