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Coach Dick Lukkien says the goalkeeper apologised after receiving two late yellow cards during Groningen’s 4-3 Eredivisie defeat in Alkmaar.
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Coach Dick Lukkien says the goalkeeper apologised after receiving two late yellow cards during Groningen’s 4-3 Eredivisie defeat in Alkmaar.

The Serbian forward scored his first two goals of the season in Utrecht but says NEC cannot afford to relax after returning to winning ways.

The Eredivisie leaders suffered a rare collapse as Heerenveen extended their winning sequence in a high-scoring contest.

Don-Angelo Konadu recovered from an early setback to earn Lommel SK a 2-2 draw away to Royal Antwerp.

The Danish forward scored the only goal against Excelsior to move clear at the top of the league’s scoring chart.

The Eredivisie’s leading scorer netted the only goal in Rotterdam, lifting Go Ahead to eighth and leaving Excelsior 15th.

Sydney van Hooijdonk and Hidde ter Avest scored inside the opening three minutes before the Eredivisie strugglers settled for a 1-1 draw in Tilburg.

Michael Verrips made two important late saves as NAC Breda left Dordrecht with a point from an incident-filled 0-0 draw.
Ajax moved back on course in the Conference League with an emphatic 6-1 away victory, inspired by Tolu Arokodare and Owen Wijndal.

The Juventus midfielder scored against former club AZ as Italian newspapers focused on his first competitive meeting with younger brother Peer.

Ajax’s 6-1 Conference League victory prompted fierce criticism of Midtjylland and glowing reviews for the Amsterdam side’s imposing striker.
Ajax captain Davy Klaassen said better penalty-area occupation helped drive an emphatic second-half display in a 6-1 Conference League victory in Denmark.
The former AZ midfielder struck against his old club before Mexx Meerdink inspired a dramatic finish in Alkmaar.

The left-back was involved in three goals as Ajax beat FC Midtjylland 6-1 in Denmark, prompting away supporters to call for his Netherlands return.

The Juventus coach praised AZ’s quality and goalkeeper Jari De Busser after his side held on for a Europa League victory in Alkmaar.

Ruud Nijstad’s first headed goal helped spark FC Twente’s turnaround against Pafos, earning praise from his coach and captain.
The AZ captain was frustrated after Teun Koopmeiners scored in Juventus’ 2-1 Europa League victory in Alkmaar.

Teun and Peer Koopmeiners faced each other in Alkmaar, where a late offside decision denied AZ an equaliser against Juventus.

The AZ midfielder was frustrated by his side’s Europa League defeat after facing older brother Teun Koopmeiners on a memorable family occasion.

The former AZ midfielder struck against his old club as Juventus beat an Alkmaar side captained by his younger brother Peer Koopmeiners.
Mexx Meerdink gave AZ hope before a stoppage-time equaliser was disallowed in a 2-1 Europa League defeat.

Second-half goals from Ruud Nijstad, Sondre Ørjasaeter and Daouda Weidmann secured a 3-1 comeback victory for the Enschede side.
The Nigerian striker scored twice and supplied an assist as Ajax capitalised on a first-half red card to claim a 6-1 Conference League win in Herning.

The Ajax coach hailed his side’s execution in Denmark, while Tolu Arokodare celebrated a productive night and the contribution of fellow striker Marcos Leonardo.
The left-back scored and assisted during Ajax’s 6-1 Conference League victory in Denmark, prompting a message from the travelling support to Netherlands coach Xavi Hernández.

The striker scored twice in a 6-1 Conference League victory before clarifying his animated first-half conversation with coach Míchel Sánchez.

Tolu Arokodare scored twice as the Amsterdam side capitalised on a first-half red card to record a commanding 6-1 victory in Denmark.

NEC recovered from a difficult opening period to win 3-1 in Nijmegen and claim their second consecutive Europa League victory.

The Netherlands international marked his return to the starting line-up by helping Real Madrid overturn a late deficit in a 3-2 Champions League victory.

Fenerbahçe twice came from behind to claim a 3-2 Champions League victory in Kuyt’s final match before Emre Belözoğlu takes charge.

The Feyenoord coach defended his young goalkeeper and the club’s development policy following a 3-0 Champions League loss to Inter.

The young defender fulfilled a childhood ambition against Inter, although the Italian side left De Kuip with a convincing 3-0 victory.
The Feyenoord captain said expectations of a competitive night at De Kuip made the 3-0 Champions League defeat especially painful.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side offered little resistance at De Kuip as Yann Bisseck, Francesco Pio Esposito and Piotr Zielinski secured a 3-0 win for Inter.

An early breakthrough and Sem Scheperman’s stoppage-time goal secured three points for the Keuken Kampioen Divisie leaders.

Guy van Welij scored twice as NAC Breda Under-21s overturned a deficit to beat Fortuna Sittard, while the club’s women suffered a late defeat against Sparta Rotterdam.

Charles-Andreas Brym struck twice in the closing stages as NAC Breda secured a 2-0 away win after Jong PSV played most of the match with 10 men.

Goals from Anne Tijink and Samya Hassani secured a 2-1 away victory and strengthened the promoted side’s hold on fourth place.

Donny Warmerdam cancelled out an early FC Volendam opener before Joran Hardeman struck in the closing stages of a 2-1 away win.

The Keuken Kampioen Divisie fixture was pushed back by 15 minutes at the start of the competition’s 13th round.