Ahhhh, the Europa League, everyone’s favorite European tournament. Kidding of course. The highly competitive group stages in European competition feature a Match Day 3 doubleheader with Tim Howard’s Everton in action. Tottenham prepare to face Tripoli.
Lille vs. Everton, FOX Sports 1, Thursday, Oct. 23 (12:30 PM ET)
Standard de Liège vs Sevilla, FOX Sports 2, Thursday, Oct. 23 (12:30 PM ET)
Young Boys vs Napoli, Thursday, FOX Soccer Plus, Thursday, Oct. 23 (12:30 PM ET)
Tottenham vs. Tripoli FC, FOX Sports 1, Thursday, Oct. 23 (3:00 PM ET)
Celtic vs. Astra FC, FOX Sports 2, Thursday, Oct. 23 (3:00 PM ET)
Inter Milan vs. Saint-Etienne, FOX Soccer Plus, Thursday, Oct. 23 (3:00 PM ET)
Metalist Kharkiv vs Legia Warszawa, DirecTV, Wednesday, Oct. 22 (1:00 PM ET)
HNK Rijeka vs Feyenoord, DirecTV, Thursday, Oct. 23 (1:00 PM ET)
Krasnodar vs Wolfsburg, DirecTV, Thursday, Oct. 23 (1:00 PM ET)
Bratislava vs Sparta Prague, DirecTV, Thursday, Oct. 23 (1:00 PM ET)
Aalborg vs Dynamo Kyiv, DirecTV, Thursday, Oct. 23 (1:00 PM ET)
Steaua Bucuresti vs Rio Ave, DirecTV, Thursday, Oct. 23 (1:00 PM ET)
Dinamo Minsk vs Guingamp, DirecTV, Thursday, Oct. 23 (1:00 PM ET)
PAOK FC vs Fiorentina, DirecTV, Thursday, Oct. 23 (1:00 PM ET)
Trabzonspor vs Lokeren OV, DirecTV, Thursday, Oct. 23 (1:00 PM ET)
Villareal vs Zurich, DirecTV, Thursday, Oct. 23 (3:00 PM ET)
Borussia Monchengladbach vs Apollon Limassol, DirecTV, Thursday, Oct. 23 (3:00 PM ET)
Torino vs. Helsinki, DirecTV, Thursday, Oct. 23 (3:00 PM ET)
Club Brugge vs Kobenhavn, DirecTV, Thursday, Oct. 23 (3:00 PM ET)
Partizan vs Besiktas, DirecTV, Thursday, Oct. 23 (3:00 PM ET)
Salzburg vs Dinamo Zagreb, DirecTV, Thursday, Oct. 23 (3:00 PM ET)
Estroril Praia vs Dinamo-Moscow, DirecTV, Thursday, Oct. 23 (3:00 PM ET)
PSV vs Panathinaikos, DirecTV, Thursday, Oct. 23 (3:00 PM ET)
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk vs Qarabag, DirecTV, Thursday, Oct. 23 (3:00 PM ET)
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