Anderlecht's Czech midfielder #18 Lukas Ambros (L) fights for the ball with Lyon's Japanese forward #11 Keito Nakamura (R) during the UEFA Europa League, league phase, matchday 1, football match between RSC Anderlecht and Olympique Lyonnais (OL) at Constant Vanden Stock Stadium in Anderlecht, near Brussels on September 16, 2026. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP via Getty Images)

Benfica's Australian defender #3 Alessandro Circati fights for the ball with Ac Milan's Italian midfielder #70 Alphadjo Cisse 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)

Barcelona's Spanish forward #10 Lamine Yamal (L) kicks the ball past Racing Santander's Brazilian defender #22 Pedro Felipe during 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)

AZ's Dutch defender #04 Lewis Schouten (L) fights for the ball with Sunderland's Northern Irish defender #32 Trai Hume (R) 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)

Ac Milan's Portuguese coach Rúben Amorim 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)

Benfica's Ukrainian midfielder #10 Georgiy Sudakov shoots and fails to score a goal 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)

Sunderland's Mozambiquan defender #17 Reinildo Mandava (L) fights for the ball with AZ's Dutch forward #24 Ayoub Oufkir (R) 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)

Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speak during a bilateral meeting before they attend the English League Cup third round football match between Everton and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Hill Dickinson Stadium in Liverpool, north west England on September 16, 2026. (Photo by Paul COOPER / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)