Europa League, MatchDay #5, Part Two:

MatchDay #5 in UEFA's Europa League concluded with twelve games on Thursday.

Group D:

At Riga, Latvia:

Raffael provided the only goal of the match at 12 minutes as Hertha Berlin eliminated FK Ventspils 1-0 on the road. The German club currently sits in second place in Group D.

At Lisbon, Portugal:

Leandro Grimi popped in the second-half stoppage-time equalizer (90'+1) enabled Sporting to salvage a 1-1 home draw with SC Heerenveen and lock up first place in Group D.

GROUP D STANDINGS:

1. Sporting** (GP: 5; GD: +3; PTS: 11)
2. Hertha Berlin (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 7)
3. SC Heerenveen (GP: 5; GD: -1; PTS: 5)
4. FK Ventspils# (GP: 5; GD: -2; PTS: 3)

**Clinched top spot in Group D and berth in knockout stage
#Eliminated from European competition

Group E:

At London:

Zoltan Gera's 15th-minute tally held up as Fulham stayed in the hunt for a knockout stage berth with a 1-0 home win over CSKA Sofia, knocking the club from the Bulgarian capital out of European competition.

At Rome:

AS Roma, with goals courtesy of Francesco Totti (PK-32') and Mirko Vucinic (59'), came from behind to defeat visiting FC Basel 2-1 and lock up a berth in the knockout stage.

GROUP E STANDINGS:

1. AS Roma* (GP: 5; GD: +2; PTS: 10)
2. FC Basel (GP: 5; GD: +4; PTS: 9)
3. Fulham (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 8)
4. CSKA Sofia (GP: 5; GD: -1; PTS: 1)


Group F:

At Istanbul, Turkey:

Gilberto's own goal (50') carried Galatasaray to a 1-0 home win over Panathinaikos that clinched a seeded position in the round of 32.

At Bucharest, Romania:

Marius Niculae provided both goals (41', 57') as Dinamo Bucharest kept their hopes of advancing alive with a 2-0 home win over Sturm Graz.

GROUP F STANDINGS:

1. Galatasaray** (GP: 5; GD: +9; PTS: 13)
2. Panathinaikos (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 9)
3. Dinamo Bucharest (GP: 5; GD: -5; PTS: 6)
4. SK Sturm Graz# (GP: 5; GD: -4; PTS: 1)

**Won Group F and clinched berth in the knockout stage
#Eliminated from European Competition

Group J:

At Donetsk, Ukraine:

Despite being held to a 0-0 home draw by Club Brugge, Shakhtar Donetsk still locked up top spot in Group J.

At Toulouse, France:

Daniel Braaten's header at 54 minutes proved to be enough as Toulouse defeated visiting Partizan Belgrade 1-0.

GROUP J STANDINGS:

1. Shakhtar Donetsk** (GP: 5; GD: +12; PTS: 13)
2. Club Brugge (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 8)
3. Toulouse (GP: 5; GD: -4; PTS: 7)
4. Partizan Belgrade# (GP: 5; GD: -9; PTS: 0)

**Won Group J and clinched berth in the knockout stage
#Eliminated from European Competition

Group K:

At Eindhoven, Netherlands:


PSV Eindhoven, with Jonathan Reis' late goal (90'+1) being the only score, secured top spot in Group K with a 1-0 home win over Sparta Prague.

At Copenhagen, Denmark:

Martin Vingaard (37') and Dame N'Doye (43') provided the first-half tallied that carried FC Copenhagen to a 2-0 home win over CFR Cluj.

GROUP K STANDINGS:

1. PSV Eindhoven** (GP: 5; GD: +3; PTS: 11)
2. FC Copenhagen (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 7)
3. Sparta Prague (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 7)
4. CFR Cluj# (GP: 5; GD: -4; PTS: 3)


GROUP L:

At Vienna, Austria:

Fernando Llorente doubled (19', 84') as Athletic Bilbao locked up a berth in the knockout stage with a 3-0 road win over Austria Vienna.

At Bremen, Germany:

Markus Rosenberg doubled (31', 34') as Werder Bremen overpowered visiting CD Nacional 4-1.

GROUP H STANDINGS:

1. Werder Bremen* (GP: 5; GD: +8; PTS: 13)
2. Athletic Bilbao* (GP: 5; GD: +5; PTS: 10)
3. CD Nacional# (GP: 5; GD: -5; PTS: 2)
4. Austria Vienna# (GP: 5; GD: -8; PTS: 2)

*Clinched berths in the knockout stage
#Eliminated from European competition