Group stage action in the Europa League resumed ---and reached the midway point---with two dozen--count 'em---two dozen games on Thursday.
Group A:
At Timisoara, Romania:
Visiting RSC Anderlecht and FC Timisoara battled to a 0-0 stalemate.
At Amsterdam, Netherlands:
Ajax Amsterdam, with goals from Luis Suarez (PK-3') and Dennis Rommedahl (81'), held off visiting Dinamo Zagreb 2-1.
GROUP A STANDINGS:
1. Ajax (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 5)
2. RSC Anderlecht (GP: 3; GD: +2; PTS: 5)
3. Dinamo Zagreb (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
4. FC Timisoara (GP: 3; GD: -3; PTS: 2)
Group B:
At Valencia, Spain:
David Navarro' s 63rd-minute equalizer enabled Valencia to salvage a 1-1 home draw with Slavia Prague. Riste Maumov put the visiting club from the Czech capital on the scoreboard in the 28th minute.
At Villeneuve d'Asca, France:
LOSC Lille Metropole, with Ludovic Obraniak (38'), Robert Vittek (63), and Eden Hazard (84') provided the goalpower, overpowered visiting Genoa 3-0.
GROUP B STANDINGS
1. Lille (GP: 3; GD: +7; PTS: 7)
2. Valencia (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 5)
3. Genoa (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 3)
4. Slavia Prague (GP: 3; GD: -6; PTS: 1)
Group C:
At Glasgow, Scotland:
Marcus Berg scored the only goal of the match (63') as visiting Hamburg downed Celtic 1-0.
At Tel-Aviv, Israel:
Zurab Menteshashvili (54'), Etey Shechter (59'), Gil Vermouth (69'), and Maaran Lala (90') each provided a tally as Hapoel Tel-Aviv erased a 1-0 halftime deficit and pounded visiting SK Rapid Vienna 4-1.
GROUP C STANDINGS:
1. Hamburg (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 6)
2. Hapoel Tel-Aviv (GP: 3; GD: +3; PTS: 6)
3. Rapid Vienna (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 4)
4. Celtic (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 1)
Group D:
At Riga, Latvia:
Miguel Veloso (6') and Joao Moutinho (85') each scored at opposite ends of the match as Sporting defeated hosts FK Ventspils 2-1.
At Berlin:
Hernan Losada provided all the scoring (36') as SC Heerenveen continued Hertha Berlin's problems (both in the Europa League and in Germany's Bundesliga)
GROUP D STANDINGS:
1. Sporting (GP: 3; GD: +3; PTS: 9)
2. SC Heerenveen (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 4)
3. FK Ventspils (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 2)
4. Hertha Berlin (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 1)
Group E:
At London:
Marco Andreolli's stoppage-time equalizer (90'+3) enabled AS Roma to steal a share of the points with their 1-1 road draw with Fulham. The Cottagers' goal came at 24 minutes from Brede Hangeland.
At Sofia, Bulgaria:
Alexander Frei provided both goals (20', 63') as FC Basel 1893 blanked CSKA Sofia 2-0 on the road.
GROUP E STANDINGS:
1. Basel (GP: 3; GD: +3; PTS: 6)
2. Fulham (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 5)
3. AS Roma (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 4)
4. CSKA Sofia (GP: 3; GD: -4; PTS: 1)
Group F:
At Istanbul, Turkey:
Shabani Nonda's double (42', 46') helped Galatasaray dominate visiting Dinamo Bucharest 4-1.
At Athens, Greece:
A Successful penalty kick from Dimitris Salpingidis at 60 minutes proved to be the only goal of the match which saw Panathinaikos down visiting SK Sturm Graz 1-0.
GROUP F STANDINGS:
1. Galatasaray (GP: 3; GD: +5; PTS: 7)
2. Panathinaikos (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 6)
3. Dinamo Bucharest (GP: 3; GD: -3; PTS: 3)
4. SK Sturm Graz (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 1)
Group G:
At Salzburg, Austria:
Dusan Svento scored the only goal of the match (45'+2) as FC Red Bull Salzburg defeated visiting Levski Sofia 1-0.
