Braga's Fran Navarro after scoring the opening goal during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between SC Braga and Red Star Belgrade in Braga, Portugal, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025.
Mats Deijl's second-half goal for European newcomer Go Ahead Eagles completed a 2-1 comeback victory over Aston Villa 2-1 in the Europa League on Thursday.
It was the first defeat for the Premier League club after two wins in Europe's second-tier competition. The Dutch team recorded its second victory.
Elsewhere, Braga and Lyon maintained their 100% records.
Kerem Aktürkoğlu converted from the spot for Fenerbahce in a 1-0 win over Stuttgart.
Early goals three minutes apart from Jens Odgaard and Thijs Dallinga put Bologna en route to a 2-1 victory over FCSB in Bucharest.
Villa's winning streak ends
Deijl controlled the ball with his chest before firing a left-footed shot past goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez on the hour mark in the Dutch city of Deventer.
Evann Guessand struck early from inside the penalty area off Jadon Sancho's cross to put Villa ahead in the fourth minute. It was the Ivory Coast forward's first goal for his new club.
Mathis Suray equalized three minutes before interval with a lob -- scoring the historic first goal in the Europa League for the hosts.
Villa's Emi Buendía wasted a chance to equalize from the spot 11 minutes before the end, sending the penalty over the crossbar.
The loss ended Villa's five-game winning streak in all competitions.
Braga and Lyon win
Fran Navarro and substitute Mario Dorgeles scored one each for Braga to beat Red Star Belgrade 2-0 for the third win from three for the Portuguese team.
Corentin Tolisso netted from close range in the third minute and substitute Afonso Moreira scored in the final minute in Lyon's 2-0 home win over Basel.
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Emil Kornvig scored five minutes before the break and Norway's Brann topped struggling Rangers 3-0.
Jacob Sørensen headed in the second in the 55th as the Scottish team didn't look capable of finding an answer to the aggressive play of the hosts. Noah Holm finished them off 11 minutes from time.
Rangers hired former Sheffield Wednesday manager Danny Rohl as its new coach on Monday to replace the fired Russell Martin.
Rangers are without a point in Europe. It was the second victory for Brann.
Nottingham Forest hosts Porto
Later Thursday, Nottingham Forest hosted Porto just two days after Sean Dyche became the club's third manager of the season.
Struggling Forest is hoping for its first win in the competition. It earned only one point in the previous two games in the English team's return to Europe after an absence of almost three decades.
Former Burnley and Everton manager Dyche replaced Ange Postecoglou, who was fired in ruthless fashion on Saturday around 20 minutes after Forest's 3-0 home loss to Chelsea that left the team in the Premier League relegation zone.
Postecoglou had been in the job for only 39 days and didn't win any of his eight matches in charge.
Forest reached the quarterfinals of the UEFA Cup, the predecessor of the Europa League, in 1996.
Roma hosts Czech side Viktoria Plzeň, and Maccabi Tel Aviv meets Midtjylland in Bačka Topola, Serbia.
Feyenoord's home game with Panathinaikos was initially switched from an evening to an afternoon kickoff because of a storm forecast. However, it was then moved again to a 1900 GMT start.
In the third-tier Conference League, Crystal Palace plays AEK Larnaca in London.
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