Crystal Palace v Hoffenheim, Sparta Prague v Bournemouth: Europa League – live

Key events21m ago(A selection of) team news!1h agoPreambleAlso today: Read Jeff Rueter’s Champions League review and Barry Glendenning in Football Daily on the might of Como Harry Kane turns his Ballon d’Or into actual gold, or at least a very lucrative new contract 53 red cards in one game! Inevitably, it’s in Brazil (A selection of) team news!Here’s the all-important team news for the three early kick-offs involving British teams:Europa LeagueCrystal ⁠Palace v Hoffenheim Crystal Palace: Henderson, Canvot, Richards, Ahanor, Khalaili, Timber, Wharton, Mitchell, Kamada, Mateta, Pino. Subs: Benitez, Benetton, Nketiah, McNeil, Larsen, Osorio, Mingueza, Williams, James Kalembo. Hoffenheim: Baumann, Abraha, Kabak, Machida, Rots, Kramaric, Burger, Avdullahu, Prass, Asllani, Lemperle. Subs: Petersson, Philipp, Dulic, Bernardo, Daghim, Lenz, Poller, Fields, Lassig, Wagenbach. Referee: Horatiu Fesnic (Romania).Sparta ‌Prague v Bournemouth Sparta Prague: Surovcik, Hoever, Mbe Soh, Guddall, Suchomel, Macek, Mannsverk, Irving, Singhateh, Brunes, Alcocer. Subs: Hegyi, Kaderabek, Martinec, Eneme, Vitalyos, Grimaldo, Vydra, Vojta, Zeleny, Jurasek, Sochurek, Dyntar. Bournemouth: Di Gregorio, Smith, Hill, Diakite, Soler, Cook, Christie, Adli, Brooks, Doak, Rodriguez. Subs: Petrovic, Allan, Truffert, Evanilson, Adams, Silva, Tavernier, Kluivert, Rayan. Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)Conference LeagueThun v Hearts Thun: Steffen, Dahler, Bamert, Burki, Mambwa, Reichmuth, Kait, Roth, Maier, Dursun, Labeau. Subs: Spycher, Burgy, Zoukit, Kristal, Strannegard, Braschi, Derbaci, Christoffersson, Gutbub, Fehr, Ilic, Lengen. Hearts: Reus, Altena, Walcott, Findlay, McCart, Kingsley, Kerjota, Mendy, McPake, Guendouz, Braga. Subs: Clark, Fulton, Williams, Kabore, Wilson, Pollock, Stevenson, Gillies. Referee: Kyriakos Athanasiou (Cyprus).The deluge has arrived! Team news for the British sides on its way. If you have other games you’d like teams from, let me know.The deluge has arrived! Photograph: Tingshu Wang/ReutersI’ve donned my Mac and raised my brolly in preparation for a deluge of team news. In the meantime, here’s a photo of what looks a fine evening in Prague.A general view of the epet Arena, where Sparta Prague play Bournemouth in the Europa League. Photograph: Kieran McManus/ShutterstockPreambleHello world! Another day, another smorgasbord of European delights is being plated up for our delectation tonight. There are, to summarise, too many games going on simultaneously for two eyes to have any hope of following but I’ll do my very best.Highlights? Well [he writes, copy-and-pasting the preview filed by the Associated Press], Bournemouth travel to Sparta Prague in the Europa League with the aim to stay perfect after four rounds. The English side has been cruising in its maiden European campaign with three wins over Milan, Sturm Graz and Real Sociedad. Bournemouth have also surged to eighth in the Premier League after another three straight wins. “We need to be very reasonable, we know that it’s a long way and I especially know it,” winger Amine Adli, who reached the 2024 Europa League final with Leverkusen, said ahead of the match in Prague. “It’s a long way to the final.”His former employers also have a 100% record and host pointless Marseille. Milan plays another undefeated club, Ferencvaros, at San Siro, and another Italian giant, Juventus, visit Alkmaar. Struggling Crystal Palace welcome Hoffenheim and Celtic, one of four teams yet to earn a single point, host Besiktas in Glasgow.In the Conference League, Brighton face Getafe away, while Monaco, up against Danish side Nordsjælland, have been boosted by signing US striker Folarin Balogun.Today’s fixtures5.45pm GMT kick-offs Anderlecht v Salzburg Crystal ⁠Palace v Hoffenheim Levski Sofia v Jagiellonia ​Białystok Lillestrøm v Viktoria Plzen Milan v Ferencvaros NEC v Omonia Nicosia Real Sociedad v Lyon Sparta ‌Prague v BournemouthWhat they’re playing for. Photograph: Alexandre Martins/DPPI/Shutterstock8pm GMT kick-offs AZ v Juventus Bayer ​Leverkusen v Olympique ​Marseille Benfica v Lech ‌Poznan Celta ​de ​Vigo v Union Saint-Gilloise Celtic v Beşiktas Hapoel ​Be’er Sheva v OFI Sturm Graz v Celje Sunderland v Dinamo ‌Zagreb Torreense v Ararat-ArmeniaMeanwhile in the Europa League:5.45pm GMT kick-offs AGF v Braga Atalanta v Kairat KuPS v Gent Lincoln Red Imps v Hajduk Split Midtjylland v Ajax Mjallby v Borac Red Star Belgrade v Inter D’Escaldes Thun v Hearts Trabzonspor v FreiburgAnd at 8pm GMT Copenhagen v Iberia 1999 Getafe v Brighton Lugano v Kauno Zalgiris Monaco v Nordsjaelland Panathinaikos v CSKA Sofia Riga v Jablonec Sint-Truiden v Brann Twente v AE Pafos Universitatea Craiova v Egnatia