Bournemouth, OFI and Panathinaikos won their UEFA Europa League and Conference League matches on Thursday while Hajduk Split and AC Milan lost.
Bournemouth extended their perfect Europa League record to four wins from four matches with a 3-1 comeback victory at 10-man Sparta Prague. AC Milan suffered a 2-0 home defeat to Ferencvaros that left the seven-time European champions with three points from four games.
Greek clubs also celebrated, with OFI beating Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2-0 in Bucharest in the Europa League and Panathinaikos defeating CSKA Sofia 2-1 at home in the Conference League to make it three wins from three.
Hajduk Split suffered their first European defeat of the season, losing 1-0 to Gibraltar champions Lincoln Red Imps in the Conference League.
Gambian Ebrima Singhateh gave Sparta Prague the lead in the Czech Republic, but Bournemouth midfielder Lewis Cook hit the post with a first-half penalty before Tobias Guddal was sent off. Tyler Adams equalized on 57 minutes, Evanilson put the Cherries ahead nine minutes from time, and Rayan added a late third. Bournemouth's substitutes sent the European newcomers top of the table with a fourth successive victory. "It's a big achievement and we have to continue, we need to stay alert, sharp," Bournemouth manager Marco Rose told TNT Sports.
Haiti international Lenny Joseph struck twice in the second half at San Siro to earn Ferencvaros the win over AC Milan despite Bamidele Yusuf being sent off. "We gifted opportunities, made stupid errors. We were not prepared to play football tonight," AC Milan manager Ruben Amorim told Sky Sport. "I don't want to lie to my players. We cannot play like this in front of our own fans. It was a very poor performance." Milan are languishing outside the top 24 with just three points at the halfway stage of the league phase. Amorim added: "I won't give up on this competition. As long as we're not mathematically out of it, we'll keep fighting."
OFI, managed by Christos Kontis, scored at the end of the first half and early in the second in Bucharest, where Israeli clubs play home matches. Dimitris Pougouras opened the scoring in first-half stoppage time after a free kick, and Giannis Fountas doubled the lead with a strike in the 56th minute. An Androutsos goal in the 90th minute was disallowed for offside. The result follows OFI's 2-0 win over Hoffenheim in their Europa League opener and moves the Cretan side to 16th place. OFI will host Anderlecht on 26 November.
Panathinaikos took a 41st-minute lead through Kalabria after a backheel from Tamborda, but CSKA Sofia equalized before halftime through Almeida. Tamborda then scored the winner in the 68th minute with an unusual finish after Tetey entered the area. The victory puts Panathinaikos in the top eight of the Conference League with a perfect record of three wins from three. They will travel to Nordsjælland on 26 November.
Hajduk's perfect start ended when Dennis Hadžikadunić's 89th-minute own goal gave Lincoln Red Imps a 1-0 win at the Europa Point Stadium. The goal came after Christian Rutjens' header struck the post and rebounded off Hadžikadunić. Lincoln won without registering a single shot on target. Hajduk had previously beaten Ajax and Thun.
