Neil Critchley insisted Hearts did not deserve to lose after they dropped their first Conference League points in a 2-0 defeat at home to Bundesliga side Heidenheim.The Edinburgh outfit, who had won their first two games in the competition, were on top in the first half and spurned a host of chances to get themselves in front.However, the Germans gained the upper hand after the break and broke the

Hearts produced a spirited display but were unable to maintain their perfect start in the Conference League as they went down 2-0 to Bundesliga side Heidenheim at Tynecastle.The Edinburgh side, buoyed by winning their opening two matches in the competition, appeared to have their German visitors rattled as they created a host of chances in the first half.But they were made to rue their failure to

Chelsea swept past Armenian side Noah as Enzo Maresca’s second string turned in a merciless attacking display to win 8-0 at Stamford Bridge.The Conference League had been a testing ground for the head coach to ply his enviable strength in depth and, having hit four in each of their first two matches, his stand-ins raised the bar to blow the visiting team away with six goals scored in the fir

West Brom and Burnley’s recent woes in front of goal continued as both sides shared the spoils from a goalless draw at The Hawthorns.Carlos Corberan’s side have now failed to score in their last four home games and did not register a shot on target in the first half while Burnley found it equally as hard in front of goal but West Brom had Alex Palmer to thank when he stopped Jeremy Sar

Amad Diallo’s delightful double ended Manchester United’s 380-day wait for a European win as Ruud van Nistelrooy oversaw a much-needed 2-0 victory against PAOK in his penultimate match as interim boss.Erik ten Hag’s Red Devils had drawn their first three matches in the new-look Europa League, blowing a lead at home to Twente before doing the same away to Porto and Fenerbahce.Thos

Philippe Clement admits it was “never an easy decision” to drop skipper James Tavernier ahead of Rangers’ 1-1 Europa League draw with Olympiacos.The 33-year-old has been almost an ever-present when fit since arriving in 2015 but there has been growing criticism over his performances this season and the Gers boss took a big decision to replace him with right-back Dujon Sterling in

Ange Postecoglou backed young Tottenham forward Will Lankshear to learn from his roller-coaster night in front of a raucous Rams Park crowd after he was sent off in a thrilling 3-2 loss at Galatasaray in the Europa League.Lankshear scored his first goal for the club in the 18th minute from Brennan Johnson’s cross to cancel out Yunus Akgun’s sixth-minute opener.However, the 19-year-old

Will Lankshear endured a rollercoaster night in front of a raucous Rams Park crowd after he was sent off in Tottenham’s 3-2 loss at Galatasaray in the Europa League.Lankshear scored his first goal for the club in the 18th minute to cancel out Yunus Akgun’s sixth-minute opener.However, the 19-year-old forward received two bookings in quick succession after half-time to earn a maiden red

Rangers’ hit and miss striker Cyriel Dessers redeemed himself against Olympiacos with a second-half equaliser in the 1-1 Europa League draw in the Georgios Karaiskakis stadium.On a night when 33-year-old Gers captain James Tavernier was dropped to the bench, the Light Blues did lots of things right in the first half but Dessers, who regularly frustrates the Gers fans, spurned two good opport

Shamrock Rovers came from behind to beat Welsh side The New Saints 2-1 in their Europa Conference League tie at Tallaght Stadium.After Jordan Williams had given TNS a shock early lead in Dublin, Johnny Kenny soon equalised before in-form Dylan Watts turned the game around ahead of half-time.Rovers had missed out on a fifth successive Premier Division triumph last week, finishing runners-up as Shel