Jimmy Thelin was full of praise for his Aberdeen stars after their efforts in their Europa Conference League opener, but he now wants to see that level of performance bring points in the Premiership.

The Reds fell to a 3-2 defeat against Shakhtar Donetsk in a Pittodrie thriller that saw Jesper Karlsson and Nicky Devlin bag their first home goals of the season.

And the Dons came inches away from pulling back level with a late rally, with Thelin now demanding that his side put the same efforts into reviving their league season.

Aberdeen are currently winless in the Premiership after six games and are still searching for their first league goal, with a home clash against fellow strugglers Dundee up next on Sunday, writes Record Sport .

Thelin said: "You saw a team that s

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