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The first game on this list is PSV against Arsenal in Group A of the Europa League.

Ruud van Nistelrooy’s men have lost their last two matches to Groningen 4-2 and Arsenal 1-0 heading into this encounter. Prior to this though, they had thrashed Utrecht 6-1 and Zurich 5-0 after earning a narrow 1-0 win over Heerenveen.

On the other hand, Arsenal drew 1-1 with Southampton following their win over the Duch Eredivisie outfit. Prior to that, Mikel Arteta’s side had beaten Leeds United and Bodo/Glimt by 1-0 scorelines, as well as Liverpool 3-2 at the Emirates Stadium.

Molde face off against Djurgardens on Thursday night in the Europa Conference League.

The Norwegian Elitserien side head into this match in good form, having won all of their last five matches, following 2-1, 1-0 and 5-0 victories over Rosenborg, Lillestrom and HamKam in the league, whilst also managing 2-0 and 3-0 wins against Shamrock Rovers in Group F.

Djurgardens have won three of their last five matches, having defeated the likes of GIF Sundsvall 4-0, Malmo 3-2 and Gent 4-2. Their other two fixtures in this sequence resulted in 2-1 and 1-0 losses against AIK and Hacken.

Nantes hosts Qarabag at Beaujoire Stadium in the Europa League, with the Ligue 1 outfit coming in as favourites despite their poor form.

The home side's form has picked up slightly, following a 1-1 draw with Nice after a 4-1 win over Brest. Prior to this, Nantes had been thrashed 4-0 by Freiburg after losing 2-0 to them in the return game. They had also been beaten 3-0 by Rennes.

Qarabag actually beat Nantes 3-0 in Azerbaijan to many people’s surprise. Following this shock result, Qarabag went on to beat Olympiakos 3-0 before drawing 0-0 at home with the Greek Super League outfit. Their first match of this season’s Europa League saw them lose 2-1 to Freiburg.

Crvena Zvezda and Trabzonspor meet on matchday five of Group H in the Europa League, with both sides still having a realistic chance of qualifying for the knockout stages.

Crvena are bottom of the group with just three points, having hammered Ferencvaros 4-1 before their recent 2-1 loss to the Hungarians. Prior to this, they had been defeated 2-1 and 1-0 by Trabzonspor and AS Monaco.

Trabzonspor’s last two Europa League matches saw them lose 3-1 to AS Monaco before hammering them 4-0 at home. As far as domestic form goes, the Turkish Super Lig side have drawn 0-0 and 2-2 with Kasimpasa and Besiktas, as well as beating Sivasspor 1-0last time out as Marek Hamsik scored the only goal of the game.

The final game on this list sees Fenerbahce and Rennes go head to head in a battle for the top spot of Group B, with both sides’ places in the knockout stages being confirmed.

Fener are in fine form entering this match, as they have won all of their last five games, having defeated AEK Larnaca 2-0 and 2-1 in their last two Europa League matches, whilst defeating Fatih Karagumruk 5-4, Ankaragucu 3-0 and Istanbul Basaksehir 1-0 in their league.

Four of Rennes' last five matches have seen Over 2.5 Goals scored in them, following 2-1 and 3-2 wins over Angers and Olympique Lyon after their 1-0 win over Dynamo Kyiv. Prior to the latter-mentioned victory, they had beaten the Ukrainian side 2-1 at home and earned a 3-0 win against Nantes.