Juventus denied at the death, Sunderland claim Europa League point

In Thursday's third matchday of the Europa League, Bayer Leverkusen continued their winning streak with a 2-0 victory at OFI Crete. Meanwhile, Juventus and Sunderland both lost ground as they suffered losses in their respective games. Hungarian side Ferencvaros maintained their position with nine points, after a 4-1 triumph over Portuguese team Torreense.

Similarly, Belgium's Union Saint-Gilloise and Sunderland both have seven points from three games. At Allianz Stadium, Juventus appeared to have come back from behind to defeat French side Rennes, but their winning goal was disallowed for a marginal offside call. Initially, Zeki Celik gave Juventus the lead, but Musa Al-Taamari equalized just ten minutes later.

Boulaye Dia put Rennes ahead before the break, and Nick Woltemade scored a handball penalty for Juventus, which VAR ultimately disallowed in the 88th minute. Meanwhile, Sunderland played to a 1-1 draw in Poland, taking an early lead through Timur Tutierov but failing to secure the win despite dominating the match. With two home games still remaining, Sunderland still have a chance to qualify for the next round.

Trabzonspor opened the scoring in the Conference League with a penalty from former Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah, as they defeated Scottish side Hearts 2-0.