Bafana Bafana star Relebohile Mofokeng continued his impressive start to life in Belgium by scoring in Union Saint-Gilloise’s 3-0 Europa League victory over Viktoria Plzen.
The 21-year-old broke the deadlock in the 17th minute, controlling Massire Sylla’s long pass before calmly finishing to give the Belgian side a perfect start in Czechia.
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Mateo Biondic doubled Union’s advantage shortly before half-time, while Ondrej Kricfalusi completed the scoring in the 59th minute.
Elsewhere, Bournemouth marked their first European appearance with a memorable 2-1 victory away to Real Sociedad. Justin Kluivert scored the club’s first goal in European competition before Rayan doubled their lead, with Sergio Gomez pulling one back for the Spanish side.
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Crystal Palace also enjoyed a dominant night, beating Lech Poznan 4-0 at Selhurst Park, while Juventus thrashed NEC Nijmegen 5-0 in Turin.
Celtic suffered the biggest upset of the evening as Ferencvaros claimed a 3-1 victory at Celtic Park. Besiktas recorded an impressive 4-1 win over Marseille, while Torreense edged Lillestrom 2-1.
Earlier, Red Bull Salzburg beat Levski Sofia 1-0 and OFI Crete secured a 2-0 victory over Hoffenheim.
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