Shamrock Rovers’ first group game in the Europa League ended in a 3-0 defeat to Rubin Kazan at the Tallaght Stadium last night.
Also in Group A, a second-string Spurs side were held to a scoreless draw by Salonika in Greece.
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Elsewhere in the Europa League, Celtic lost 2-0 to Atletico Madrid.
Chris Hughton’s Birmingham City were beaten 3-1 at home to last season’s runners up Braga.
Fulham drew 1-1 at home to FC Twente and Stoke also drew 1-1 with Dynamo Kiev.