England: Mitoma sparks Brighton fightback
Japan international Kaoru Mitoma scored three minutes into first-half added time as Brighton came from behind to draw 2-2 with Tottenham Hotspur, with the midfielder volleying into the top corner after coming on in the 20th minute.

Germany: Suzuki wins it for Freiburg
Japan midfielder Yuito Suzuki struck in the 39th and 50th minutes to power Freiburg to a 3-1 win over Celta Vigo in the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals, giving his side a 6-1 aggregate win over the La Liga side. Suzuki also made a 68th-minute appearance in their 2-1 Bundesliga win over Heidenheim. 

 

Japan defender Yukinari Sugawara set up Werder Bremen’s first goal in a 3-1 win over Hamburger SV as his 14th-placed side bounced back from two consecutive defeats.

St Pauli started Australia international Jackson Irvine and Japan defender Tomoya Ando in their 1-1 stalemate with Koln. Irvine’s teammate and fellow international Connor Metcalfe stepped on in the 77th minute.

France: Goals for Abdulhamid, Al Tamari 
Saudi Arabia defender Saud Abdulhamid opened the scoring for Lens in the 61st minute in a come-from-behind 3-2 win over Toulouse to keep his side one point behind Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain. 

Jordan midfielder Mousa Al Tamari netted in the 52nd minute to close Rennes’ 3-0 win over Strasbourg.

Korea Republic international midfielder Lee Kang-in was in action from the 59th minute as PSG crashed 2-1 to Lyon for their second defeat in five league outings.

Le Havre’s Japan defender Ayumu Seko played a full 90 minutes in a 1-1 tie with Angers SCO, extending Le Havre’s winless run to six games.

Italy: Japan’s Suzuki shuts out Udinese 
Japan custodian Zion Suzuki and Australia defender Alessandro Circati started in Parma’s 1-0 win over Udinese. It was Suzuki’s first clean sheet in five outings since returning to action after sustaining a broken hand.

Sassuolo’s Indonesia defender Jay Idzes played a full match in a 2-1 win over Como.

Australia custodian Mathew Ryan provided a safe pair of hands in second bottom Levante’s 1-0 win over Getafe to chalk up his sixth clean sheet in 29 La Liga appearances this season.  

Belgium: Ito, Sayyad assist on opposing sides
Japan forward Junya Ito assisted Genk’s first goal in their 2-1 win over Westerlo while his opposing counterpart Allahyar Sayyad of Islamic Republic of Iran set up their only goal. Sayyad’s teammate and Japan U20 international Shunsuke Saito played 56 minutes.

Japan’s Taishi Nozawa and international Yuto Tsunashima both played a full match in Antwerp’s 2-0 win over nine-man OH Leuven, who featured their countryman Takuma Ominami.

Ragnar Oratmangoen came on in the 60th minute in bottom side Dender’s 4-1 loss to Cercle Brugge. 

Sporting Charleroi started Syria international Aiham Ousou in a 2-1 loss to Standard Liege, who came from a goal down and netted their winner three minutes into stoppage time.

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