Nigerian footballers Bamidele Yusuf, Wilfred Ndidi, Cyriel Dessers and Toluwalase Arokodare were among the goalscorers in an eventful night of European football, featuring the UEFA Europa League and Conference League.
Yusuf opened the scoring in the 20th minute as Ferencvaros defeated Portuguese side Torreense 4-1, securing their third consecutive victory in the Europa League.
Super Eagles captain Ndidi scored for Besiktas in their 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace. Ndidi struck shortly before half-time, while Junior Olaitan scored in the 73rd minute to earn the Turkish side a point after Palace had taken the lead through Yeremy Pino and Jean-Philippe Mateta.
Dessers scored twice as Panathinaikos thrashed Kairat Almaty 5-1 away from home. The Nigerian forward converted a penalty in the 24th minute before scoring again shortly after the restart, helping his side record their second consecutive win in the competition.
Arokodare delivered a late impact for Ajax, scoring in the 87th minute and assisting another goal in stoppage time to secure a 2-0 victory over Atalanta. The result gave Ajax their first win in the competition after two matches.
Elsewhere, Bruno Onyemaechi played 67 minutes as Olympiacos defeated Sparta Prague 1-0. Marseille lost 1-0 to Sturm Graz, while AC Milan suffered a 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth after goalkeeper Mike Maignan was sent off in the first half.
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