Levski Sofia and Salzburg met at Stadion Vasil Levski in the UEFA Europa League league phase, and the shape of the match explained the scoreline far better than the bare numbers do.

Ararat Armenia and AZ Alkmaar met at Vazgen Sargsyan anvan Hanrapetakan Marzadasht in the UEFA Europa League league phase, and the shape of the match explained the scoreline far better than the bare numbers do….

Ararat Armenia and Sparta Prague met at Vazgen Sargsyan anvan Hanrapetakan Marzadasht in the UEFA Europa League league phase, and the shape of the match explained the scoreline far better than the bare numbers…

OFI Crete and Hoffenheim met at Pankritio Stadio in the UEFA Europa League league phase, and the shape of the match explained the scoreline far better than the bare numbers do.

Lillestrøm and Real Sociedad met at Åråsen Stadion in the UEFA Europa League league phase, and the shape of the match explained the scoreline far better than the bare numbers do.

Lillestrøm and Torreense met at Åråsen Stadion in the UEFA Europa League league phase, and the shape of the match explained the scoreline far better than the bare numbers do.

OFI Crete and Bayer Leverkusen met at Pankritio Stadio in the UEFA Europa League league phase, and the shape of the match explained the scoreline far better than the bare numbers do.

There was no single turning point to point to, so the evening was settled by margins, by the smallest of details, and by two sides reading the same game in very different ways.

NEC Nijmegen and Levski Sofia met at Goffertstadion in the UEFA Europa League league phase, and the shape of the match explained the scoreline far better than the bare numbers do.

Beşiktaş and Marseille met at Tüpraş Stadyumu in the UEFA Europa League league phase, and the shape of the match explained the scoreline far better than the bare numbers do.