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\nLONDON: Cristiano Ronaldo returned to the starting lineup but Real Sociedad still upset Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford in their Europa League opener on Thursday.<\/p>\n
\nAfter failing to secure a transfer to a Champions League club, the star striker had to settle for playing in Europe\u2019s second-tier competition for the first time since 2002 with Sporting Lisbon.<\/p>\n
\nRonaldo had last started in a 4-0 loss to Brentford on Aug. 13 before United chalked up four consecutive victories in the Premier League. United manager Erik ten Hag had used the Portugal star off the bench during the winning streak.<\/p>\n
\nBefore their opening group stage game, a minute of silence was held to pay respect to Queen Elizabeth II, who died at the age of 96 on Thursday.<\/p>\n
\nBoth teams wore black armbands, and the flags at Old Trafford were at half-mast.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThe club recognizes her immense contribution to public life, including sport, both here in the United Kingdom, across the Commonwealth, and around the world,\u201d United said in a statement.<\/p>\n
\nBrazilian teenager Marquinhos marked his Arsenal debut by scoring the opening goal and setting up a second in a 2-1 victory over Zurich in the their opening group stage match.<\/p>\n
\nEddie Nketiah scored the winner after Zurich equalized from a penalty awarded due to his foul as Arsenal rebounded from Sunday\u2019s 3-1 loss to United \u2014 their first defeat in the Premier League this season.<\/p>\n
\nLazio opened their campaign with a 4-2 victory over Feyenoord but fellow Italian club Roma lost 2-1 at Ludogorets in Bulgaria.<\/p>\n
\nIn the third-tier Europa Conference League, West Ham rallied in the second half to beat Romania\u2019s FCSB 3-1 in London.<\/p>\n
\nElsewhere, Villarreal beat Lech Poznan 4-3 while Fiorentina was held 1-1 at home by Latvian champion RFS.<\/p>\n
\nThe start of a match between Nice and Cologne in the ECL was delayed because of fights among supporters in the stands at Allianz Riviera stadium. Kickoff was pushed back by 55 minutes. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.<\/p>\n
\nEuropa League<\/strong><\/p>\n\nBrais Mendez converted from the spot for Real Sociedad in the second half at Old Trafford, hitting the bottom corner of David de Gea\u2019s goal. The penalty was given for a handball by defender Lisandro Martinez. It was Real Sociedad\u2019s first win over United in European competitions.<\/p>\n
\nThe duo of Nketiah and Marquinhos were involved in the decisive moments of Arsenal\u2019s victory while United States goalkeeper Matt Turner made his debut for the Gunners following his summer transfer from the New England Revolution in the Major League Soccer.<\/p>\n
\nNketiah found the back of the net with a header in the second half that went in between the legs of Zurich goalkeeper Yanick Brecher off a cross from Marquinhos, who joined Arsenal this summer from Sao Paulo.<\/p>\n
\nIn the London club\u2019s return to European soccer after one year absence, the 19-year-old Marquinhos met a cross from Nketiah from the left to side-foot into the top corner and finish off a fluent counter-attack 16 minutes into the game.<\/p>\n
\nDespite Arsenal\u2019s dominance, the hosts equalized a minute before halftime after Mirlind Kryeziu sent Turner the wrong way from the spot.<\/p>\n
\nIn the same Group A, PSV Eindhoven drew Bodo\/Glimt 1-1.<\/p>\n
\nBrazilian forward Nonato scored the late winner winner for the Bulgarian club Ludogorets.<\/p>\n
\nAfter Jos\u00e9 Mourinho\u2019s Roma triumphed at the inaugural Europa Conference League last season, the coach seeks his third Europa League title following his victories with Porto in 2003 and Manchester United in 2017.<\/p>\n
\nCenter forward Tammy Abraham was not available for Mourinho because of a shoulder issue.<\/p>\n
\nLazio put the result against Feyenoord beyond doubt at Stadio Olimpico Rome, netting three inside less than half an hour, with Luis Alberto, Felipe Anderson and Mat\u00edas Vecino scoring a goal each. Vecino added his second in the second half before Santiago Gimenez pulled two back for the Dutch team.<\/p>\n
\nItalian authorities have banned the Dutch club\u2019s fans from traveling to Rome after their supporters clashed with police and damaged a historic fountain during a 2015 trip to face Roma.<\/p>\n
\nMichy Batshuayi came off the bench to give Fenerbahce a 2-1 home win over Dynamo Kyiv.<\/p>\n
\nWillian Jos\u00e9 converted a penalty in first-half stoppage time and added another later for Real Betis\u2019 2-0 victory at Helsinki.<\/p>\n
\nEuropa Conference League<\/strong><\/p>\n\nWest Ham\u2019s Jarrod Bowen canceled out Andrei Cordea\u2019s first-half strike by netting from the spot before goals from Emerson and substitute Michail Antonio secured a victory at London Stadium, in a boost for the Hammers after a poor start to the Premier League season.<\/p>\n
\nFrancis Coquelin struck a minute from time for Villarreal to seal the victory.<\/p>\n
\nVillarreal was in the Champions League semifinals four months ago but had to settle for the Europa Conference League after finishing seventh in Spain last season.<\/p>\n
\nIn the second edition of the Europa Conference League, teams from Kosovo, Liechtenstein and Lithuania gave their countries a first-ever representative in the group stage of a UEFA competition.<\/p>\n
\nAll their games ended in a draw. Kosovo\u2019s Ballkani drew Cluj 1-1, while Liechtenstein\u2019s Vaduz and Lithuania\u2019s \u017dalgiris played goalless games against Apollon Limassol and Slovan Bratislava, respectively.<\/p>\n
\nAlso, Scotland\u2019s Hearts were routed by Istanbul Ba\u015fak\u015fehir 4-0 in Edinburgh and Fabio Silva\u2019s late penalty gave Anderlecht a 1-0 win against Silkeborg.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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