Good evening and welcome to a proud moment in Guardian News & Media history: our first Europa League playoff clockwatch of the 2024-25 season.
Fenerbahce and Real Sociedad, two contenders to win the Europa League, are in good positions after a quarter of their playoff ties.
Porto will hope to improve on a run of one win in their last eight games when they welcome Roma to the Estádio do Dragão.
Ajax’s match away to Union SG is goalless, though Ajax came within millimetres of taking an early lead after a goalmouth scramble.
Substitutes: Claudio Ramos, Marcano, William, Vieira, Pepe, Sanusi, Cardoso Sousa, Loader, Andre Franco, Tomas Perez, Gul, Ze Pedro.
