We bring you the action from Europe as 32 teams battle it out to make it through to the last 16 of the Europa League

• PSV Eindhoven and Anderlecht among teams to back plan
• Old Firm clubs split over whether to support proposal

The prospect of an Atlantic league including the Old Firm has been backed by clubs from Holland, Belgium, Denmark and Sweden. The Dutch Football Association's president, Michael van Praag, plans to lobby Uefa in a bid to resurrect a proposal first mooted in the late 1990s before appearing to be consigned to the scrapheap.

The Celtic chief executive, Peter Lawwell, last week branded the concept "Frankenstein" but his Rangers counterpart, Martin Bain, has welcomed moves by Van Praag to resurrect the plans, though both would rather join the English Premier League. And despite Uefa saying yesterday they would be opposed to an Atlantic league, Bain's view is shared by the leading Dutch sides Feyenoord and PSV Eindhoven, Belgium's Anderlecht, the Danish side Brondby, and the Swedish club AIK Stockholm.

"It is important we don't slip even further behind the rest of the clubs in Europe," said a Feyenoord spokesman, Gido Vader, in the Daily Record. "We have been having financial problems so it is something we'd all be interested in pursuing."

The PSV media chief, Pedro Salazar-Hewitt, said: "We will always be open for creating a new situation and we know Uefa is aware of this problem. Any talks would be welcome by us."

"The Atlantic league would be a formula we would be delighted to be involved in and interested in joining," added Anderlecht's communications manager, David Stegen, and the Brondby sports manager, Anders Bjerregaard, said: "We are positive about new actions and we would listen to what the concept is about."

AIK Stockholm's sporting director, Bjorn Wesstrom, said: "We wouldn't rule it out."

But the Danish club FC Copenhagen believe the competition would compromise their Champions League ambitions. "If you are qualifying for the Champions League group stage then when can you fit in an Atlantic league," said the club's secretary, Charles Maskelyne. "It is not really an option for us."

• Timisoara hold Ajax as Rapid Vienna enjoy big win
• Click here for all the results and scorers in each group

Group A

Ajax's Europa League campaign got off to a disappointing start as they were held to a goalless home draw by Romania's FC Timisoara. Martin Jol's side dominated possession and had the better of what chances there were but could not find a way past the Timisoara goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon.

That result allowed Anderlecht to take an early lead of the group courtesy of their 2-0 win at Dinamo Zagreb. Victor Bernardez and Jonathan Legear struck late on as the Belgian side snatched an impressive away win.

Group B

Genoa made a winning return to Europe with a 2-0 home win over Slavia Prague. Alberto Zapater put the Rossoblu ahead after four minutes with an unstoppable free-kick from 20 yards and Giuseppe Sculli added a second five minutes before the break.

Substitute Gervinho struck a late equaliser to earn Lille a 1-1 draw at home to Valencia, cancelling out Juan Mata's 78th-minute opener.

Group C

Rapid Vienna got their campaign off to a dream start with a 3-0 victory over Hamburg. The Bundesliga team were stunned by first-half goals from Steffen Hofmann and Nikica Jelavic before the substitute Christopher Drazan sealed the result in the 76th minute. The win gives the Austrian side hope of qualifying from a tough pool which includes Hapoel Tel-Aviv of Israel and Celtic.

Group D

Liedson scored all three of his side's goals as Sporting Lisbon bounced back from an early deficit to defeat Heerenveen 3-2. The Brazil-born Portugal international struck twice in the first half before netting an 88th-minute winner to surpass goals from Gerald Sibon and Michael Dingsdag for the hosts.

Hertha Berlin's miserable season continued as they were held to a 1-1 draw by the European minnows FK Ventspils. Lukasz Piszczek opened the scoring in the 34th minute for the Bundesliga side but Edgars Gauracs levelled matters three minutes after the break.

Group E

Basle got their Europa League campaign off to an impressive start with a 2-0 victory over Roma. Carlitos opened the scoring in the 11th minute before the substitute Federico Almerares put the game beyond Roma's reach three minutes from time.

