Igor Jesus came on in the 86th minute and still managed to score Nottingham Forest's winning goal in their 2-1 Europa League win over Utrecht.
The striker scored his fourth goal of the season two minutes later after Utrecht goalkeeper Vasilis Barkas failed to save Dan Ndoye's header.
Arnaud Calimuendo gave Forest the lead early in the second half before Mike van der Hoorn equalized with a header.
Forest remain unbeaten in the second division with three wins and a draw since Sean Dyche replaced Ange Postecoglou as manager.
In other opening games, Real Betis remained unbeaten after beating Dinamo Zagreb 3-1.
Young Boys missed a penalty but still won 1-0 against Lille, who played for an hour with 10 men after Ayoub Bouaddi's red card.
Stuttgart bounced back from a 5-0 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga to thrash Maccabi Tel Aviv 4-1.
Midtjylland continues to impress
Danish side Midtjylland temporarily top the Europa League with 15 points after six games, beating Genk 1-0. Cho Gye-sung scored a goal for the hosts.
Lyon hosted Dutch newcomers Go Ahead Eagles while Aston Villa visited Basel later on Thursday.
After eight games, the top eight in the 36-team table go straight to the round of 16 in March.
In February, teams finishing ninth through 24th qualified for the knockout playoffs.
No win for Rangers, no points for Nice
Barnabas Varga headed in the winning goal to complete Ferencvaros' 2-1 comeback win over Scotland's Rangers to remain unbeaten with four wins and two draws.
An acrobatic volley from striker Bojan Miovski gave Rangers a 1-0 lead before Bence Otvos equalized in first-half stoppage time for the hosts, who are coached by former Celtic player Robbie Keane.
Rangers remain winless in the league.
Nice remain the only Europa League team without a point after Pau Victor's 1-0 home defeat to Braga. It was Nice's eighth defeat in a row in all competitions.
After a slow start to the season, Villa have bounced back to sit third in the Premier League, including a 2-1 win over leaders Arsenal on Saturday.
“The most important thing is how we build the team, how we strive for a stronger mentality throughout every competition,” manager Unai Emery said before the match at St. Jakob-Park in Basel. Emery has won the Europa League trophy four times while leading Sevilla and Villarreal.
In addition, Celtic and Roma will meet later in Glasgow.
In the third conference league, Crystal Palace played Shelbourne in Dublin, while Fiorentina hosted Dynamo Kiev.
