Europa League

24 games were played on Thursday as Europa League group-stage action resumed.

Group A:

At Krasnodar, Russia:

Francisco Alcacer (73') and Sofiane Feghouli (81') each delivered a goal as Valencia blanked Kuban Krasnodar 2-0 on the road.

At Swansea, Wales:

Wayne Routledge scored the only goal of the match in the 52nd minute as Swansea City blanked visiting St. Gallen 1-0.

GROUP A STANDINGS:

1. Swansea City (GP: 2; GD: +4; PTS: 6)
2. St. Gallen (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Valencia (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 3)
4. Kuban Krasnodar (GP: 2; GD: -4; PTS: 0)

Group B:

At Sofia, Bulgaria:

Juninho Quixada (12'), Virgil Misidjan (34'), and Svetoslav Dyakov (61') deliverd the goals as Ludogorets Razgrad dominated visiting Dinamo Zagreb 3-0.

At Odessa, Ukraine:

Memphis Depay (13') and Florian Jozefzoon (88') each scored once as PSV Eindhoven blanked hosts Chornomorets Odessa 2-0.

GROUP B STANDINGS:

1. Ludogorets Razgrad (GP: 2; GD: +5; PTS: 6)
2. PSV Eindhoven (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
3. Chornomorets Odessa (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 3)
4. Dinamo Zagreb (GP: 2; GD: -4; PTS: 0)

Group C:

At Esbjerg, Denmark:

Alan Douglas Borges de Carvalho scored twice (6', 38') as FC Red Bull Salzburg held off hosts Esbjerg Fb 2-1.

At Boras, Sweden:

Geofrey Mujangi Bia's equalizer in the 62nd minute lifted Standard Liege to a 1-1 road draw with IF Elfsborg (in their first game under new coach Klas Ingesson).  Viktor Claesson scored for the hosts in the 23rd minute.

GROUP C STANDINGS:

1. FC Red Bull Salzburg (GP: 2; GD: +5; PTS: 6)
2. Esbjerg (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
3. Standard Liege (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)
4. IF Elfsborg (GP: 2; GD: -4; PTS: 1)

Group D:

At Kazan, Russia:

Frederic Duplus (OG-60'), Roman Eremenko (73'), Aleksandr Ryazantsev (81'), and Bibras Natkho (89') provided the scoring as FC Rubin Kazan demolished visiting SV Zulte Waregem 4-0.

At Wigan, England:

Nick Powell scored twice (22', 90'+1) as Wigan Athletic downed visiting NK Maribor 3-1.

GROUP D STANDINGS:

1. FC Rubin Kazan (GP: 2; GD: +7; PTS: 6)
2. Wigan Athletic (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 4)
3. SV Zulte Waregem (GP: 2; GD: -4; PTS: 1)
4. NK Maribor (GP: 2; GD: -5; PTS: 0)

Group E:

At Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine:

Massimo Ambrosini scored the winning goal in the 73rd minute as Fiorentina defeated FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2-1 on the road.

At Guimaraes, Portugal:

Rui Miguel's 49th-minute equalizer enabled Pacos de Ferreira to salvage a 1-1 draw with visiting Pandurii Targu Jiu.   Marko Momcilovic scored for the Romanian club in the fifth minute.

GROUP E STANDINGS:

1. Fiorentina (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 6)
2. FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
3. Pandurii Targu Jiu (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)
4. Pacos de Ferreira (GP: 2; GD: -3; PTS: 1)

Group F:

At Nicosia, Cyprus:

Nektarios Alexandrou (OG-27'), Srdjan Lakic (59'), and Sebastian Jung (66') delivered the tallies to carry Eintrach Franfurt to a 3-0 road beatdown of APOEL FC.

At Bordeaux, France:

Dor Micha delivered the game winner in the 79th minute as Maccabi Tel Aviv came from behind to upend Bordeaux 2-1 on the road.

GROUP F STANDINGS:

1. Eintracht Frankfurt (GP: 2; GD: +6; PTS: 6)
2. Maccabi Tel Aviv (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
3. APOEL FC (GP: 2; GD: -3; PTS: 1)
4. Bordeaux (GP: 2; GD: -4; PTS: 0)

Group G:

At Vienna, Austria:

Guido Burgstaller (53') and Christopher Trimmel (90'+4) each delivered a second-half goal as Rapid Vienna erased a two-goal deficit at home to gain a 2-2 draw with Dynamo Kiev.  Andriy Yarmolenko (30') and Christopher Dibon (OG-34') each scored a first-half goal for the Ukrainian club.

