Europa League: Club Bruges v Man Utd

Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo on opponents Espanyol, who are currently bottom of La Liga:

“The table doesn’t mean anything, it’s a different competition and we’re going to face a very tough opponent with quality players.

“Abelardo [Fernandez] is a good manager. I know him, I’ve faced him before and it’s going to be very tough for us.

“Espanyol is a very good team. There are differences in the competitions, but I’m not a 100% follower of La Liga now. We’ve worked really hard on Espanyol to find the details that we think our players need to do a good game and compete well.”

Simon Stone

BBC Sport at Molineux

We have just had the normal pre-match light show, then a rendition of ‘High Ho, Wolverhampton’.

A flag is being pulled across the South Bank – fair to say this place is going to be bouncing when the game kicks off.

It’s finished 2-0 to Getafe, who were at home to Ajax. Inter Milan also won 2-0 against Ludogorets, Romelu Lukaku came on as a late substitute to score a 95th-minute penalty. Christian Eriksen had scored the opener.

CFR Cluj drew 1-1 with Sevilla, Eintracht Frankfurt thrashed Red bull Salzburg 4-1, Sporting Lisbon beat Istanbul Basaksehir 3-1 and Shaktar Donetsk held on to secure a 2-1 win over Benfica.

Here come the players. No Mesut Ozil in the Arsenal squad and five changes from their last game.

Will Gabriel Martinelli get on the scoresheet again?

Nuno Espirito Santo hopes the atmosphere at Molineux will inspire his team to victory over Espanyol.

It’s been a long run for Wolves, who began their Europa League qualifying campaign back in July.

“The group stages, all the games were a full house,” he said.

“We want to have this atmosphere at Molineux, our fans helping us, creating a fantastic atmosphere.”

Simon Stone

BBC Sport at Molineux

VAR makes its Europa League bow this evening.

An announcement has just been played over the tannoy to say it will be used to ‘assist’ the referee.

It will be interesting to see how it is used compared to the Premier League, where the guys in Stockley Park tend to tell the referee what decisions to give.

Right, straight over to Greece and Molineux as Wolves and Arsenal are kicking off very shortly.

Huge game for Nuno Espirito Santo’s side.

Harry Maguire’s pass back is uncomfortable for Sergio Romero and he ends up having to concede a very late corner…

Charles De Ketelaere’s header bounces just wide!

Juan Mata pokes it through to Bruno Fernandes… he’s brought down on the edge of the box by Brandon Mechele.

He’s goes into the book and here’s another free-kick in a very good area for Man United.

Not long to go in Greece. Arsenal kick off against Olympiakos at 20:00 GMT.

Jesse Lingard squeezes a shot in from the edge of the box but it lacks power and Simon Mignolet can safely gather it in.

A few Bruges players are down and need some treatment.

SMS Message: Whatever the result tonight it is a good week for Anthony Martial. He’s had to step up with the absence of Rashford. Martial is good but still isn’t great. You are never sure what you are going to get out of him before each match but his two goals this week have been vital for the fight for top 4 (or 5?) and for the Europa League. from Jamie Davies

Whatever the result tonight it is a good week for Anthony Martial. He’s had to step up with the absence of Rashford. Martial is good but still isn’t great. You are never sure what you are going to get out of him before each match but his two goals this week have been vital for the fight for top 4 (or 5?) and for the Europa League.