Liverpool, West Ham win, Brighton and Villa fall on Matchday 1 of Europa League, Conference League. As it happened, video highlights

Another James Ward-Prowse set piece assist.

Tomas Soucek races to the grimy places, as usual, and is rewarded with the goal that puts this one to bed for David Moyes’ West Ham.

JWP service. Soucek effort. Everything in its right place.

What a terrific goal for AEK Athens, but it’s too easy isn’t it?

Niclas Eliasson is sent into the left side of the box, and he sends the ball through a defender to Ezequiel Ponce.

The Argentine pushes it through Jason Steele, and Brighton trails 3-2.

Ajax goalkeeper Jay Gorter has six saves tonight but he’ll really want it to be seven.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is a scorer, and scorers are going to score. His hard shot probably should’ve been parried by Gorter but it bends the keeper’s wrist.

Brace complete, and we’re level again. 3-3 in Amsterdam. What a game.

It’s 2-1, and this time Kudus will get his goal.

The 23-year-old has had four shots, and must be feeling whatever scoring vibes are surging through his old team Ajax across the continent tonight.

West Ham now deservedly in front, with James Ward-Prowse nabbing the assist.

The Ibrox explodes as Rangers have a corner kick and win not one, not two, but three (or maybe even four) 50-50 battles en route to their opener.

It’s Abdallah Sima who lunges onto the ball into the six and bundles it over the line to give the Glaswegians what would be a wonderful win over La Liga opposition.

West Ham are level!

This is why they bought Mohammed Kudus, as the Ghanaian star has brought the Irons into a 1-1 score line with Serbian visitors TSC Backa Topola.

He’s raced to the back post for Said Benrahma’s cross and forced Nemanja Petrovic into an own goal.

Joao Pedro wins and converts a penalty to bring the Premier League side level with their Greek visitors.

Brighton’s held 73% of the ball but has just five of the game’s 13 shot attempts.

Roberto De Zerbi has only made one sub, bringing on Tariq Lamptey for James Milner.

Still on the bench? Danny Welbeck, Mahmoud Dahoud, Adam Lallana, Simon Adingra... yeah, options.

So sloppy from slow-footed Angelo Ogbonna, who is dispossessed by a pressing Petar Stanic in his own half.

The 22-year-old Serbian striker then dribbles toward Lukasz Fabianski, who comes out but has little hope of stopping a good shot.

And that’s a good one. 1-0 to the visitors, who were +2000 to win.

Wow, was that a wild end of the 3pm ET first halves!

Brighton got a Joao Pedro penalty but quickly conceded again and trail 2-1 to AEK Athens with 45 minutes to play at the Amex.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang struck late in the second half to complete Marseille’s two-goal comeback and get the game to the break level with Ajax, 2-2 in Holland.

And Ayoub El Kaabi scored in the 40th minute to draw Olympiacos level with Freiburg, only to see Vincenzo Grifo bag a penalty for the German visitors before the break.

West Ham has not been able to turn its dominance — 15 shots, 78% possession — into a goal against Serbian visitors Backa Topola. Nikola Simic has four saves for the away side.

Brighton trails early!

It’s Djibril Sidibe, the longtime Monaco man and short-time Everton loanee, who punches AEK in front of the Seagulls at the Amex.

Roberto De Zerbi’s men get a sobering welcome to Europe, as Ehsan Haji Safi’s service is thudded home by Sidibe.

Jurgen Klopp changed all 11 starters to salt away a 3-1 comeback win at LASK Linz.

Darwin Nunez started and had an assist plus a penalty goal, while Luis Diaz and Ryan Gravenberch started and scored, too.

Liverpool limited LASK Linz to 0.26 expected goals and out-attempted the hosts 14-7 while limiting much danger from reaching Caoiminh Kelleher.

The Reds host West Ham on Sunday in Premier League action. Their next Europa League affair will be an Oct. 5 visit from Union Saint Gilloise.

Unai Emery’s men found two equalizers but not a third as Aston Villa opens its Conference League slate with a 3-2 loss to Legia Warsaw in Poland.

Albanian left wing Ernest Muci scored twice for Legia, who were out-attempted 19-8 but beat Emiliano Martinez thrice.

Moussa Diaby, Ollie Watkins, Jacob Ramsey, Douglas Luiz, and Matty Cash all came off the bench between the 61st and 67th minutes but Villa got nothing more after Jhon Duran (6th minute) and Lucas Digne (39th minute) put the score to 1-1 and 2-2.

Villa goes to Chelsea on Sunday in the Premier League and will next host Zrinjski, who scored the upset of the Matchday 1, when the Conference League returns on Oct. 5.

What a day for USMNT center back Mark McKenzie and Genk set pieces.

McKenzie knocked the ball down for what became Genk’s first goal against Fiorentina, and he’s got all of the ownership for the Belgian side’s second goal of the game.

McKenzie’s header is well-taken after he gets real physical with his mark. No call, and a 2-2 game!

Ansu Fati time at the Amex!

