Europa League round-up:An Anthony Stokes double gave Celtictheir first win of their Group I campaign as they fought back from conceding a goal early on to beat French side Rennes3-1 at Parkhead to keep them in the hunt for qualification.
Skipper Kader Mangane headed Rennes in front from a Julien Feret corner with less than two minutes on the clock.
Celtic struggled but on the half-hour mark James Forrest’s drive was parried by Rennes goalkeeper Benoit Costil to the feet of the Irishman who knocked into the net from close range. And two minutes before the break he scored his second when he drove in after racing onto a Georgios Samaras header.
Celtic completed their scoring through substitute Gary Hooper after he fired home following a one-two with Georgios Samaras just three minutes after coming on.
Stokes wasn't the only Republic of Ireland international in the goals as Damien Duff opened the scoring in Fulham's4-1 victory Wisla Krakowat Craven Cottage.
Duff had a shot saved by goalkeeper Sergei Pareiko before he broke the deadlock in the fifth minute.
Neat play down the right flank saw Andrew Johnson drill in a cross that Duff tucked away with ease.
With more than 6,000 Polish supporters inside the ground the match felt like a home tie and they soon had something to cheer about.
Dudu Biton found space to run at the Fulham backline and, after a neat lay off by Lukasz Gargula, Andraz Kirm struck a shot that deflected in off John Arne Riise.
However, the home side regained the lead in the 30th minute when Danny Murphy teed up Johnson to volley home exquisitely.
Steve Sidwell completed the scoring with 10 minutes to play following a corner from Duff as Fulham cemented second spot in Group K.
Tottenham'ssecond string failed to deliver the performance ailing manager Harry Redknapp would have wanted as they were beaten 1-0 by Rubin Kazanin this evening's Europa League Group A game in Russia.
Sebastien Bassong needlessly gave away a free-kick on the edge of the box 10 minutes after half-time and Bebras Natcho took full advantage by clipping the set-piece over the wall and past Carlo Cudicini.
Had it not been for a number of excellent saves from Cudicini, the scoreline could have been much worse and Spurs did not register a shot on target throughout the match.
Despite having internationals William Gallas, Jermain Defoe and Roman Pavlyuchenko among their ranks, Spurs were sloppy throughout and even the most simple of tasks eluded them at times, in contrast to their previous strong performances in the competition.
With a home game against PAOK Salonika and trip to Dublin to face Shamrock Rovers coming up, Redknapp still should be confident of leading his team through to the last 32 when he returns to action following his lay-off.
Redknapp was forced to miss the game after having a heart procedure, but the Tottenham boss was believed to be watching at home.
Second-half goals from Dean Whitehead and Peter Crouch earned Stokea notable 2-1 win away to Maccabi Tel Avivand took them to the brink of qualification for the knockout stages.
The Potters had beaten their Israeli opponents 3-0 a fortnight ago at the Britannia Stadium but Maccabi went into the match unbeaten in 12 European games at Bloomfield Stadium stretching back to 2004.
Stoke had much the better of the first half without managing to break the deadlock, but Whitehead put that right six minutes after the break with a neat finish from a tight angle before substitute Crouch tucked away the midfielder’s cross 13 minutes later, with Roberto Colautti’s late header just a consolation for the hosts.
Chris Hughton's Birminghamside conceded two goals in five first-half minutes but fought back to earn a 2-2 draw against Club Bruggeat St Andrew's
Thomas Meunier had time and space in abundance as he controlled a corner from Victor Vazquez before smashing home after 39 minutes and then Joseph Akpala had a simple tap-in to double their lead.
Jean Beausejour got Birmingham’s first 10 minutes into the second half before substitute Marlon King scored the equaliser from the penalty spot after 74 minutes to secure the point.