At Rome:
Tommaso Rocchi's game winner (90'+2) vaulted Lazio to a 2-1 home win over Villarreal.
GROUP G STANDINGS:
1. FC Red Bull Salzburg (GP: 3; GD: +4; PTS: 9)
2. Lazio (GP: 3; GD: +4; PTS: 6)
3. Villarreal (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 3)
4. Levski Sofia (GP: 3; GD: -6; PTS: 0)
Group H:
At Tiraspol, Moldova:
Benjamin Balima (41') and Jymmy Franca (90'+4) provided the goals as FC Sheriff ended FC Twente's 17-match unbeaten streak in all competitins with their 2-0 home win.
At Bucharest, Romania:
Kazim Kazim scored the game's only goal at 59 minutes as Fenerbahce took one on the road 1-0 over Steaua Bucharest.
GROUP H STANDINGS:
1. Fenerbahce (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 6)
2. FC Sheriff (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
3. FC Twente (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 4)
4. Steaua Bucharest (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 2)
Group I:
At Minsk, Belarus:
In a match played at Minsk because their home stadium did not meet UEFA standards, FC BATE Borisov, with goals from Aleksandr Pavlov (51') and Aleksandr Alumona (85'), defeated visiting AEK Athens 2-1.
At Lisbon, Portugal:
Doubles from Javier Saviola (14', 83') and Oscar Cardozo (47', 48') helped SL Benfica destroy visiting Everton 5-0.
GROUP I STANDINGS
1. SL Benfica (GP: 3; GD: +6; PTS: 6)
2. Everton (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 6)
3. BATE Borisov (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 3)
4. AEK Athens (GP: 3; GD: -4; PTS: 3)
Group J:
At Donetsk, Ukraine:
Luiz Adriano's double (24', 56') provided half the goalpower as Shakhtar Donetsk dismanted visiting Toulouse 4-0.
At Bruges, Belgium:
Ivan Perisic provided the winning goal (4') as Club Brugge defeated visiting Partizan Belgrade 2-0.
GROUP J STANDINGS:
1. Shakhtar Donetsk (GP: 3; GD: +10; PTS: 9)
2. Club Brugge (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 4)
3. Toulouse (GP: 3; GD: -3; PTS: 4)
4. Partizan Belgrade (GP: 3; GD: -6; PTS: 0)
Group K:
At Eindhoven, Netherlands:
Jonathan Reis scored the game's lone goal in the 72nd minute as PSV Eindhoven blanked visiting FC Copenhagen 1-0.
At Prague, Czech Republic:
Juraj Kucka (15') and Roman Hubnik (32') each provided a goal as Sparta Prague got the better of visiting CFR 1907 Cluj 2-0.
GROUP K STANDINGS:
1. PSV Eindhoven (GP: 3; GD: +2; PTS: 7)
2. Sparta Prague (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
3. CFR Cluj (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 3)
4. FC Copenhagen (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 3)
Group L:
At Vienna, Austria:
Thanks to tallies courtesy of Ernin Sulimani (73') and Schumacher (87'), Austria Vienna erased a two-goal deficit to salvage a 2-2 home deadlock with Werder Bremen, canceling out Claudio Pizarro's double (19', 63') for last season's UEFA Cup runners-up in the process.
At Bilbao, Spain:
After trailing 1-0 at halftime, Joseba Exteberria (67') and Fernando Llorente (86') each scored a goal as Athletic Bilbao overtook visiting CD Nacional 2-1.
GROUP L STANDINGS:
1. Werder Bremen (GP: 3; GD: +3; PTS: 7)
2. Athletic Bilbao (GP: 3; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
3. Austria Vienna (GP: 3; GD: -3; PTS: 2)
4. CD Nacional (GP: 3; GD -2; PTS: 1)
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