Key events
Team news: FCSB v Lyon
FCSB (4-2-3-1): Tarnovanu; Popescu, Ngezana, Dawa, Radunovic; Alhassan, Sut; Miculescu, Edjouma, Cisotti; Tanase
Subs: Udrea, Zima, Stefanescu, Chiriches, Toma, Baluta, Musi, Gheorghita
Lyon (4-4-2): Perri; Maitland-Niles, Mata, Niakhaté, Tagliafico; Tolisso, Matić, Tessmann, Cherki; Nuamah, Mikautadze
Subs: Descamps, Diarra, Akouokou, Veretout, Lacazette, Fofana, Abner, Kumbedi, Omari, Molebe, Almada, Ćaleta-Car
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
Team news: Fenerbahce v Rangers
Fenerbahce (3-4-1-2): Egribayat; Soyuncu, Skriniar, Akcicek; Muldur, Amrabat, Szymanski, Kostic; Tadic; En-Nesyri, Dzeko
Subs: Livaković, Cetin, Djiku, Yandas, Kahveci, Tosun, Tograk, Talisca, Saint-Maximin
Rangers (4-2-3-1): Butland; Tavernier, Souttar, Propper, Yilmaz; Raskin, Barron; Cerny, Diomande, Jefté; Dessers
Subs: Lawrence, Bajrami, Nsiala, Sterling, Balogun, Igmane, Hagi, Kelly, McCausland, Rice, Curtis, Danilo
Referee: Alejandro Hernandez (Spain)
Team News: AZ v Tottenham
AZ (4-3-3): Owusu-Oduro; Maikuma, Goes, Penetra, Møller Wolfe; Clasie, Buurmeester, Koopmeiners; Poku, Parrott, Lahdo
Subs: Verhulst, Zoet, Martins Indi, Sadiq, Belić, Dekker, Smit, Kasius, De Wit, Daal, Van Duijn
Tottenham (4-3-3): Vicario; Gray, Danso, Udogie, Spence; Bergvall, Bentancur, Maddison; Son, Tel, Johnson
Subs: Austin, Whiteman, Bissouma, Romero, Solanke, Porro, Odobert, Sarr, Van de Ven, Scarlett, Moore
Referee: Rade Obrenovic (Slovenia)
We will be following three games tonight:
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AZ Alkmaar v Tottenham
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Fenerbahce v Rangers
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FCSB v Lyon
Manchester United is also in the Basque Country to take on Real Sociedad. I will be posting sporadic updates but for minute-by-minute action join Scott Murray here.
Preamble
Hello and welcome to our clockwatch of the second greatest club competition in Europe! Fine, the Europa League may not not have the champions of France, England and Spain tonight but tonight we get to see Tottenham and Rangers – true heavyweights in Europe …
In all seriousness, the Europa League may have a rap for lacking in pure quality but more than makes up for it in drama, upsets and pure smash and grabs. Like last night in the Champions League (but worse).
If that hasn’t tempted you to join me tonight then I will simply remind you José Mourinho will be in the dugout tonight for Fenerbahçe. Twenty-five years into his managerial career and he is still entertaining us in new ways.
As always, feel free to send me your thoughts, predictions, questions, complaints and favourite Europa League last 16 shithousery moments via email.
Kick-offs for the early games are at 5.45pm GMT.