At Genk, Belgium:

Julien Gorius (55') and Jelle Vossen (63') provided the scoring as KRC Genk held off visiting FC Thun 2-1.

GROUP G STANDINGS:

1. KRC Genk (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
2. FC Thun (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
3. Dynamo Kiev (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)
4. Rapid Vienna (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)


Group H:

At Seville, Spain:

Diego Perotti (PK-63') and Carlos Bacca (90'+1) each scored once in the second half as Sevilla blanked visiting SC Freiburg 2-0.

At Liberec, Czech Republic:

Radoslav Kovac scored the winning goal in the 62nd minute as FC Slovan Liberec defeated visiting Estoril 2-1.

GROUP H STANDINGS:

1. Sevilla (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 6)
2. FC Slovan Liberec (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
3. SC Freiburg (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 1)
4. GD Estoril Praia (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 0)

Group I:

At Rijeka, Croatia:

Cedric Mabwati's early equalizer (14') carried Real Betis to a 1-1 road draw with HNK Rijeka.  Leon Benko scored at 10 minutes for the hosts.

At Lyon, France:

Maxim Gonalons' equalizer in the 53rd minute enabled Leon to salvage a 1-1 home draw with Vitoria de Guimaraes.  Moussa Maazou scored for the visiting Portuguese club in the 39th minue

GROUP I STANDINGS:

1. Vitoria de Guimaraes (GP: 2; GD: +4; PTS: 4)
2. Lyon (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 2)
3. Real Betis (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 2)
4. HNK Rijeka (GP: 2; GD: -4; PTS: 1)

Group J:

At Warsaw, Poland:

Gaston Sangoy scored the only goal of the match in the 56th minute as Apollon Limassol defeated Legia Warsaw 1-0 on the road.

At Trabzon, Turkey:

Sergio Floccari scored twice during a two-minute span in the waning minues (84', 85') as Lazio came back from two goals down to gain a 3-3 road draw with Trabzonspor.  Ogenyi Onazi scored for the Young Eagles in the 29th minute.  Yusuf Erdogan (12'), Adrian Mierzejewski (29'), and Paulo Henrique (35') each scored a goal in the first half for the hosts.

GROUP J STANDINGS:

1. Trabzonspor (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
2. Lazio (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
3. Apollon Limassol (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
4. Legia Warsaw (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 0)

Group K:

At Ramenskoye, Russia:

Jermaine Defoe (33') and Nacer Chadli (38') each tallied once five-minutes apart in the first half as Tottenham Hotspur blanked FC Anzhi Makhachkala 2-0 on the road.

At Tromso, Norway:

Ricardinho's late equalizer in the 87th minute enabled FC Sheriff to gain a 1-1 road draw with Tromso IL.  Zdenek Ondrasek scored for the hosts in the 65th minute.

GROUP K STANDINGS:

1. Tottenham Hotspur (GP: 2; GD: +5; PTS: 6)
2. FC Sheriff (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 2)
3. FC Anzhi Makhachkala (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 1)
4. Tromso IL (GP: 2; GD: -3; PTS: 1)

Group L:

At Astana, Kazakhstan:

Hen Ezra (54') and Alon Turgeman (79') each delivered a second-half goal as Maccabi Haifa erased a two-goal deficit and gained a 2-2 road draw with FC Shakhter Karagandy.  Andrei Finonchenko (40') and Yevgeni Tarasov (45') provided the goals for the Kazakhstani club.

At Alkmaar, Netherlands:

Dimitris Salpingidis delivered a stoppage-time equalizer (90'+3) that lifted PAOK FC to a 1-1 road draw with AZ Alkmaar, whose goal came in the 82nd minute courtesy of Jeffrey Gouweleeuw.

GROUP L STANDINGS:

1. PAOK FC (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
2. AZ Alkmaar (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
3. FC Shakhter Karagandy (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)
4. Maccabi Haifa (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)