EL round-up: Inter humbled

Three-time European champions Inter Milan were humbled at home in the Europa League by Hapoel Be’er Sheva, who gave Celtic a scare in their Champions League play-off before the Scots scraped through 5-4 on aggregate last month.

The Israel champions, making their Europa League group stage debut this season, were 2-0 winners as Miguel Virot and Maor Bar Buzaglo scored in the San Siro in Group K, while Southampton comfortably beat Sparta Prague 3-0.

Fellow big names Ajax fared better in Greece, where they came from behind to beat Panathinaikos 2-1 in Group G in a match which finished nine men playing 10.

Marcus Berg gave the hosts a fifth-minute lead but on-loan Chelsea forward Betrand Traore equalised before half-time and after Jairo Riedeweld scored the winner in the 67th minute things went downhill for the Greek side.

Ivan Ivanov was sent off for a second bookable offence – a fate which later befell Ajax’s Hakim Ziyech – before Mubarak Wakaso was shown a red card for violent conduct in added time.

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