Thursday, November 04, 2010

Europa League: Dragons, Horses, Stuttgart, Zenit, FC BATE Advance To Knockout Round; Stevie G Saves Day For Liverpool

The second half of Europa League group stage play began on Thursday.

Group A:

At Poznan, Poland:

Dimitrije Injac (30'), Manuel Arboleda (86'), and Mateusz Mozdzen (90') each tallied once as Lech Poznan knocked off visiting Manchester City 3-1.

At Turin, Italy:

Red Bull Salzburg held hosts Juventus to a 0-0 stalemate.

GROUP A STANDINGS:

1. Lech Poznan (GP: 4; GD: +2; PTS: 7)
2. Manchester City (GP: 4; GD: +2; PTS: 7)
3. Juventus (GP: 4; GD: 0; PTS: 4)
4. Red Bull Salzburg (GP:4; GD: -4; PTS: 2)

Group B:

At Trondheim, Norway:

Sergio Aguero (5') and Tiago (84') provided the scoring that lifted Atletico Madrid to a 2-1 road win over Rosenborg.

At Leverkusen, Germany:

Arturo Vidal scored the only goal of the match at 90 minutes to carry Bayer Leverkusen to a 1-0 home win over Aris Solinika.

GROUP B STANDINGS:

1. Bayer Leverkusen (GP: 4; GD: +5; PTS: 8)
2. Atletico Madrid (GP: 4; GD: +3; PTS: 7)
3. Aris Thessaloniki FC (GP: 4; GD: -1; PTS: 4)
4. Rosenborg (GP: 4; GD: -7; PTS: 3)


Group C:

At Ghent, Belgium:

Tim Smolders (8'), Ibrahim Conte (80'), and Shlomi Arbaitman (83') each tallied once as KAA Gent stunned visiting Sporting 3-1.

At Sofia, Bulgaria:

Ivo Ivanov's own goal at 88 minutes enabled Levski Sofia to salvage a 2-2 home draw with Lille.

GROUP C STANDINGS:

1. Sporting (GP: 4; GD: +8; PTS: 9)
2. LOSC Lille Metropole (GP: 4; GD: 0; PTS: 5)
3. Levski Sofia (GP: 4; GD: -5; PTS: 4)
4. KAA Gent (GP: 4; GD: -3; PTS; 4)

Group D:

At Thessaloniki, Greece:

Adelino Andre Vieira De Freitas Vieirinha scored the only goal of the match at 70 minutes as PAOK FC shut out visiting Villarreal 1-0.
At Bruges, Belgium:

Jorge Cruz Campos Sammir (55') and Igor Biscan (59') provided the goalpower that carried Dinamo Zagreb to a 2-0 win on the road over Club Brugge.
GROUP D STANDINGS:

1. PAOK FC (GP: 4; GD: +1; PTS: 7)
2. Dinamo Zagreb (GP: 4; GD: +3; PTS: 7)
3. Villarreal (GP: 4; GD: -1; PTS: 6)
4. Club Brugge (GP: 4; GD: -3; PTS: 2)

Group E:

At Minsk, Belarus:

Vitaly Rodionov (15'), Alexander Pavlov (69'), and Renan Bressan (74') each tallied once as FC BATE Borisov clinched a berth in the Europa League's knockout stage with a 3-1 win over visiting FC Sheriff.

At Kiev, Ukraine:

Artem Milevskiy provided both goals (47', 61') as Dynamo Kiev defeated visiting AZ Alkmaar 2-0.

GROUP E STANDINGS:

1. FC BATE Borisov* (GP: 4; GD: +6; PTS: 10)
2. Dynamo Kiev (GP: 4; GD: +1; PTS: 7)
3. AZ Alkmaar (GP: 4; GD; -5; PTS: 3)
4. FC Sheriff (GP: 4; GD: -2; PTS: 3)

Group F:

At Moscow:

Tomas Necid scored twice in the second half (50', 54') after Keisuke Honda opened the scoring (47'), resulting in three goals in an eight-minute span as CSKA Moscow locked up a berth in the Europa League's knockout stage with a 3-1 home win over ten-man Palermo.

At Lausanne, Switzerland:

Bony Wilfred scored twice (44', 90') as Sparta Prague defeated Lausanne-Sport 3-1 on the road, eliminating the second-division Swiss club from the tournament.

GROUP F STANDINGS:

1. CSKA Moscow* (GP: 4; GD: +11; PTS: 12)
2. Sparta Prague (GP: 4; GD: 0; PTS: 7)
3. Palermo (GP: 4; GD: -5; PTS: 3)
4. Lausanne-Sport# (GP: 4; GD: -6; PTS: 1)

*Clinched berth in the knockout stage of the Europa League
#Eliminated from tournament and European competition

Group G:

At Athens:

After Ismael Blanco's successful penalty kick (48') put AEK Athens up 1-0, Jan Polak's equalizer (54') assured guests RSC Anderlecht of gaining a share of the points with a 1-1 draw.

