Thursday marked Match Day #2 in Europa League group stage play with 24 games on the schedule.
Group A:
At Kazan, Russia:
Giorgos Fotakis notched the equalizer in the 80th minute, and, along with the earlier score from Stefanos Athanasiadis (22'), carried PAOK FC to a 2-2 road draw with FK Rubin Kazan. Nelson Haedo Valdez (52') and Vladimir Dyadyun (67') scored the goals for the Russian club.
At London:
Roman Pavlyuchenko (60'), Jermain Defoe (61'), and Giovani Dos Santos (65') each scored a goal during a six-minute stretch of the second half as Tottenham Hotspur came from behind to defeat visiting Shamrock Rovers 3-1.
GROUP A STANDINGS:
1. FC Rubin Kazan (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 4)
2. Tottenham Hotspur (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 4)
3. PAOK FC (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 2)
4. Shamrock Rovers (GP: 2; GD: -5; PTS: 0)
Group B:
At Poltava, Ukraine:
Mohamed Abdellaoui (32') and Christian Pander (44') provided the scoring that proved just enough as Hannover 96 held off FC Vorskla Poltava 2-1 on the road.
At Liege, Belgium:
Luis Seijas (57'), Martins Felipe (72'), and Antonio Kanu (79') each scored a goal in the second half as Standard Liege dominated visiting FC Copenhagen 3-0.
GROUP B STANDINGS:
1. Standard Liege (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 4)
2. Hannover 96 (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
3. FC Copenhagen (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 3)
4. FC Vorskla Poltava (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 0
Group C:
At Warsaw, Poland:
Miroslav Radovic scored the winning goal in the 79th minute as Legia Warsaw edged visiting Hapoel Tel Aviv 3-2.
At Bucharest, Romania:
Wilfred Bouma (42'), Ola Toivonen (88'), and Tim Matavz (90') each tallied once as PSV Eindhoven came from behind and downed home standings Rapid Bucharest 3-1.
GROUP C STANDINGS:
1. PSV Eindhoven (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 6)
2. Legia Warsaw (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
3. Rapid Bucharest (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 3)
4. Hapoel Tel-Aviv (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 0)
Group D:
At Piatra Neamt, Romania:
Alexandre Alphonse (32') and Admir Mehmedi (79') provided the goals that carried FC Zurich to a 2-2 road draw with FC Vaslui in a game played at Piatra Neamt since the Yellow-Greens' own stadium did not meet UEFA criteria. Wesley Lopes da Silva (PK-62') and Mike Tamwanyera (76') provided the Yellow-Greens' tallies.
At Lisbon, Portugal:
Despite finishing the contest with only ten men, Sporting CP, with Ricky van Wolfswinekel (21') and Emiliano Insua (45') providing the scoring, defeated visiting Lazio 2-1.
GROUP D STANDINGS:
1. Sporting Club Portugal (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 6)
2. FC Vaslui (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 2)
3. Lazio (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)
4. FC Zurich (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 1)
Group E:
At Tel Aviv, Israel:
Maccabi Tel Aviv and visiting Dynamo Kiev battled to a 1-1 stalemate. Brown Ideye scored in the 9th minute for the Ukrainian club, but Micha Dor equalized at 44 minutes for the hosts.
At Stoke-on-Trent, England:
Stoke City came back from an early 1-0 deficit to defeat visiting Besiktas 2-1. Peter Crouch (15') and Jonathan Walters (PK-78') provided the scoring punch for the Potters.
GROUP E STANDINGS:
1. Stoke City (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
2. Besiktas (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 3)
3. Dynamo Kiev (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 2)
4. Maccabi Tel-Aviv (GP: 2; GD: -4; PTS: 1)
Group F:
At Wals-Siezenheim, Austria:
After a scoreless first half, FC Red Bull Salzburg erupted for three goals---courtesy of Santiago Vitor Leonardo (60'), Eulogio Zarate (76'), and Dusan Svento (90')---in the second half as they won going away from visiting Slovan Bratislava.
