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sean dyche got his nottingham forest Made a great start with 2-0 Europa League Win over Porto at the City Ground.
However, Aston Villa lost 2–1 to Dutch minnows Go Ahead Eagles and new Rangers boss Danny Rohl led his team to a 3–0 defeat to Brentford, while Celtic came from behind to beat Sturm Graz.
In the Conference League, Crystal Palace suffered a 1–0 defeat at home against AEK Larnaca and Aberdeen lost 6–0 away to AEK Athens.
Sean Dyche makes an instant impact
fine from Morgan Gibbs-White And Igor Jesus gave Nottingham Forest their first European win in 30 years as life under Sean Dyche began with a much-needed 2-0 win against Porto. The Reds’ first win in the competition came under their third manager of the season, after securing a long-awaited continental return under Nuno Espirito Santo and being led to their first two Europa League games by Anze Postecoglou.
Dyche’s team showed promise, fight and panache on Thursday evening when captain Gibbs-White and striker Jesus scored spot-kicks to end Forest’s 10-game winning streak in all competitions and also end Porto’s unbeaten start to the season.
“It is pleasing for everyone associated with the football club,” Dyche said.
“It’s a step, that’s all, because Premier League We have to perform well in that also.
“We want a team that is competitive in all competitions, of course every manager does.”
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Aston Villa boss Unai Emery feels his side need to be more clinical from the penalty spot after their 2-1 defeat against Dutch minnow Go Ahead Eagles.
Emiliano Buendia missed a late spot-kick as Villa squandered an early lead in Deventer, where Ivan Gessand headed home Villa’s sixth consecutive win in all competitions.
After missing several chances to kill the game off, Villa were unimpressed as goals either side of half-time from Mathis Suure and Mats Djell gave Go Ahead a famous victory.
Buendia headed home the lead from the spot in the 77th minute, which was Villa’s sixth missed penalty in the last 12 months.
“Today the responsibility was on Emiliano Buendia and normally he has a good number of shooting penalties, but he missed,” Emery said.
“Of course, something can happen, and we will try to be more clinical in the penalty shootout than in previous penalties.”
eagles fail to fly
Cypriot side AEK Larnaca secured a memorable 1-0 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park thanks to Riyad Bajic’s goal early in the second half.
The Eagles were hoping to make it two wins in their opening two European meetings after beating Dynamo Kyiv 2-0 in Poland earlier this month.
Jean-Philippe Mateta had the best chance to open the scoring before the break, clipping the crossbar at the end of the first half.
But Palace were left to regret several missed chances when Larnaca broke the deadlock six minutes into the second half due to a defensive mistake.
JD Canavote was caught playing out from behind and passed the ball to Marcus Rohden. The Swede quickly found Bajic, who fired a superb finish past goalkeeper Dean Henderson from 18 yards.
Danny Rohl feels sorry for Rangers fans
Danny Roehl’s serendipitous debut as Rangers head coach ended with an apology to traveling fans following a 3-0 Europa League defeat at home to Bergen in Bergen.
The 36-year-old German was installed as Russell Martin’s successor on Monday – but his trip to Norway offered no quick solution to Gers’ problems.
Emil Kornvig opened the scoring five minutes before the break and Jakob Sorensen added the second goal after 55 minutes, while Noah Holm fired home in the third minute to keep Rangers scoreless in Europe.
“First of all I apologized for this defeat and this performance. They travel a lot for the team, they are always there,” said Rohl, who turned to the Light Blues fans after the final whistle.
“There are a lot of patient fans at this club and they deserve that and it’s also very important to show that I understand them.
“But I also said, ‘I will work very hard to improve this group of players and get results.’
Bhoyas back on track
Two goals in three second-half minutes gave Celtic a motoring boost in the Europa League as Brendan Rodgers’ side came from behind to beat 10-man Sturm Graz 2-1.
Tommy Horvat’s superb long-range strike gave Graz an early lead.
Celtic missed several chances, before Liam Scales and Benjamin Nygren both scored from corners just after the hour mark.
Graz sent off Tochi Chukwunyi for a poor challenge on Callum McGregor in the 70th minute, giving Celtic the victory.
However, Aberdeen’s mini-revival came to an abrupt halt with a 6–0 defeat at AEK Athens in a Conference League tie.
What’s going on today?
Leeds will look to open their Premier League campaign against strugglers West Ham in a televised match at Elland Road on Friday night.
In the Sky Bet Championship, Sheffield United head to Preston with the aim of moving past the bottom three after consecutive wins.
There are also Women’s Nations League play-off games, when Northern Ireland host Iceland, Republic of Ireland take on Belgium at the Aviva Stadium, while Scotland play a friendly against Morocco in Casablanca.
Several Premier League clubs are holding press conferences on Friday – including Liverpool, Newcastle, Manchester United and Manchester City along with Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea.