There are 24 Europa League ties on Thursday evening with Premier League outfits Manchester City and Liverpool in action.
Roberto Mancini’s men face a tricky trip to Poland with Lech Poznan in between them and another three points in Group A.
The Citizens secured a comfortable 3-1 victory over the Poles when they met at Eastlands a fortnight ago and a similar result would all but see them through to the last-32 stage.
Emmanuel Adebayor grabbed a hat-trick in the triumph and will be looking to kick-on after making a stuttering start to the new campaign.
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With the likes of David Silva, Jerome Boateng, Yaya Toure and James Milner to name just a few in their ranks, it is no surprise to see the Premier League side as the online sportsbook favourites for this one.
Elsewhere in Group A, Italian giants Juventus take on Red Bull Salzburg in Turin. The Old Lady sit on three points from their opening three outings and their inability to turn draws into victories could prove critical in a surprisingly tight group.
But they should land their first success of the campaign with Vincenzo Iaquinta, Alessandro Del Piero and Amauri vying for a starting berth.
Liverpool will be keen to put their league struggles to one side with a difficult test against Serie A outfit Napoli at Anfield.
The Merseysiders sit top of the Group K table after a win and two draws, but just three points separates Roy Hodgson’s men and Steaua Bucharest at the foot of the standings.
Fernando Torres, Steven Gerrard and Joe Cole must start improving and they could be in for a tough evening with second-placed Napoli unbeaten after their opening three outings.
Liverpool must pay special attention to Marek Hamsik and Edinson Cavani while former Reds defender Andrea Dossena could make a return to his former stamping ground.
Elsewhere, Steaua take on Utrecht in Romania and must avoid defeat if they are to keep their qualification hopes alive.
Other stand-out fixtures include FC Porto’s clash with Besiktas in Portugal, Sampdoria’s awkward battle with relative unknowns Metalist Kharkiv, CSKA Moscow’s mouth-watering meet-up with Palermo and Stuttgart’s trip to Spain’s Getafe.