At Bilbao, Spain:
Igor Gabilondo (20') and Markel Laskurain Susaeta (45') each scored once in the first half as Athletic Bilbao blanked visiting Paris Saint-Germain 2-0.
GROUP F STANDINGS:
1. Athletic Bilbao (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 6)
2. Paris Saint-Germain (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
3. FC Red Bull Salzburg (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
4. Slovan Bratislava (GP: 2; GD: -4; PTS: 0)
Group G:
At Kharkiv, Ukraine:
Freda Barcellos Taison's 77th-minute equlizer salvaged a 1-1 home draw for FC Metalist Kharkiv in their match with AZ Alkmaar. Jozy Altidore scored at 26 minutes for the visiting Dutch club.
At Malmo, Sweden:
Nacer Barazite (17') and Alexander Grunwald (37') each scored once as Austria Vienna held off Malmo FF 2-1 on the road.
GROUP G STANDINGS:
1. AZ Alkmaar (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 4)
2. FC Metalist Kharkiv (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
3. Austria Vienna (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
4. Malmo FF (GP: 2; GD: -4; PTS: 0)
Group H:
At Braga, Portugal:
Joseph Akpala (71') and Ryan Donk (90') provided the scoring as Club Brugge came from behind to knock off Sporting Braga on the road, 2-1.
At Maribor, Slovenia:
Birmingham City came from behind to upend NK Maribor 2-1 on the road. Chris Burke (64') and Wade Elliot (79') provided the scoring for the Brumbies.
GROUP H STANDINGS:
1. Club Brugge (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 6)
2. Sporting Braga (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Birmingham City (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 3)
4. NK Maribor (GP: 2; GD: -3; PTS: 0)
Group I:
At Glasgow, Scotland:
Almen Abdi's successful penalty kick at 88 minutes lifted Udinese to a 1-1 road draw with Celtic. Ki Sung-Yeung converted his own penalty kick in the 3rd minute for the Bhoys.
At Rennes, France:
Torres Belen Juanfran provided the late equalizer (87'), enabling Atletico Madrid to come back and earn a 1-1 road draw with Stade Rennes. Victor Montano scored in the 56th minute for the hosts.
GROUP I STANDINGS:
1. Atletico Madrid (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 4)
2. Udinese (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
3. Stade Rennes (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)
4. Celtic (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 1)
Group J:
At Gelsenkirchen, Germany:
Christian Fuchs doubled (7', 65') as Schalke 04 defeated visiting Maccabi Haifa 3-1.
At Nicosia, Cyprus:
Mihai Costea's equalizer at 65 minutes lifted Steaua Bucharest to a 1-1 road draw with AEK Larnaca. Miljan Mrdakovic scored for the Cypriot club in the 59th minute.
GROUP J STANDINGS:
1. FC Schalke 04 (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 4)
2. Maccabi Haifa (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 3)
3. Steaua Bucharest (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 2)
4. AEK Larnaca (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)
Group K:
At Enschede, Netherlands:
Marc Janko scored twice (45', 57') as FC Twente dominated visiting Wisla Krakow 4-1.
At Odense, Denmark:
Andrew Johnson provided both goals (36', 88') in Fulham's 2-0 road win over Odense Bollklub.
GROUP K STANDINGS:
1. FC Twente (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 4)
2. Fulham (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 4)
3. Odense Bollklub (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
4. Wisla Krakow (GP: 2; GD: -5; PTS: 0)
Group L:
At Moscow:
Matias Suarez (10') and Dieudonne Mbokani (70') provided the goals as RSC Anderlecht defeated Lokomotiv Moscow 2-0 on the road.
At Athens, Greece:
Late dramatics for SK Sturm Graz as Thomas Burgstaller (87') and Mario Haas (90') provided the scoring that enabled the Austrian club to come from behind and shock AEK Athens 2-1.
GROUP L STANDINGS:
1. RSC Anderlecht (GP: 2; GD: +5; PTS: 6)
2. Lokomotiv Moscow (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 3)
3. SK Sturm Graz (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
4. AEK Athens (GP: 2; GD: -4; PTS: 0)
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