Europa League

Group-stage play in the Europa League reached the midway point on Thursday with 24 games.

Group A:

At Swansea, Wales:

Djibril Cisse's stoppage-time penalty kick (90'+3) lifted Kuban Krasnodar to a 1-1 road draw with Swansea City.  Michu scored for the Swans in the 68th minute.

At Valencia, Spain:

Federico Cartabia scored twice (21', 30') in the first half hour as Valencia drubbed visiting St. Gallen 5-1.

GROUP A STANDINGS:

1. Swansea City AFC (GP: 3; GD: +4; PTS: 7)
2. Valencia (GP: 3; GD: +3; PTS: 6)
3. FC St. Gallen (GP: 3; GD: -3; PTS: 3)
4. FC Kuban Krasnodar (GP: 3; GD: -4; PTS: 1)

Group B:

At Odessa, Ukraine:

Hristo Zlatinski scored the only goal of the match in the 45th minute as  Ludogorets Razgrad defeated Chronomorets Odessa 1-0 on the road.
At Zagreb, Croatia:

Dinamo Zagreb and visiting PSV Eindhoven, in a match played behind closed doors, battled to a 0-0 deadlock.

GROUP B STANDINGS:

1. Ludogorets Razgrad (GP: 3; GD: +6; PTS: 9)
2. PSV Eindhoven (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 4)
3. Chornomorets Odessa (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 3)
4. Dinamo Zagreb (GP: 3; GD: -4; PTS: 1)

Group C:

At Boras, Sweden:

Hans Henrik Andreasen scored twice (7', 67') as Esbjerg fB doubled up hosts IF Elfsborg 2-1.

At Wals-Siezenheim, Austria:

Jonathan Soriano (53') and Andre Romalho Silva (83') each scored a second-half goal a half-hour apart as FC Red Bull Salzburg held off visiting Standard Liege 2-1.

GROUP C STANDINGS:

1. FC Red Bull Salzburg (GP: 3; GD: +6; PTS: 9)
2. Esbjerg fB (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 6)
3. Standard Liege (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 1)
4. IF Elfsborg (GP: 3; GD: -5; PTS: 1)

Group D:

At Wigan, England:

Nick Powell's equalizer in the 40th minute enabled Wigan Athletic to salvage a 1-1 home draw with Rubin Kazan.  Aleksandr Prudnikov scored for the visiting Russian club in the 15th minute.

At Bruges, Belgium:

Matic Crnic (21'), Ales Mertelj (34'), and Dejan Mezga (49') provided the scoring as ten-man NK Maribor knocked off SV Zulte Waregem 3-1 on the road.

GROUP D STANDINGS:

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

Group E:

At Guimaraes, Portugal:

Ruslan Rotan (83') and Yevhen Konoplyanka (86') scored late as FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk blanked Pacos de Ferreira 2-0 on the road.

At Florence, Italy:

Fiorentina dominated  Pandurii Targu Jiu 3-0 at home, thanks to goals from Joaquin Sanchez (27'), Ryder Matos Santos (34'), and Juan Cuadrado (69').

GROUP E STANDINGS:

1. Fiorentina (GP: 3; GD: +7; PTS: 9)
2. FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (GP: 3; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
3. Pandurii Targu Jiu (GP: 3; GD: -4; PTS: 1)
4. Pacos de Ferreira (GP: 3; GD: -5; PTS: 1)

Group F:

At Bordeaux, France:

Carlos Henrique dos Santos Souza delivered the winning goal in the 90th minute as Bordeaux defeated visiting APOEL FC 2-1.

At Frankfurt am Main, Germany:

Vaclav Kadlec (13') and Alexander Meier (53') provided the scoring as Eintracht Frankfurt shut out visiting Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-0.

