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AZ Alkmaar 1–2 Juventus: Koopmeiners and Kolo Muani end AZ's 17-match unbeaten home run in Europe

Juventus beat AZ Alkmaar 2–1 at AFAS Stadion on Thursday 5 November 2026 in the Europa League league phase. Teun Koopmeiners opened the scoring in the 19th minute against his boyhood club — his younger brother Peer was in AZ's midfield — and Randal Kolo Muani, who had set up the first, made it 0–2 in the 37th. Mexx Meerdink pulled a goal back in the 88th minute and AZ thought they had equalised in stoppage time, but the goal was ruled out for offside. The defeat ends AZ's 17-match unbeaten home run in Europe; Juventus are unbeaten on ten points from four matches.

Verified Juventus beat AZ Alkmaar 2–1 at AFAS Stadion in Alkmaar on Thursday 5 November 2026 in the UEFA Europa League league phase, Matchday 4. Juventus led 2–0 at half-time; the full-time whistle went at 90+7'.

Key points

Final: AZ Alkmaar 1, Juventus 2 — AFAS Stadion, Thursday 5 November 2026 (0–2 at half-time).
Koopmeiners scored against his boyhood club at 19'; Kolo Muani, who made the first, scored the second at 37'.
Meerdink pulled one back at 88'; AZ's stoppage-time equaliser was ruled offside.
AZ's 17-match unbeaten home run in Europe is over; Juventus are unbeaten on ten points.

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Alkmaar had not lost a European home game in over three years, and for an hour they had the ball and the shots to prove why. But Juventus scored with their first two moments of quality — a brother scoring against his boyhood club, then Kolo Muani robbing a defender to make and take the second — and survived a frantic finish: a goal back at 88', a leveller celebrated and then wiped off for offside.

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✓ VerifiedJuventus beat AZ Alkmaar 2–1 at AFAS Stadion in Alkmaar on Thursday 5 November 2026 in the UEFA Europa League league phase, Matchday 4. Juventus led 2–0 at half-time; the full-time whistle went at 90+7'.Sportradar — AZ Alkmaar vs Juventus Turin match record, UEFA Europa League Matchday 4 (5 Nov 2026; read in full in this run) · Football Italia — AZ Alkmaar 1-2 Juventus: Special K success in Alkmaar (5 Nov 2026; read via search in this run) · Flashscore — Juventus hold on to beat AZ in battle of the Koopmeiners brothers (5 Nov 2026; read via search in this run)
✓ VerifiedThe goals: Teun Koopmeiners scored in the 19th minute from Randal Kolo Muani's assist — against the club where he came through and with his younger brother Peer in AZ's midfield — and Kolo Muani scored the second himself in the 37th, from Nick Woltemade's pass, after his pressing forced a defensive error. Mexx Meerdink pulled one back in the 88th minute from Elijah Dijkstra's cutback, and AZ's apparent stoppage-time equaliser was ruled out for offside in the build-up.Sportradar — AZ Alkmaar vs Juventus Turin match record, UEFA Europa League Matchday 4 (5 Nov 2026; read in full in this run) · Football Italia — AZ Alkmaar 1-2 Juventus: Special K success in Alkmaar (5 Nov 2026; read via search in this run) · Flashscore — Juventus hold on to beat AZ in battle of the Koopmeiners brothers (5 Nov 2026; read via search in this run)
✓ VerifiedThe result ends AZ's 17-match unbeaten run at home in Europe (14 wins, 3 draws) and is their first defeat of this league phase; AZ had the ball (57% possession) and more than twice Juventus's shots (16 to 8) but only two on target. Juventus, with three wins and a draw, are unbeaten on ten points; Flashscore named Kolo Muani — a goal and an assist — its Man of the Match.Sportradar — AZ Alkmaar vs Juventus Turin match record, UEFA Europa League Matchday 4 (5 Nov 2026; read in full in this run) · Flashscore — Juventus hold on to beat AZ in battle of the Koopmeiners brothers (5 Nov 2026; read via search in this run) · Football Italia — AZ Alkmaar 1-2 Juventus: Special K success in Alkmaar (5 Nov 2026; read via search in this run)

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VerifiedDinamo Zagreb beat Sunderland 2–0 at the Stadium of Light on Thursday 5 November 2026 in the UEFA Europa League league phase, Matchday 4. Both goals came in the first half; the full-time whistle went at 90+5'.
VerifiedThe goals: Luka Stojkovic opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, controlling on his chest and volleying in after Sunderland failed to properly clear a corner, and then set up Dion Beljo for the second in the 39th minute. Sunderland's one moment of hope, a Wilson Isidor header early in the second half, was ruled out for offside after a VAR check.
VerifiedSunderland dominated the numbers without reward: 18 shots to Dinamo's 9, nine of them on target to Dinamo's four, and 55% possession — but goalkeeper Dominik Kotarski saved all nine efforts on his goal. The defeat is Sunderland's first of the campaign after two wins and a draw; Dinamo's win lifts them level with Sunderland on seven points.

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VerifiedCeltic beat Beşiktaş 3–2 at Celtic Park in Glasgow on Thursday 5 November 2026 in the UEFA Europa League league phase, Matchday 4. The match was goalless at half-time and all five goals came in the second half; the full-time whistle went at 90+6'.
VerifiedThe goals: Junior Olaitan gave Beşiktaş the lead in the 54th minute, scoring from the rebound after Sam Johnstone saved his penalty. Celtic's substitutes then struck: Callum Osmand, on in the 61st minute, equalised in the 62nd with his first touch from Callum McGregor's pass — PA timed it at 43 seconds after he came on — and then set up fellow substitute Camilo Duran to put Celtic ahead in the 78th. Beşiktaş captain Orkun Kökçü levelled at 2–2 in the 85th minute, but Duran scored his second, and the winner, in the 87th.
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VerifiedBournemouth beat Sparta Prague 3–1 at epet ARENA in Prague on Thursday 5 November 2026 in the UEFA Europa League league phase, Matchday 4. Sparta led 1–0 at half-time; the full-time whistle went at 90+6'.
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VerifiedThe win makes it four wins from four league-phase matches for Bournemouth, who keep their perfect record in the club's debut European season; PA reports it also extends their winning run to seven matches in all competitions.

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