Barcelona's Spanish defender #24 Eric Garcia warms up before the Spanish league football match between FC Barcelona and Racing Santander at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on September 16, 2026. (Photo by Lluis GENE / AFP via Getty Images)

Sunderland's Paraguayan defender #15 Omar Alderete heads the ball during the UEFA Europa League, League phase football match between Sunderland and AZ Alkmaar at The Stadium of Light in Sunderland in north east England on September 16, 2026. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP via Getty Images)

Barcelona's Spanish midfielder #16 Rodrigo warms up before the Spanish league football match between FC Barcelona and Racing Santander at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on September 16, 2026. (Photo by Lluis GENE / AFP via Getty Images)

Ac Milan's Belgian defender #5 Koni De Winter looks on as he enters the pitch during the UEFA Europa League 1st round day 1 football match between Ac Milan and Benfica at the San Siro Stadium in Milan on September 16, 2026. (Photo by Marco Bertorello / AFP via Getty Images)

Manchester United's English midfielder #31 Shea Lacey scores the team's first goal during the English League Cup third round football match between Manchester United and Brighton and Hove Albion at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on September 16, 2026. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /

Benfica's Polish forward #13 Jakub Kaminski looks at the ball during the UEFA Europa League 1st round day 1 football match between Ac Milan and Benfica at the San Siro Stadium in Milan on September 16, 2026. (Photo by Marco Bertorello / AFP via Getty Images)

NK Celje's Lithuanian forward #47 Armandas Kucys plays the ball during the UEFA Europa League football match between Bayer Leverkusen and NK Celje in Leverkusen, western Germany on September 16, 2026. (Photo by Leon Kuegeler / AFP via Getty Images)

Sunderland's Mozambiquan defender #17 Reinildo Mandava (L) fights for the ball with AZ's Dutch forward #24 Ayoub Oufkir during the UEFA Europa League, League phase football match between Sunderland and AZ Alkmaar at The Stadium of Light in Sunderland in north east England on September 16, 2026. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP via Getty Images)