Thursday, November 28, 2013

Europa League

Action from the Europa League's group stage resumed on Thursday with 24 games.

Group A:

At Krasnodar, Russia:

Lorenzo Melgarejo scored twice (3', 71') as Kuban Krasnodar demolished visiting FC St. Gallen 4-0.

At Swansea, Wales:

Daniel Parejo scored the only goal of the match in the 20th minute as Valencia clinched a berth in the knockout stage with a 1-0 win on the road at Swansea City's expense.

GROUP A STANDINGS:

1. x-Valencia (GP: 5; GD: +5; PTS: 12)
2.     Swansea City AFC (GP: 5; GD: +3; PTS: 8)
3.     FC Kuban Krasnodar (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 5)
4. z-FC St. Gallen (GP: 5; GD: -8; PTS: 3)

x-Clinched berth in Europa League knockout stage

z-Eliminated from European competition

Group B:

At Odessa, Ukraine:

Anatoliy Didenko's stoppage-time game winner (90'+1) lifted FC Chornomorets Odessa to a 1-0 home win over Dinamo Zagreb.

At Sofia, Bulgaria:

PFC Ludogorets Razgrad, with Roman Bazjak scoring both goals (38', 79'), blanked visiting PSV Eindhoven and locked up the Group B title.

GROUP B STANDINGS:

1. xy-PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (GP: 5; GD: +8; PTS: 13)
2.       PSV Eindhoven (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 7)
3.       FC Chornomorets Odessa (GP: 5; GD: -1; PTS: 7)
4.   z-Dinamo Zagreb (GP: 5; GD: -7; PTS: 1)

xy-Won Group B and clinched berth in Europa League knockout stage

z-Eliminated from European competition

Group C:

At Boras, Sweden:

Marco Meilinger scored the only goal of FC Red Bull Salzburg's road win over IF Elfsborg in the 39th minute.

At Esbjerg, Denmark:

Esbjerg fB, with a two-goal performance from Mick van Buren (18', 79'), defeated visiting Standard Liege 2-1.

GROUP C STANDINGS:

1. x-FC Red Bull Salzburg (GP: 5; GD: +9; PTS: 15)
2. x-Esbjerg fB (GP: 5; GD: +3; PTS: 12)
3. z-Standard Liege (GP: 5; GD: -5; PTS: 1)
4. z-IF Elfsborg (GP: 5; GD: -7; PTS: 1)

Group D:

At Kazan, Russia:

Dejan Mezga's equalizer in the 86th minute lifted NK Maribor to a 1-1 road draw with Rubin Kazan.  Bibras Natkho scored in the 43rd minute for the already knockout-stage-bound hosts.

At Wigan, England:

Bernard Malanda-Adje scored the winning goal in the 88th minute as SV Zulte Waregem knocked off Wigan Athletic 2-1 on the road and jumped the Lactics into second place in Group D.


GROUP D STANDINGS:

1. xy-Rubin Kazan (GP: 5; GD: +8; PTS: 11)
2.      SV Zulte Waregem (GP: 5; GD: -4; PTS: 7)    
3.      Wigan Athletic FC (PG: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 5)
4.      NK Maribor (PG: 5; GD: -4; PTS: 4)

xy-Won Group D and clinched berth in Europa League knockout stage

Group E:

At Guimaraes, Portugal:

A 0-0 draw on the road against Pacos de Ferreira enabled Fiorentina to stay on top of the Group E standings.

At Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine:

FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, with four players each scoring a goal (Roman Zozulya scoring the game winner in the 56th minute), defeated visiting  Padurii Targu Jiu 4-1.

GROUP E STANDINGS:

1. x-Fiorentina (GP: 5; GD: +8; PTS: 13)
2. x-FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (GP: 5; GD: +7; PTS: 12)
3. z-Pacos de Ferreira (GP: 5; GD: -7; PTS: 2)
4. z-CS Pandurii Targu Jiu (GP: 5; GD: -8; PTS: 1)

x-Clinched berth in Europa League knockout stage

z-Eliminated from European competition

Group F:

At Bordeaux, France:

Martin Lanig scored the only goal of the match as Eintracht Frankfurt locked up a knockout-stage berth in clinched top spot in Group F with their 1-0 road win over Bordeaux.


At Nicosia, Cyprus:

A 0-0 stalemate on road for Maccabi Tel Aviv against APOEL FC place the Israeli club on the cusp of advancing to the Round of 32.

GROUP F STANDINGS:

1. xy-Eintracht Frankfurt (GP: 5; GD: +7; PTS: 12)
2.      Maccabi Tel Aviv FC (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 8_
3.      APOEL FC (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 5)
4.  z-Bordeaux (GP: 5; GD: -5; PTS: 3)

xy-Won Group F and clinched berth in Europa League knockout stage

z-Eliminated from European competition

Group G:

At Genk, Belgium:

Bennard Yao Kumordzi scored the game winner at 37 minutes as KRC Genk both clinched a knockout-stage berth and won the Group G title by beating visiting Dynamo Kiev 3-1.

