Overview
- Norwegian side Bodø/Glimt beat Inter Milan 3-1 on an artificial surface in the Champions League playoff first leg, with Sondre Brunstad Fet opening the scoring before Jens Petter Hauge and Kasper Høgh sealed a two-goal cushion.
- Inter captain Lautaro Martínez was substituted with a reported calf issue that coach Christian Chivu linked to the synthetic pitch, with tests to determine the severity before the San Siro return.
- Celtic suffered a 4-1 home defeat to Stuttgart in the Europa League, a match briefly halted seconds after kickoff by tennis balls thrown in protest at the board as goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel was later booed for errors.
- Manager Martin O’Neill conceded Celtic conceded avoidable goals and said the team must learn quickly before hosting Hibernian on Sunday, with the second leg in Germany looming.
- Ahead of Bologna’s Europa League first leg at Brann, coach Vincenzo Italiano warned the Bergen pitch looked imperfect and stressed the need to adapt to local conditions.