24 games were played on Thursday as group stage action in the Europa League reached the halfway point.
Group A:
At Manchester, England:
Emmanuel Adebayor's hat trick (13', 25', 73') provided all the scoring as Manchester City defeated visiting Lech Poznan 3-1.
At Wals-Siezenheim, Austria:
Milos Krasic's equalizer at 48 minutes enabled Juventus to hold hosts Red Bull Austria to a 1-1 deadlock. Dusan Svento scored at 36 minutes for the hosts.
GROUP A STANDINGS:
1. Manchester City (GP: 3; GD: +4; PTS: 7)
2. Lech Poznan (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 4)
3. Juventus (GP: 3; GD; 0; PTS: 3)
4. Red Bull Salzburg (GP: 3; GD: -4; PTS: 1)
Group B:
At Madrid:
Diego Roberto Leal Godin (18'), Sergio Aguero (66'), and Costa Diego (78') provided the scoring that carried Atletico Madrid to a 3-0 beatdown of visiting Rosenborg
At Thessaloniki, Greece:
Aris Salonika battled visiting Bayer Leverkusen to a 0-0 stalemate.
GROUP B STANDINGS:
1. Bayer Leverkusen (GP: 3; GD: +4; PTS: 5)
2. Atletico Madrid (GP: 3; GD: +2; PTS; 4)
3. Aris Salonika (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS; 4)
4. Rosenborg (GP: 3; GD: -6; PTS: 3)
Group C:
At Lisbon, Portugal:
Liedson's double (13', 27') was part of an offensive barrage that saw Sporting spank visiting KAA Gent 5-1.
At Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France:
Aurelien Chedjou Fongang scored the only goal of the match (49') as Lille defeated visiting Levski Sofia 1-0.
GROUP C STANDINGS:
1. Sporting (GP: 3; GD: +10; PTS: 9)
2. LOSC Lille Metropole (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 4)
3. Levski Sofia (GP: 3; GD: -5; PTS: 3)
4. KAA Gent (GP: 3; GD: -5; PTS: 1)
Group D:
At Villarreal, Spain:
Marko Ruben scored the game's lone goal at 38 minutes as Villarreal shut out visiting PAOK Salonika 1-0.
At Zagreb, Croatia:
Dinamo Zagreb settled for a 0-0 home deadlock with Club Brugge.
GROUP D STANDINGS:
1. Villarreal (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 6)
2. Dinamo Zagreb (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
3. PAOK Salonika (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 4)
4. Club Brugge (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 2)
Group E:
At Tiraspol, Moldova:
With Sergey Sosnovskiy providing the game's lone tally (8'), FC BATE Borisov defeated FC Sheriff 1-0 on the road.
At Alkmaar, Netherlands:
Dynamo Kiev, with Artem Milevskiy (16') and Yevhen Khacheridi (39') providing the scoring, defeated AZ Alkmaar 2-1 on the road.
GROUP E STANDINGS:
1. FC BATE Borisov (GP: 3; GD: +4; PTS: 7)
2. Dynamo Kiev (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 4)
3. FC Sheriff (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
4. AZ Alkmaar (GP: 3; GD: -3; PTS: 3)
Group F:
At Palermo, Italy:
Seydou Doumbia scored twice (34', 59') as CSKA Moscow overpowered hosts Palermo 3-0.
At Prague, Czech Republic:
Goals from Martin Steuble (75') and Carlos Silvio (90') capped off a frantic comeback for FC Lausanne-Sport as the second-division Swiss club erased a two-goal deficit and gained a 3-3 draw on the road with Sparta Prague. Bony Wilfred scored twice in the first half (10', 23') for the hosts.
GROUP F STANDINGS:
1. CSKA Moscow (GP: 3; GD: +9; PTS: 9)
2. Sparta Prague (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 4)
3. Palermo (GP: 3; GD: -3; PTS: 3)
4. FC Lausanne-Sport (GP: 3; GD: -4; PTS: 1)
Group G:
At Saint Petersburg, Russia:
Alexander Bukharov (25') and Miguel Danny (68') each scored once as Zenit Saint Petersburg blanked visiting Hajduk Split 2-0.