That’s the last gasp of LASK Linz’s upset bid.

Darwin Nunez steals the ball on the right wing and drives toward the touch line before slipping the ball to Liverpool’s Egyptian king.

Mohamed Salah takes a sweet touch toward the six before fooling LASK Linz keeper Tobias Lawal with a classy finish.

3-1.

Zrinjski Mostar are the 2022-23 champions of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and don’t you forget it.

Trailing 3-0 to AZ Alkmaar at halftime, the Plemići have put together an unforgettable second-half performance at home.

Zvonimir Kozulj has scored twice to join Josip Corluka and Aldin Hrvanovic in producing four goals since the 48th minute.

Zrinsjski were +15000 to win. Imagine the live odds when it went 3-0 to the visitors!

That’s good stuff from Romelu Lukaku.

The big Belgian now has goals in 12-straight Europa League games stretching back to his time at Everton.

There was an Inter Milan hot streak before his move to AS Roma, where he’s finally given i Lupi a lead off its own boot (The first goal was a Sheriff own goal).

AS Roma 2-1 in Moldova.

Jurgen Klopp will feel it’s order restored in Austria.

Luis Diaz, who won the controversial penalty for Liverpool to tie the game, has now scored a goal to make it 1-1.

The purple-clad Colombian flicks home a Ryan Gravenberch cross to give the Reds their first lead of the game (and tournament).

The Albanian is at it again.

Ernest Muci snaps into a shot from the left side of the box, and he’s got himself a brace.

Emiliano Martinez could only get a hand to the ball, and it’s a third ball in his goal.

Aston Villa trails again, now 3-2 at Legia Warsaw.

Liverpool has been given the rub of the green from LASZ Linz’s grass and the referee.

Luis Diaz misses his chance but a reckless challenge from LASK Linz center back Philipp Ziereis catches the Colombian. Ziereis is shown a yellow card and a penalty is awarded, as VAR doesn’t go against the call.

Darwin Nunez smashes the penalty home.

A huge break for Liverpool, who may not need to ring in as many changes with even footing to go with its relative control.

A Villa cross comes to Lucas Digne just outside the box.

The ex-Lille and Everton left back moves to the bounding ball and steps into it.

Hit shot spins off the back of a leaping Legia Warsaw back and flies inside the far post.

2-2.

LASK is following the counter-attacking playbook authored by so many teams these days, holding only 30 percent of the ball but taking four of the game’s six shots and leading Liverpool.

The Reds could’ve scored a couple of times including a Darwin Nunez header but Jurgen Klopp’s much-changed side has yet to click and trails 1-0 in Austria.

Well, look at this!

It’s Legia’s first goal scorer, Pawel Wszolek, driving down the right side and looking to send a cross to the back post.

The ball is sent off the leg of a Villa defender and Ernest Muci arrives to deposit the redirected cross.

Villa trail again. 2-1 to the Polish hosts.

The big man from America strikes!

Georgetown product Dante Polvara arrives just outside the six for a cutback pass.

The 23-year-old former Charleston Battery loanee takes a touch and fires home to bring Aberdeen level with Eintracht Frankfurt at the Waldstadion.

His first goal for the Dons is on a huge stage.

Florian Flecker, have a hit.

The Austrian hosts win a corner, and the ball makes its way outside the 18.

Caoimhin Kelleher doesn’t have a chance, as Flecker clobbers the ball.

The behind-the-shot view shows the ball barely rotate en route to goal.

1-0, LASK Linz!

Catching up on some other early goals between the Europa League and the Conference League.

Florian Wirtz has scored off a Granit Xhaka assist to give Bundesliga-leading Bayer Leverkusen a 1-0 lead over BK Hacken in Germany.

Genk and Fiorentina have scored in a 1-1 game in Belgium.

Eintracht Frankfurt leads Aberdeen 1-0 in Germany.

It’s a sixth-minute answers for the visitors to Stadio Miejski.

Aston Villa’s Nicolo Zaniolo rips a vicious left-footed shot from outside the 18 and it smacks the cross bar, popping up into the air.

Chicago Fire transfer Jhon Duran gets up and heads down into the goal for 1-1.

That’ll do. 1-1 in Poland.

Not a good start for Unai Emery’s men!

Legia Warsaw’s 3-4-3 gets a connection from the extremes of that middle four.

Left back Patryk Kun takes the ball into the final third, and he’s got some time on the ball as he waits for an overlapper.

Kun snaps a long cross to the far post and it’s veteran Pawel Wszolek who snaps home for 1-0.

Sensational technique in France.

There’s a Rennes throw-in deep in Maccabi Haifa territory, and it’s a poor decision for the visitors.

Ludovic Blas sees a bounding loose ball, turns, and fires home. An incredible hit!

1-0, Rennes.

Heavy rotation for Jurgen Klopp, who is looking to West Ham at the weekend when it comes to Mohamed Salah, Alisson Becker, and others.

Young Ben Doak starts with Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz in the front three.