Europa League results, takeaways: Leverkusen shine, Brighton stumble, Liverpool come from behind

Liverpool, West Ham score comeback wins in Europa League, Brighton loses in European debut - West Hawaii Today

Liverpool marked its return to the Europa League on Thursday with another come-from-behind 3-1 victory, this time over Austrian club LASK in Linz.

Liverpool, West Ham score comeback wins in Europa League, Brighton loses in European debut

It was a return to the second-tier competition for the Reds for the first time since losing 3-1 to Sevilla in the 2016 final in Basel in Klopp’s first season at Anfield.

UEFA Europa League: Liverpool and West Ham Register Wins, Brighton Handed Defeat in Tournament Debut

Liverpool earned a 3-1 come-from-behind win over LASK in their UEL opener, while West Ham also picked up a positive 3-1 win over TSC Backa Topola.

Europa League results, takeaways: Leverkusen shine, Brighton stumble, Liverpool come from behind

Bayer Leverkusen and Liverpool kicked off their group stage campaigns with wins

Brighton stumble on Europa League debut as Liverpool and West Ham win

Joao Pedro scored twice in Brighton’s shock defeat to AEK Athens (Picture: Getty Images) Brighton’s much-anticipated debut in the Europa League did not go to plan as they were beaten 3-2 at home by AEK Athens in a thrilling contest on Thursday night. Liverpool and West Ham picked up wins in their group stage openers, although both needed to come from behind against their unfancied competition. Meanwhile in the Europa Conference League, Aston Vil…