🎥 Ex-São Paulo strikes at 92', hat-trick and more in Europa League Thursday

The first round of the UEFA Europa League 2025/2026 group stage concluded this Thursday (25) after nine more matches were played.

Highlighting yet another Brazilian making a difference: William Gomes, a product of São Paulo. 

There was also a hat-trick from a Moroccan striker and goalkeepers standing out.

See below the main highlights. 

Regulations 📝

It's the same as the Champions. The top eight teams at the end of the eight rounds advance directly to the round of 16. 

Meanwhile, the teams from ninth to 24th place face off in a playoff with home and away matches for the remaining eight spots. 

The final will be held at Tüpraş Stadyumu, the home of Besiktas, on May 20, 2026. 

🏴 Aston Villa x Bologna 🇮🇹

One of the most anticipated games saw the hosts winning.

This eased the turbulent start of the season. 

McGinn scored just 13' in.

Watkins had the chance to extend the lead at 68', but shot straight and Skorupski was grateful.

The Italian team even hit the post and had more chances.

But they couldn't avoid the defeat playing in Birmingham.

RB Salzburg 0 x 1 Porto 🇵🇹

There were plenty of good scoring opportunities in Austria.

Highlight for Vertessen, who missed face to face with Diogo Costa at 79'.

Salzburg had even overcome the Portuguese national team's goalkeeper minutes before, but it was offside.

Porto - off to a great start in their league - had more ball possession.

But they also struggled to finish with quality.

Then William Gomes - who came off the bench - succeeded at 92'.

He received the ball on the right, took it to the middle and took a shot to celebrate afterwards.

🇩🇪 Stuttgart 2 x 1 Celta 🇪🇸

The victory went to the hosts thanks to goals from Bouanani (51') and Bilal El Khannouss (68').

Bouanani scored after a great pass from Nübel and lobbed the opposing goalkeeper.

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El Khannouss scored after getting rid of two opponents and shooting from outside the box.

The team from Galicia only scored at 87', with Borja Iglesias. 

🇨🇭 Young Boys 1 x 4 Panathinaikos 🇬🇷

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Moroccan Anass Zaroury (pictured above) had a hat-trick in Switzerland.

The Greek team was lethal in the first half, scoring three times.

Swiderski opened the scoring (10') before Zaroury celebrated at 13' and then at 19'.

The home team scored with Janko (25').

But Zaroury scored another in the second half (68'). 

🏴Rangers 0 x 1 Genk 🇧🇪

Jack Butland has saved five of the last six penalties he's faced.

But Rangers ended up defeated at home. 

They were down to ten men at 41', when Diamonde was sent off.

Butland frustrated Oh Hyeon-Gyu by saving his penalty (52').

But the South Korean striker would score at 70'.

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And there was a goal disallowed for offside.

Other results of the day 👇🏽

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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