Europa League Match day Two Talking Points

 Liverpool have striking issues, and Celtic are struggling to kill off games, while PAOK's fans remain something to behold; UEFA.com's team digests matchday two.

Liverpool short of firepower

The way Divock Origi burst through the Sion defence after four minutes to tee up Adam Lallana's opening goal showed the potential of Liverpool's young Belgian striker on his first Anfield start. Yet the chance he missed when clean through on goal in the second half also underlined what Liverpool were missing last night with Christian Benteke injured and Daniel Sturridge – their best finisher, just back from a lengthy injury absence – watching on.

The Reds had 19 goal attempts, eight on target, as Origi, Lallana and Danny Ings all spurned good opportunities – and Sion goalkeeper Andris Vaņins stood firm with some key saves.
Simon Hart
Fernandão makes the difference
More of a forced substitution proved to be the difference between a point and a defeat for Fenerbahçe. Fernandão was the man who changed the dynamic of their game against Celtic, making an impact with goals either side of half-time having come on for the injured Volkan Şen.
Celtic, meanwhile, need to learn how to consolidate a lead. They twice led Ajax on matchday one but drew 2-2, while they took a 2-0 lead at home against Malmö in UEFA Champions League play-offs, but ended up only winning 3-2 – before losing the return fixture 2-0. Ronny Deila admitted the Fenerbahçe game was another missed opportunity. "It was important to keep that lead into the break," he said. "But we conceded an easy goal and that gave them energy and put us on the back foot. When you are defending you need to keep concentration for 90 minutes."