At Brussels, Belgium:
RSC Anderlecht, with goals from Mbark Boussoufa (32'), Romelu Lukaku (71'), and Roland Juhasz (76'), overpowered visiting AEK Athens 3-0.
GROUP G STANDINGS:
1. Zenit Saint Petersbur (GP: 3; GD: +6; PTS: 9)
2. RSC Anderlecht (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
3. AEK Athens (GP: 3; GD: -3; PTS: 3)
4. Hajduk Split (GP: 3; GD: -3; PTS: 3)
Group H:
At Bern, Switzerland:
Henri Bienvenu (26'), Scott Sutter (34'), David Degen (61'), and Senad Lulic (75') each delivered a goal as BSC Young Boys doubled up visiting Odense BK 4-2.
At Stuttgart, Germany:
Ciprian Marica scored the game's lone goal at 28 minutes as VfB Stuttgart defeated visiting Getafe 1-0.
GROUP H STANDINGS:
1. VfB Stuttgart (GP: 3; GD: +5; PTS: 9)
2. BSC Young Boys (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 6)
3. Getafe (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 3)
4. Odense BK (GP: 3; GD: -4; PTS: 0)
Group I:
At Kharkiv, Ukraine:
Brazilian midfielder Ribeiro Cleiton Xavier scored the winning goal at 73 minutes as FC Metalist Kharkiv, despite finishing the match with only ten men, knocked off visiting Sampdoria 2-1.
At Budapest, Hungary:
Orlando Engelaar (40') and Jonathan Reis (66') provided the goalpower that enabled PSV Eindhoven to come from behind on the road and top Debreceni VSC 2-1.
GROUP I STANDINGS:
1. PSV Eindhoven (GP: 3; GD: +3; PTS: 7)
2. FC Metalist Kharkiv (GP: 3; GD: +4; PTS: 6)
3. Sampdoria (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 4)
4. Debreceni VSC (GP: 3; GD: -7; PTS: 0)
Group J:
At Dortmund, Germany:
Clement Chantome's late equalizer (87') enabled Paris Saint-Germain to gain a 1-1 road draw with Borussia Dortmund. The hosts' score came on a successful penalty kick at 50 minutes from Nuri Sahin.
At Lviv, Ukraine:
Frederic Kanoute's goal at 34 minutes provided all the scoring as Sevilla defeated FC Kapaty Lviv 1-0 on the road.
GROUP J STANDINGS:
1. Paris Saint-Germain (GP: 3; GD: +3; PTS: 7)
2. Sevilla (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 6)
3. Borussia Dortmund (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 4)
4. FC Karpaty Lviv (GP: 3; GD: -4; PTS: 0)
Group K:
At Utrecht, Netherlands:
Alje Schut's own goal at 75 minutes cost FC Utrecht two points at home as they had to settle for a 1-1 draw with visiting Steaua Buchartest. Edouard Duplan scored at 60 minutes for the Dutch club.
At Naples, Italy:
Even without Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard, Liverpool still grabbed a point on the road with their 0-0 stalemate with Napoli.
GROUP K STANDINGS:
1. Liverpool (GP: 3; GD: +3; PTS; 5)
2. Napoli (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
3. FC Utrecht (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
4. Steaua Bucharest (GP: 3; GD: -3; PTS: 2)
Group L:
At Sofia, Bulgaria:
Jan Vennegoor (28') and Stefan Hoffmann (32') each delivered a first-half tally as Rapid Vienna blanked CSKA Sofia 2-0 on the road.
At Istanbul, Turkey:
Despite finishing with only nine men, FC Porto defeated Besiktas 3-1 on the road. Givaldo Hulk scored twice in the second half (59', 77') for the Dragons.
GROUP L STANDINGS:
1. FC Porto (GP: 3; GD: +6; PTS; 9)
2. Besiktas (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 6)
3. Rapid Vienna (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 3)
4. CSJK Sofia (GP: 3; GD: -4; PTS: 0)
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