Matchday two of the UEFA Europa League delivered high drama on Thursday night, as several European heavyweights suffered unexpected setbacks on home soil.

AS Roma were undone at the Stadio Olimpico, losing 1-0 to French side Lille. It was a frustrating evening for the Italian giants, who struggled to convert their dominance into goals.

Belgian champions Genk also slipped up, falling 1-0 to Ferencváros in front of their home supporters.

Scottish side Celtic endured another tough European outing, losing 2-0 at home to Braga, while Dutch champions Feyenoord were convincingly beaten 2-0 by Aston Villa, who look to be growing in confidence under Unai Emery.

Nottingham Forest also joined the list of casualties after a thrilling 3-2 defeat to Danish side Midtjylland at the City Ground.

Elsewhere, Lyon secured a 2-0 win over Salzburg, Basel impressed with a 2-0 triumph against Stuttgart, and Dinamo Zagreb claimed an impressive 3-1 away victory over Maccabi Tel-Aviv. Viktoria Plzeň ran out comfortable 3-0 winners against Malmö, while Fenerbahçe edged Nice 2-1 in Istanbul.

Other results included Real Betis beating Ludogorets 2-0, Young Boys winning 2-0 at FCSB, and Sturm Graz pulling off a 2-1 win against Rangers. Celta Vigo were also on song, defeating PAOK 3-1 in Spain.

Below are all the Europa League matchday 2 results:

Roma 0-1 Lille; Fenerbahçe 2-1 Nice; Viktoria Plzeň 3-0 Malmö; Celtic 0-2 Braga; Ludogorets 0-2 Real Betis; FCSB 0-2 Young Boys; Bologna 1-1 Freiburg; Panathinaikos 1-2 Go Ahead Eagles; Brann 1-0 Utrecht; Porto 2-1 Crvena Zvezda; Feyenoord 0-2 Aston Villa; Lyon 2-0 Salzburg; Maccabi Tel-Aviv 1-3 GNK Dinamo; Basel 2-0 Stuttgart; Nottingham Forest 2-3 Midtjylland; Sturm Graz 2-1 Rangers; Celta 3-1 PAOK; Genk 0-1 Ferencváros.

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