Emma Smith
BBC Sport

A controversial video assistant referee decision denied Liverpool a stoppage-time equaliser as they suffered a surprise Europa League loss to Toulouse.

Jarell Quansah's goal to make it 3-3 in the seventh minute of added time was ruled out after Alexis Mac Allister was judged to have handled the ball.

Quansah slammed in from close range to spark wild Liverpool celebrations and furious protestations from Toulouse before Bulgarian referee Georgi Kabakov was called to the VAR screen - having already appeared to point to the centre circle.

The ball had bounced off Mac Allister's chest into his upper arm much earlier in the move, which was ruled enough to disallow the goal.

Toulouse impressed for much of the match and went 2-0 up though strikes from Aron Donnum and Thijs Dallinga. Liverpool pulled one back through a bizarre own goal from Cristian Casseres Jr, but Frank Magri restored the French side's two-goal advantage.

Substitute Diogo Jota then scored for Liverpool with two minutes of normal time left and they thought they had earned a point with virtually the final kick of the match, before VAR's intervention.

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George O'Neill
BBC Sport Scotland

Rangers strengthened their hopes of progressing to the Europa League knockout stages as they survived a nervy finish to beat Sparta Prague at Ibrox.

First-half strikes from Danilo at Todd Cantwell gave the hosts a deserved 2-0 lead at half-time, before Lukas Haraslin's goal after the break halved the deficit.

Rangers missed several chances to kill the game off, but held on for a crucial three points despite a late rally by the Czech side.

Philippe Clement's side now sit second in Group C, two points behind Real Betis and three clear of Sparta.

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Steve Sutcliffe
BBC Sport

Brighton boosted their hopes of reaching the knockout stages of the Europa League with a comfortable win over a youthful Ajax side in Amsterdam.

Ansu Fati opened the scoring for the visitors with a low effort into the bottom-left corner after collecting Simon Adingra's pass.

Ansu then turned provider, as Ivory Coast winger Adringa doubled Brighton's lead with a rising close-range effort.

Brian Brobbey's volley, which hit both posts, was the closest Ajax came to scoring.

Roberto de Zerbi's side move on to seven points and could clinch their place in the next phase of the tournament if they win at AEK Athens in their penultimate Group B fixture.

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Simon Stone
BBC Sport at London Stadium

Lucas Paqueta's excellent finish 17 minutes from time gave West Ham victory in their Europa League encounter with Greek side Olympiakos to send them to the brink of the knockout stages.

Paqueta lit up what had been a largely drab contest at the London Stadium when he perfectly met James Ward-Prowse's chipped cross into the penalty area and sent his volley into the corner.

Although the goal was initially ruled out for offside, the Brazilian put his hands together in prayer, which was rewarded when video assistant referee confirmed Paqueta had been onside as Ward-Prowse delivered the crucial pass.

The win avenged West Ham's loss to the same opponents in Athens a fortnight ago, which marked the end of an impressive 17-match unbeaten run for David Moyes' side in Europe.

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• Aston Villa 2-1 AZ Alkmaar
• PAOK Salonika 2-2 Aberdeen

• West Ham 1-0 Olympiakos
• Ajax 0-2 Brighton
• Rangers 2-1 Sparta Prague
• Toulouse 3-2 Liverpool

...and welcome to today's live page, as we bring you all the reaction to Thursday's European games. There were big wins for Brighton and Rangers, while West Ham and Aston Villa also triumphed.

But I'm afraid to say I'm going to have to mention that dreaded phrase yet again... VAR controversy. That's right, there was more of it at Toulouse as Liverpool were denied an equaliser deep into stoppage time.

We'll get you up to to speed on all the Europa League and Europa Conference League action before bringing you the best lines from Friday's Premier League news conferences - and there'll be lots of them!