European round-up: Athletic Club victorious, but Real Sociedad and Real Betis suffer disappointing defeats
The midweek European card was concluded on Thursday, and three other League teams were in action. In the Europa League, Athletic Club hosted AZ Alkmaar in San Mames, with Real Sociedad also taking on Anderlecht on Basque soil. In the Conference League, Real Betis traveled to Legia Warsaw.
Athletic Club 2-0 AZ
Athletic Club they followed up last week's impressive draw at AS Roma with a commanding win against AZ. Ernesto Valverde's side were dominant throughout, although it took until the 72nd minute for Inaki Williams to open the scoring. Later, Oihan Sancet added a second for Los Leones.
Real Sociedad 1-2 Anderlecht
Royal Society now lost six of their last seven home games after a desperate defeat at Anderlecht. Pablo Marin had opened the scoring for the hosts, but goals from Luis Vazquez and Theo Leoni ensured another defeat for Imanol Alguacil's side.
Legia Warsaw 1-0 Real Betis
In their opening league conference, The Real Betis were disappointingly beaten by Legia Varsavia. Steve Kapuadi's first-half goal was the difference between the two teams – it also highlighted Los Verdiblancos' confidence in Giovani Lo Celso, with the Argentine playmaker not playing in Poland to rest for El Gran Derbi on Sunday.
