The Europa League continued on Thursday night with a number of big guns recording important wins.
Scottish giants Rangers recorded a memorable 3-0 win over Red Star at the Ibrox Stadium.
James Tavernier gave the hosts the lead from the spot with a well-taken penalty before a terrific finish from Alfredo Morelos gave them a 2-0 lead at the break.
Leon Balogun wrapped up the win on 51 minutes giving Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side a hugely memorable first-leg victory over Dejan Stankovic’s men.
In another match, six-time winners Sevilla narrowly edged out West Ham 1-0 in an entertaining clash.
The Spanish club will now take a narrow advantage to London thanks to Munir's stunning goal on the hour.
Both teams had chances early on, with Munir glancing wide and Nikola Vlašić powering a header too close to Yassine Bounou.
Still in Spain, Barcelona could not find a way past Galatasaray as they played to a 0-0 draw.
Memphis Depay was twice denied by Barcelona loanee Iñaki Peña in the first half, although the best chance came at the other end when Kerem Aktürkoğlu had a shot deflected over after a fine solo run.
In the end, the match ended all square despite the Catalans creating better chances.
All results;
- Sevilla 1-0 West Ham
- Rangers 3-0 Crvena zvezda
- Braga 2-0 Monaco
- Atalanta 3-2 Leverkusen
- Barcelona 0-0 Galatasaray
- Porto 0-1 Lyon
- Real Betis 1-2 Eintracht Frankfurt
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