Freiburg 1-0 West Ham, Benfica 2-2 Rangers, and more: Europa League – as it happened

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Thank you for joining me. Here is the report from Lisbon.

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Philippe Clement: “I am not happy. I think we were really close to rewriting happy against a team who have never lost a Europa League game at home. I am really proud of my team. We did all the right things, scored good goals and were unlucky with the goals we conceded.

“Every showed great character and gave everything to get this good result.”

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Jacob Steinberg was in Germany for Freiburg 1-0 West Ham.

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Tom Lawrence: “We dug deep but we had some chances that we should have done better with.

“We will give it our all at Ibrox. I don’t think they will like to come to Ibrox.”

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Michael Owen “it looks unnatural but it is natural”. I think he is talking about the handball.

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Europa Conference League full times

Dinamo Zagreb 2-0 PaokMaccabi Haifa 3-4 FiorentinaServette 0-0 Viktoria PlzeňUnion Saint-Gilloise 0-3 Fenerbahce

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A hard-fought result for Rangers. Should be a cracking second leg.

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Benfica 2-2 Rangers: Di Maria flies into a challenge on Souttar. Somehow gets away without a booking.

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Full time:

Marseille 4-0 VillarrealMilan 4-2 Slavia Prague

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Benfica 2-2 Rangers: I would think Rangers would take the draw.

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Benfica 2-2 Rangers: Five minutes of added time in Lisbon.

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West Ham are made to pay for failing to take chances.

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Freiburg 1-0 West Ham: NO PENALTY GIVEN AFTER FOUR MINUTES OF REVIEW!

Referee Alejandro Hernandez checks the VAR screen before West Ham’s hopes are dashed. Photograph: Christian Kaspar-Bartke/Getty ImagesShare

Updated at 17.16 EST

Freiburg 1-0 West Ham: Still waiting … this is why VAR is all a bit shit. The ref is off to the monitor …

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Freiburg 1-0 West Ham: Personally I would find it a very harsh decision to give it. Soucek knocks the ball up onto the defender’s hand. This is taking an age. Go look at the monitor, mate.

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Freiburg 1-0 West Ham: THERE IS A VERY LATE CHECK FOR A PENALTY FOR HANDBALL. WEST HAM PENALTY?

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Benfica 2-2 Rangers: Di Maria picks out an unmarked Otamendi with a corner but the centre back gets under the ball and heads over.

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Freiburg 1-0 West Ham: Four minutes of injury time in which to find an equaliser …

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Benfica 2-2 Rangers: The match is looking pretty open at the moment. There could be another goal in Lisbon soon …

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Benfica 2-2 Rangers: Di Maria lifts the ball to Neres in the box but Goldson does well to get there first.

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Benfica 2-2 Rangers: What Rangers need is fresh legs and Clement is preparing three sets. Jack, Roofe and McKinnon are being readied.

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Updated at 16.41 EST

GOAL! Freiburg 1-0 West Ham (Gregortisch, 81)

Sallai shoots and Gregortisch taps home.

Freiburg’s Michael Gregoritsch slots the ball home to open the scoring against West Ham. Photograph: Christian Kaspar-Bartke/Getty ImagesHere’s the view of Gregoritsch’s finish from the other end of the pitch. Photograph: Heiko Becker/ReutersGregoritsch wheels away in celebration. Photograph: Christian Kaspar-Bartke/Getty ImagesShare

Updated at 16.53 EST

Benfica 2-2 Rangers: Benfica counter and Rafa Silva pulls back for Di Maria but his finish is a poor one.

ShareGOAL! Benfica 2-2 Rangers (Goldson og, 67)

An unfortunate leveller.

Rangers’ Connor Goldson (right) reacts after scoring an own goal and Benfica’s second. Photograph: Pedro Nunes/ReutersShare

Updated at 16.41 EST

Oooooh that’s nice from Auba.

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Freiburg 0-0 West Ham: Ward-Prowse has a good chance on the edge of the box but needs to shoot with his left foot and cannot generate the power nor accuracy.

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Benfica 1-2 Rangers: Leonardo is on for Cabral.

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Updated at 16.41 EST

Freiburg 0-0 West Ham: Gregoritsch has a good chance but heads straight at Fabianski. Not a classic.

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Marseille 4-0 Villarreal: GOAL! Aubameyang gets a second against the Spaniards who are down to 10.

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Freiburg 0-0 West Ham: Takes aim from 40 yards but his free-kick drifts wide.

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Benfica 1-2 Rangers: Bah takes a touch inside the box and then leaps into the air somewhere near Lawrence’s outstretched leg. It is a comical dive. The referee and VAR once again laugh it off.

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