At Split, Croatia:

Aleksei Ionov (31'), Sszablolics Huszti (PK-47'), and Alessandro Rosina (51') each scored a goal as Zenit Saint Petersburg laid claim to a berth in the Round of 32 by holding off Hajduk Split 3-2 on the road.




GROUP G STANDINGS:

1. Zenit Saint Petersburg* (GP: 4; GD: +7; PTS: 12)
2. RSC Anderlecht (GP: 4; GD: 0; PTS: 4)
3. AEK Athens (GP: 4; GD: -3; PTS: 4)
4. Hajduk Split (GP: 4; GD: -4; PTS: 3)

*Won Group G and clinched berth in the Europa League knockout stage

Group H:

At Odense, Denmark:

Hans Henrik Andreasen scored the only goal of the match at 12 minutes as Odense BK defeated visiting BSC Young Boys.

At Getafe, Spain:

VfB Stuttgart dominated Getafe 3-0 on the road to lock up a berth in the knockout stage.  Ciprian Marica (26'), Timo Gebhart (64'), and Martin Harnik (76') each tallied once for the guests.

GROUP H STANDINGS:

1. VfB Stuttgart* (GP: 4; GD: +8; PTS: 12)
2. BSC Young Boys (GP: 4; GD: -1; PTS: 6)
3. Getafe (GP: 4; GD: -5; PTS: 3)
4. Odense BK (GP: 4; GD: -2; PTS: 3)

*Clinched berth in knockout stage of the Europa League

Group I:

At Genoa, Italy:

FC Metalist Kharkiv held hosts Sampdoria to a 0-0 stalemate.

At Eindhoven, Netherlands:

PSV Eindhoven, thanks to goals from Ibrahim Afellay (21'), Jonathan Reis (43'), and Stijn Wuytens (88') eliminated Debreceni VSC from the tournament with a 3-0 beatdown of the visiting Hungarian club.

GROUP I STANDINGS:

1. PSV Eindhoven (GP: 4; GD: +6; PTS:10)
2. FC Metalist Kharkiv (GP: 4; GD: +4; PTS: 7)
3. Sampdoria (GP: 4; GD: 0; PTS: 5)
4. Debreceni VSC# (GP: 4; GD: -10; PTS: 0)

#Eliminated from European competition

Group J:

At Paris:

Paris Saint-Germain and guests Borussia Dortmund battled to a 0-0 deadlock.

At Seville, Spain:

Alejandro Alfaro scored twice (9', 43') as Sevilla delivered a 4-0 horsewhipping to visiting FC Karpaty Lviv, eliminating the Ukrainian club from the tournament the hosts move to the top of Group J.

GROUP J STANDINGS:

1. Sevilla (GP: 4; GD: +1; PTS: 9)
2. Paris Saint-Germain (GP: 4; GD: +3; PTS: 8)
3. Borussia Dortmund (GP: 4; GD: 0; PTS: 5)
4. FC Karpaty Lviv# (GP: 4; GD: -8; PTS: 0)

#Eliminated from European competition

Group K:

At Bucharest, Romania:

Bogdan Stancu's quick second-half double (52', 53') lifted Steaua Bucharest to a 3-1 home win over FC Utrecht.

At Liverpool, England:

Steven Gerrard's natural hat trick in the final quarter-hour of the match (75', 88', 89') carried Liverpool to a 3-1 come-from-behind win over visiting Napoli.

GROUP K STANDINGS:

1. Liverpool (GP: 4; GD: +5; PTS: 8)
2. Steaua Bucharest (GP: 4; GD: -1; PTS: 5)
3. Napoli (GP: 4; GD: -2; PTS: 3)
4. FC Utrecht (GP: 4; GD: -2; PTS: 3)

Group L:

At Vienna, Austria:

Todor Yanchev (51') and Marcos Marquinhos (64') carried the day as their goals carried CSKA Sofia to a 2-1 road win over Rapid Vienna.

At Porto, Portugal:

Radamel Falcao Garcia's successful penalty kick at 37 minutes as FC Porto gained a 1-1 home draw with Besiktas that locked up a berth in the knockout stage for the Dragons.  Nihat Kahveci scored at 64 minutes for the visiting club from Turkey.

GROUP L STANDINGS:

1. FC Porto* (GP: 4; GD: +6; PTS: 10)
2. Besiktas (GP: 4; GD: 0; PTS: 7)
3. Rapid Vienna (GP: 4; GD: -3; PTS: 3)
4. CSKA Sofia (GP: 4; GD: -3; PTS: 3)

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