Slavia beaten by Genoa while Sparta draw with Eindhoven in Europa league

The Czech champions Slavia Prague were beaten away 2:0 by Genoa in their opening game of the group stage of football’s Europa League on Thursday evening. Slavia conceded for the first time after four minutes and found no way back after the Italians went 2:0 up just inside the half hour mark. Sparta, meanwhile, were leading Eindhoven 2:1 with only minutes remaining when they conceded a penalty, allowing the Dutch side to leave Prague with a point.