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**GOAL! 54′ Marseille 2-1 Brighton**
Brighton is back in the game! Lamptey battles down the left flank with determination and passes the ball to Mitoma, who finds Gross for the goal. De Zerbi’s side is getting closer to closing the gap.
**GOAL! 49′ Freiburg 1-1 West Ham**
Freiburg quickly equalizes with a goal from Sallai, assisted by Doan. Despite West Ham’s defenders’ efforts to clear the ball, Sallai’s second strike is unstoppable. Fabianski tries to save it, but to no avail.
**50 min: Marseille 2-0 West Ham**
A forced substitution for Marseille as Veretout goes down injured. Ounahi replaces him, causing a potential setback for Gattuso’s team.
**Second-half: Freiburg 0-1 West Ham**
Freiburg makes a substitution at half-time, bringing in Doan for Adamu. The game resumes for an important second half.
**Half-time look around the grounds**
Real Betis 1-1 Sparta Praha
Marseille 2-0 Brighton
Atalanta takes a 2-0 lead against Sporting
**GOAL! 43′ Sporting 0-2 Atalanta**
Atalanta scores another goal through Ruggeri, increasing their lead against Sporting.
**43 min: Marseille 2-0 Brighton**
Brighton shows signs of life as Fati tests Lopez with a powerful header, but the goalkeeper saves it. Brighton wins a corner, but the ball is cleared by Marseille.
**40 min: Marseille 2-0 Brighton**
Brighton regains possession as Mitoma intercepts Aubameyang’s pass and runs towards goal. However, Marseille quickly shut down the attacking play.
**37 min: Freiburg 0-1 West Ham**
Freiburg earns a freekick near the West Ham box, but Griffo’s shot goes off target. The home team needs to come up with a strategy to challenge West Ham in the second half.
**34 min: Freiburg 0-1 West Ham**
Freiburg gains confidence, but West Ham maintains control. The home team tries to launch an attack, but West Ham’s defense quickly shuts it down.
**GOAL! 33′ Sporting 0-1 Atalanta**
Atalanta scores their first goal against Sporting through Scalvini.
**GOALWATCH!**
While Brighton faces turmoil, Rangers have a goal disallowed in Cyprus, and Sturm takes a 1-0 lead against Rakow in Poland. Ajax opens the scoring against AEK with Bergwijn finding the back of the net.
**26 min: Marseille 2-0 West Ham**
A potential penalty review at the Stade Velodrome for a handball in the Marseille box. The referee initially points to the spot, giving Brighton a chance to score, but later overrules the decision due to a foul committed by van Hecke. Brighton’s luck doesn’t change.
**21 min: Freiburg 0-1 West Ham**
A brief moment of concern for West Ham as Mavropanos sustains a head injury after colliding with Alvarez. He quickly recovers and continues playing.
**GOAL! 19′ Marseille 2-0 Brighton**
Marseille scores their second goal in just over a minute. Mbemba finds space in the box and confidently slots the ball past Steele.
**GOAL! 18′ Marseille 1-0 Brighton**
Mbemba opens the scoring for Marseille as he calmly shoots past Steele.
**14 mins: Freiburg 0-1 West Ham**
Freiburg comes close to conceding another goal as Papu chips the ball into the box, but the flag is raised for offside. West Ham looks composed while Freiburg struggles to find their footing.
**GOAL! 9′ Real Betis 1-1 Sparta Praha**
Betis responds quickly to Sparta Praha’s opener with a goal from Diao.
**GOAL! 9′ Limassol 1-0 Rangers**
Rangers quickly falls behind in Cyprus as Limassol takes the lead.
**GOAL! 7′ Freiburg 0-1 West Ham**
Bowen outsmarts the Freiburg defense and assists Paqueta for the opening goal. West Ham takes an early lead.
**6 mins: Freiburg 0-0 West Ham**
West Ham wins a corner after a freekick. However, they are unable to capitalize on the opportunity.
**GOAL! 2′ Real Betis 0-1 Sparta Praha**
Sparta Praha scores the first goal of the evening through Birmancevic.
**3 mins: Freiburg 0-0 West Ham**
West Ham quickly launches an attack, but Freiburg’s defense successfully stops them. The game starts with West Ham wearing their new midnight blue third kit.
**Kick-off!**
Let the matches begin! Gattuso and De Zerbi face each other in a fiery reunion between two former players.
**A new broom at Marseille – but one familiar face for Premier League fans**
Marseille makes changes in hopes of improving their performance after a disappointing start to the season. Premier League fans will particularly recognize two former players leading the teams.
**Brighton CEO Paul Barber speaks to TNT**
Barber expresses excitement about Brighton’s first-ever away match in Europe. Despite travel delays, he believes the team is prepared and looks forward to a competitive game against Marseille.
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