How the UEFA Europa League hopefuls got on

The 48 UEFA Europa League hopefuls will begin their group stage campaigns this Thursday fresh from a fixture-filled weekend of action, with the likes of Liverpool and Celtic having been involved in heavyweight encounters.

For the Reds, that meant a much-anticipated meeting with Manchester United, but Brendan Rodgers' side slipped to a 3-1 loss at Old Trafford, while Celtic dropped from the Scottish Premier League summit after a 2-1 defeat at new leaders Aberdeen. Dortmund fared much better, in contrast, winning a fourth consecutive Bundesliga game to keep pace with Bayern München, while there were useful victories elsewhere for Lazio, Marseille and Villarreal.

Group A
Twente 2-2 Ajax
Aberdeen 2-1 Celtic
Kasımpaşa 0-1 Fenerbahçe
Sandefjord 2-4 Molde

Bordeaux took a point in Paris©AFP/Getty Images

Group B
Paris Saint-Germain 2-2 Bordeaux
Rubin Kazan 3-1 Lokomotiv Moskva
Sion 3-0 Lugano
Manchester United 3-1 Liverpool

Group C
Hannover 2-4 Dortmund
Krasnodar 4-0 Dinamo Moskva
Veria 0-3 PAOK
İnter Bakı 2-1 Qäbälä

Allan earned a draw for Napoli©Getty Images

Group D 
Mouscron-Péruwelz 2-1 Club Brugge
Brøndby 0-0 Midtjylland
Legia Warszawa 2-2 Zagłębie
Empoli 2-2 Napoli

Group E
Mikashevichi 0-0 Dinamo Minsk
Příbram 0-4 Viktoria Plzeň
Altach 2-0 Rapid Wien
Granada 1-3 Villarreal

OM slotted four goals past Bastia©AFP/Getty Images

Group F
Groningen 3–1 Heerenveen 
Slovácko 1-2 Slovan Liberec
Marseille 4-1 Bastia
Estoril 1-0 Braga

Group G
Montpellier 1-2 Saint-Étienne
Metalurh Zaporizhya 1-4 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Rosenborg 1-0 Stabæk
Lazio 2-0 Udinese

Fiorentina got the better of Genoa©Getty Images

Group H
Beşiktaş 2-0 İstanbul Başakşehir
Rubin Kazan 3-1 Lokomotiv Moskva
Terbuni 0-2 Skënderbeu 
Rio Ave 1-2 Sporting CP

Group I
Fiorentina 1-0 Genoa
Basel 2-1 St Gallen
Lech Poznań 0-1 Podbeskidzie 
Benfica 6-0 Belenenses

Fabinho's penalty earned Monaco victory©AFP/Getty Images

Group J
Ajaccio 0-1 Monaco 
Qarabağ 1-0 Xäzär Länkäran
Anderlecht 0-0 Genk
Sunderland 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur

Group K
Jablonec 1-1 Sparta Praha
AEK Larnaca 2-2 APOEL
Kalloni 1-1 Asteras Tripolis
Schalke 2-1 Mainz

Alexander Esswein struck for Augsburg©Getty Images

Group L
Athletic Club 3-1 Getafe 
De Graafschap 1-3 AZ Alkmaar
Bayern München 2-1 Augsburg
Crvena zvezda 3-1 Partizan