GROUP F STANDINGS:

1. Eintracht Frankfurt (GP: 3; GD: +8; PTS: 9)
2. Maccabi Tel Aviv (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 4)
3. Bordeaux (GP: 3; GD: -3; PTS: 3)
4. APOEL FC (GP: 3; GD: -4; PTS: 1)

Group G:

At Genk, Belgium:

Marcel Sabitzer's equalizer in the 82nd minute lifted Rapid Vienna to a 1-1 road draw with KRC Genk.  Julien Gorius scored for the hosts in the 21st minute.

At Kiev, Ukraine:

Andriy Yarmolenko (35'), Dieumerci Mbokani (60'), and Oleh Husyev (79') provided the scoring as Dynamo Kiev dominated visiting FC Thun 3-0.

GROUP G STANDINGS:

1. KRC Genk (GP: 3; GD: +2; PTS: 7)
2. Dynamo Kiev (GP: 3; GD: +2; PTS: 4)
3. FC Thun (GP: 3; GD: -3; PTS: 3)
4. Rapid Vienna (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 2)

Group H:

At Liberec, Czech Republic:

Victor Machin delivered the equalizer in the 88th minute as Sevilla gained a 1-1 road draw with FC Slovan Liberec.  Michael Rabusic scored at 20 minutes for the hosts.

At Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany:

Seba's equalizer in the 53rd minute carried Estoril to a 1-1 road draw with SC Freiburg.  Vladimir Darida scored in the 11th minute for the hosts.

GROUP H STANDINGS:

1. Sevilla (GP: 3; GD: +3; PTS: 7)
2. FC Slovan Liberec (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 5)
3. SC Freiburg (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 2)
4. GD Estoril Praia (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 1)

Group I:

At Lyon, France:

Clement Grenier scored the only goal of the match in the 67th minute as Lyon defeated visiting HNK Rijeka 1-0.

At Seville, Spain:

Alvaro Vadillo scored the only goal of the match in the 51st minute as Real Betis shut out visiting Vitoria de Guimaraes 1-0.

GROUP I STANDINGS:

1. Lyon (GP:3; GD: +1; PTS: 5)
2. Real Betis (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 5)
3. Vitoria de Guimaraes (GP: 3; GD: +3; PTS: 4)
4. HNK Rijeka (GP: 3; GD: -5; PTS: 1)

Group J:

At Trabzon, Turkey:

Marc Janko (7') and Olcan Adin (83') each delivered a goal in Trabzonspor's 2-0 home blanking of Legia Warsaw.

At Nicosia, Cyprus:

Apollon Limassol and visiting Lazio battled to a 0-0 stalemate.

GROUP J STANDINGS:

1. Trabzonspor (GP: 3; GD: +3; PTS: 7)
2. Lazio (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 5)
3. Apollon Limassol (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 4)
4. Legia Warsaw (GP: 3; GD: -4; PTS: 0)

Group K:

At Ramenskoye, Russia:

Nikita Burmistrov scored the only goal of the match in the 19th minute as FC Anzhi Makhachkala defeated visiting Tromso IL 1-0.

At Tiraspol, Moldova:

Jan Vertonghen (12') and Jermain Defoe (75') delivered the goals that carried Tottenham Hotspur to a 2-0 road win at FC Sheriff's expense.

GROUP K STANDINGS:

1. Tottenham Hotspur (GP: 3; GD: +7; PTS: 9)
2. FC Anzhi Makhachkala (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 4)
3. FC Sheriff (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 2)
4. Tromso IL (GP: 3; GD: -4; PTS: 1)

Group L:

At Astana, Kazakhstan:

Johann Berg Gudmundsson's equalizer in the 26th minute carried AZ Alkmaar to a 1-1 road draw with Shakhter Karagandy, whose score came in the 11th minute from Andrei Finonchenko.

At Thessaloniki, Greece:

Dimitris Salpingidis scored the winning goal in the 67th minute as PAOK FC erased a two-goal deficit and defeated visiting Maccabi Haifa 3-2.

GROUP L STANDINGS:

1. PAOK FC (GP: 3; GD: +2; PTS: 7)
2. AZ Alkmaar (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 5)
3. FC Shakhter Karagandy (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 2)
4. Maccabi Haifa FC (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 1)