At Vienna, Austria:

Branko Boskovic scored the winning goal in the 64th minute as Rapid Vienna kept their hopes of advancing to the knockout rounds alive by eliminating visiting FC Thun 2-1.

GROUP G STANDINGS:

1. xy-KRC Genk (GP: 5; GD: +4; PTS: 11)
2.      Dynamo Kiev (GP: 5; GD: +2; PTS: 7)
3.      Rapid Vienna (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 6)
4.  z-FC Thun (GP: 5; GD: -6; PTS: 3)

xy-Won Group G and clinched berth in Europa League group stage

z-Eliminated from European competition

Group H:

At Liberec, Czech Republic:

Francis Coquelin scored the winning goal in the 73rd minute as SC Freiburg held off home-standing Slovan Liberec 2-1.

At Seville, Spain:

Ruben Fernandes' equalizer in the 90th minute carried Estoril to a 1-1 road draw with Sevilla.  Kevin Gameiro scored in the seventh minute for the hosts, who still locked up a berth in the knockout stage.

GROUP H STANDINGS:

1.  x-Sevilla (GP: 5; GD: +3; PTS: 9)
2.     SC Freiburg (GP: 5; GD: -1; PTS: 6)
3.     FC Slovan Liberec (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 6)
4. z-GD Estoril Praia (GP: 5; GD: -2; PTS: 3)

x-Clinched berth in Europa League knockout stage

z-Eliminated from European competition

Group I:

At Lyon, France:

Bafetimbi Gomis scored the only goal of the match in the 66th minute as Lyon locked up a berth in the knockout stage with a 1-0 home win over Real Betis, who also punched their ticket for the Round of 32.

At Rijeka, Croatia:

HNK Rijeka and visiting Vitoria de Guimaraes were both eliminated from the tournament following their 0-0 stalemate.

GROUP I STANDINGS:

1. x-Lyon (GP: 5; GD: +2; PTS: 9)
2.x-Real Betis (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 8)
3.z-Vitoria de Guimaraes (GP: 5; GD: +2; PTS: 5)
4.z-HNK Rijeka (GP: 5; GD: -5; PTS: 3)

x-Clinched berth in Europa League group stage

z-Eliminated from European competition

Group J:

At Trabzon, Turkey:

Olcan Adin delivered a hat trick (23', 61', 81') as Trabzonspor clinched a Round-of-32 berth by eliminating visiting Apollon Limassol 4-2.

At Warsaw, Poland:

Brayan Perea (24') and Felipe Anderson Pereira Gomes (57') delivered the scoring for Lazio as the visiting Young Eagles laid claim to a Europa League knockout-stage berth after their 2-0 shutout of Legia Warsaw.

GROUP J STANDINGS:

1.  x-Trabzonspor (GP: 5; GD: +7; PTS: 13)
2. x-Lazio (GP: 5; GD: +4; PTS: 11)
3. z-Apollon Limassol (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 4)
4. z-Legia Warsaw (GP: 5; GD: -8; PTS: 0)

x-Clinched berth in Europa League knockout stage

z-Eliminated from European competition

Group K:

At Ramenskoye, Russia:

Alexandru Epureanu scored in the 58th minute as FC Anzhi Makhachkala gained a 1-1 home draw with  FC Sheriff Tiraspol, eliminating the visiting Moldovan club from the tournament, despite Ismail Isa's tally in the 52nd minute.

At Tromso, Norway:

Adnan Causevic (OG-63') and Mousa Dembele (76') provided the scoring as Tottenham Hotspur clinched the Group K crown after their 2-0 road blanking of Tromso IL.

GROUP K STANDINGS:

1. xy-Tottenham Hotspur (GP: 5; GD: +10; PTS: 15)
2.   x-FC Anzhi Makhachkala (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 8)
3.   z-FC Sheriff Tiraspol (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 3)
4.   z-Tromso IL (GP: 5; GD: -7; PTS: 1)

xy-Won Group K and clinched berth in Europa League knockout stage

x-Clinched berth in Europa League knockout stage

z-Eliminated from European competition

Group L:

At Astana, Kazakhstan:

Lucas Perez (54') and Stelios Kitsiou (90'+2) provided the scoring as PAOK FC defeated FC Shakhter Karagandy 2-0 on the road and clinched a berth in the Europa League's knockout stage, eliminating the hosts from the competition in the process.

At Alkmaar, Netherlands:

Nemanja Gudelj (37') and Johann Berg Gudmundsson (90'+5) delivered the goals as AZ Alkmaar earned a berth in the knockout stage after they blanked visiting Maccabi Haifa 2-0.

GROUP L STANDINGS:

1. x-PAOK FC (GP: 5; GD: +4; PTS: 11)
2. x-AZ Alkmaar (GP: 5; GD: +4; PTS: 11)
3. z-Maccabi Haifa FC (GP: 5; GD: -4; PTS: 2)
4. z-FC Shakhter Karagandy (GP: 5; GD: -4; PTS: 2)

x-Clinched berth in Europa League knockout stage

z-Eliminated from European competition





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