Europa League

24 games were played as group-stage action in the Europa League resumed.

GROUP A:

At Glasgow, Scotland:

Fernandao scored twice (43', 48') as Fenerbahce came back from two goals down to gain a 2-2 road draw with Celtic. Leigh Griffiths (28') and Kris Commons (32') each tallied once for the Bhoys.

At Molde, Norway:

Viktor Fischer's equalizer in the 19th minute lifted Ajax Amsterdam to a 1-1 road draw with Molde FK.  Eirik Hestad scored for the hosts in the eighth minute.

Group A Standings:

1. Molde FK (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 4)
2. Celtic (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 2)
3. Ajax Amsterdam (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 2)
4. Fenerbahce (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 1)

NOTE:  Celtic scored two away goals in their 2-2 draw with Ajax Amsterdam.



GROUP B:

At Kazan, Russia:

Bordeaux held hosts Rubin Kazan to a 0-0 stalemate.

At Liverpool, England:

Ebenezer Assifuah's equalizer in the 18th minute lifted FC Sion to a 1-1 road draw with Liverpool.  Adam Lallana scored for the Reds at four minutes.

Group B Standings:

1. FC Sion (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
2. Liverpool (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 2)
3. Bordeaux (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 2)
4. Rubin Kazan (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)

NOTE:  Liverpool scored an away goal in their 1-1 deadlock with Bordeuax.



GROUP C:

At Krasnodar, Russia:

Fyodor Smolov scored the winning goal in the 84th minute as FC Krasnodar defeated visiting Gabala FK 1-0.

At Thessaloniki, Greece:

Gonzalo Castro delivered the equalizer in the 72nd minute to carry Borussia Dortmund to a 1-1 road draw with PAOK FC.  Robert Mak scored in the 34th minute for the hosts.

Group C Standings:

1. Borussia Dortmund (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
2. FC Krasnodar (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
3. PAOK FC (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 2)
4. Gabala FK (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)



GROUP D:

At Bruges, Belgium:

Paul Onuachu scored what proved to be the game winner in the 67th minute as FC Midtjylland knocked off Club Brugge 3-1 on the road.

At Warsaw, Poland:

Dries Mertens (53') and Gonzalo Higuain (84') produced the goals as Napoli shut out Legia Warsaw 2-0 on the road.

Group D Standings:

1. Napoli (GP: 2; GD: +7; PTS: 6)
2. FC Midtjylland (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 6)
3. Legia Warsaw (GP: 2; GD: -3; PTS: 0)
4. Club Brugge (GP: 2; GD: -7; PTS: 0)



GROUP E:

At Barysaw, Belarus:

Steffen Hofmann scored the only goal of Rapid Vienna's 1-0 road win over Dinamo Minsk in the 54th minute.

At Villarreal, Spain:

Leo Baptistao scored the only goal of the match in the 54th minute as Villarreal defeated visiting FC Viktoria Plzen 1-0.

Group E Standings:

1. Rapid Vienna (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
2. Villarreal (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
3. FC Viktoria Plzen (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
4. FC Dinamo Minsk (GP: 2; GD: -3; PTS: 0)

 NOTE:  Villarreal defeated visiting FC Viktoria Plzen 1-0 in the first of two games between the two clubs.



GROUP F:

At Marseille, France:

Vladimir Coufal came through for FC Slovan Liberec with his goal in the 84th minute as the Czech club knocked off hosts Marseille 1-0.

At Braga, Portugal:

Ahmed Hassan Mahgoub's fifth-minute goal held up as Sporting Braga defeated visiting FC Groningen 1-0.

Group F Standings:

1. Sporting Braga (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
2. FC Slovan Liberec (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
3. Marseille (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
4. FC Groningen (GP: 2; GD: -4; PTS: 0)

NOTE:  Slovan Liberec took the first of two contests with Marseille 1-0 on the road.



GROUP G:

At Trondheim, Norway:

Yevhen Seleznyov scored the only goal of the match in the 80th minute as FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk knocked off Rosenborg 1-0 on the road.

At Rome:

Lucas Biglia scored the winning goal in the 80th minute as Lazio held off visiting Saint-Etienne 3-2.

Group G Standings:

1. Lazio (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
2. FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
3. Rosenborg BK (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)
4. Saint-Etienne (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)

NOTES: Lazio, with one road goal, gained a 1-1 draw with FC Dnipro in the first of two games between the clubs; Rosenborg scored twice on the road in their 2-2 draw with Saint-Etienne.



GROUP H:

At Istanbul, Turkey:

Gokhan Tore's equalizer in the 61st minute enabled Besiktas to salvage a 1-1 home draw with Sporting CP.  Bryan Ruiz scored in the 16th minute for the Lions.

At Moscow:

Baye Oumar Niasse (35') and Aleksandr Samedov (73') each produced a goal as Lokomotiv Moscow blanked visiting Skenderbeu Korce 2-0.

Group H Standings:

1. Lokomotiv Moscow (GP: 2; GD: +4; PTS: 6)
2. Besiktas (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
3. Sporting CP (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 1)
4. Skenderbeu Korce (GP: 2; GD: -3; PTS: 0)



GROUP I:

At Lisbon, Portugal:

Federico Bernardeschi got the scoring started in the 18th minute as Fiorentina demolished Belenenses 4-0 on the road.

At Basel, Switzerland:

Birkir Bjamason (55') and Breel Embolo (90') each scored once as FC Basel blanked visiting Lech Poznan 2-0.

Group I Standings:

1. FC Basel (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS; 6)
2. Fiorentina (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 3)
3. Lech Poznan (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 1)
4. Belenenses (GP: 2; GD: -4; PTS: 1)



GROUP J:

At Baku, Azerbaijan:

Richard Almeida de Oliveira scored the only goal of the match in the 36th minute as Qarabag defeated visiting RSC Anderlecht 1-0.

At Fontvieille, Monaco:

Stephan El Shaarawy's equalizer in the 81st minute carried AS Monaco to a 1-1 home draw with Tottenham Hotspur.  Erik Lamela scored for Spurs in the 35th minute.

Group J Standings:

1. Tottenham Hotspur (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 4)
2. Qarabag FK (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 3)
3. AS Monaco (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 2)
4. RSC Anderlecht (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)



GROUP K:

At Prague, Czech Republic:

Kehinde Fatai (24') and Jakob Brabec (60') provided the scoring as Sparta Prague blanked visiting APOEL FC 2-0.

At Gelsenkirchen, Germany:

Franco Di Santo delivered a natural first-half hat trick (28', 37', PK-44') as Schalke 04 mauled visiting Asteras Tripoli 4-0.

Group K Standings:

1. FC Schalke 04 (GP: 2; GD: +7; PTS: 6)
2. Sparta Prague (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 4)
3. Asteras Tripoli (GP: 2; GD: -4; PTS: 1)
4. APOEL FC (GP: 2; GD: -5; PTS: 0)



GROUP L:

At Augsburg, Germany:

Andrija Zivkovic scored twice (31', 62') as  ten-man Partizan Belgrade downed FC Augsburg 3-1 on the road.

At Alkmaar, Netherlands:

Eneko Boveda's own goal in the 65th minute proved costly as AZ Alkmaar defeated visiting Athletic Bilbao 2-1.

Group L Standings:

1. Partizan Belgrade (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 6)
2. AZ Alkmaar (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
3. Athletic Bilbao (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
4. FC Augsburg (GP: 2; GD: -4; PTS: 0)

NOTE:  AZ Alkmaar defeated Athletic Bilbao 2-1 at home in the first of the clubs' two group-stage encounters.