EUROPEAN football is back this week as the Champions League and Europa League group stages get underway.

There are a number of intriguing clashes on offer tonight, including Arsenal v Cologne and Atalanta v Everton.

Friday night league football returns on Friday when Rangers travel the short distance to Firhill to face Partick Thistle in the Ladbrokes Premiership

BT Sport 1 will show the action from 7.45pm.

Thursday 14th September 2017

Atalanta v Everton

UEFA Europa League Group Stage

18:00

BT Sport Showcase / BT Sport 2

Apollon Limassol v Lyon

UEFA Europa League Group Stage

18:00

BT Sport ESPN

Austria Wien v AC Milan

UEFA Europa League Group Stage

18:00

BT Sport 3

Arsenal v FC Cologne

UEFA Europa League Group Stage

20:05

BT Sport 2 / BT Sport 4K UHD

Crvena Zvezda v BATE Borisov

UEFA Europa League Group Stage

20:05

BT Sport ESPN

Hertha Berlin v Athletic Bilbao

UEFA Europa League Group Stage

20:05

BT Sport 3

Marseille v Konyaspor

UEFA Europa League Group Stage

20:05

BT Sport Extra 2

Friday 15th September 2017

Hannover 96 v Hamburg

Bundesliga

19:30

BT Sport 3

Club Brugge v Mechelen

Belgian Jupiler League

19:30

FreeSports

Partick Thistle v Rangers

Scottish Premiership

19:45

BT Sport 1

Toulouse v Bordeaux

Ligue 1

19:45

BT Sport Extra 2

AFC Bournemouth v Brighton & Hove Albion

Premier League

20:00

Sky Sports Premier League / Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Ultra HD

Eibar v Leganes

La Liga

20:00

Sky Sports Football