Group F

Elano was the star of the show as Galatasaray cruised to a 3-1 win over Panathinaikos. The Brazilian scored two and set up the other for Milan Baros as the Turkish giants took control of the game. Dimitris Salpingidis got a late goal back for the hosts but only after the match was beyond their reach.

Gabriel Tamas's goal 10 minutes from time earned Dinamo Bucharest all three points at Sturm Graz.

Group G

Marc Janko scored a last-gasp winner to give Salzburg a 2-1 away victory over Lazio in their opener at the Stadio Olimpico. Pasquale Foggia gave the hosts the lead on the hour but Franz Schiemer equalised in the 82nd minute before Janko struck seconds from time to give the Austrian champions all three points in Rome.

Villarreal's record signing Nilmar returned to secure all three points in their match against Levski Sofia at El Madrigal. The Yellow Submarine were on top from start to finish but had only Nilmar's 72nd-minute winner to show for their superiority.

Group H

The Moldovan champions FC Sheriff Tiraspol held out for a famous draw at Steaua Bucharest. The Romanian media had expected nothing less than a Steaua victory but Sheriff produced a determined performance in their first ever match in the group stages of a European competition. The visitors looked the more determined side for much of the game and might have won had Robinson Zapata not produced a fine save from Alexey Kuchuk early in the second half.

A late brace by Blaise Nkufo saw FC Twente come from behind to beat Fenerbahce. The substitute Mehmet Topuz put his side in front in the 71st minute but their lead lasted only three minutes before Nkufo levelled matters. And the Switzerland striker scored the winner 10 minutes from time. Steve McClaren's team top the group after the opening round of fixtures.

Group I

Goals from Nuño Gomes and Oscar Cardozo late in the first half handed Benfica victory against BATE Borisov. Both sides enjoyed plenty of opportunities in a compelling encounter in the Estadio da Luz but it was the Portuguese giants that claimed the points.

Group J

Shakhtar Donetsk stunned Club Brugge with three first-half goals en route to a comfortable away victory. Oleksiy Gai, Willian and Darijo Srna were all on target as last season's Uefa Cup winners clinched a deserved three points in Belgium. As if confirmation were needed that it was not to be Brugge's evening, Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe saw his 55th-minute penalty saved by Andrei Pyatov.

Toulouse turned around an early deficit to open their campaign with victory over Partizan Belgrade in Serbia. Partizan led through Mladen Krstajic's 24th-minute header but two goals in nine minutes from Pantxi Sirieix after the half-hour turned the game on its head against the run of play. Toulouse then added a third through Antoine Devaux before the substitute Cordova Cleo got one back for the hosts.

Group K

Sparta Prague's coach, Jozef Chovanec, was left tearing his hair out after his side twice went ahead but quickly conceded equalisers to PSV Eindhoven in a lively second half in the Czech capital. Roman Hubnik headed Sparta in front in the 76th minute but four minutes later the Brazilian forward Jonathan Reis equalised for PSV. The impressive Martin Zeman then looked to have won it with an 87th-minute strike, only for the 20-year-old Reis to level again from the penalty spot.

The CFR Cluj coach, Antonio Conceicao, will heave a sigh of relief after seeing his side record a highly creditable victory over FC Copenhagen. Second-half goals from Juan Culio and the half-time substitute Lacina Traore got Cluj off to a winning start.

Group L

Athletic Bilbao's 16-year-old wonderkid Iker Muniain played a starring role as the Basques swept aside Austria Vienna in a comfortable win. Muniain won an early penalty and capped the victory with a fine goal after the Spain international Fernando Llorente scored twice for the Spaniards.

Claudio Pizarro spared Werder Bremen's blushes after they threw away a two-goal lead at Nacional. Last season's beaten Uefa Cup finalists were deservedly ahead at half-time through a Torsten Frings penalty and doubled their lead thanks to Pizarro 10 minutes after the break. But goals from Felipe Lopes and Rafik Halliche looked like salvaging a point for Nacional until Pizarro scored again five minutes from time.

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