Borussia Dortmund fans protested their club’s controversial sponsorship deal with an arms manufacturer during the team’s Bundesliga opener on Saturday.
Holders Manchester United kicked off their League Cup defence with a 3-0 home win over top flight rivals Crystal Palace in the third round on Tuesday but Wolverhampton Wanderers and Luton Town lost to lower-division opponents.
Erik ten Hag said he would have preferred not to play against his former club, FC Twente, in the Europa League because it’s “not nice to have to hurt something you love.”