Group stage play in the Europa League commenced on Thursday with 24 games being played.
Group A:
At Thessaloniki, Greece:
Tottenham Hotspur held hosts PAOK FC to a 0-0 stalemate.
At Dublin, Ireland:
Obafemi Martins (3'), Cristian Noboa (52), and Gokdeniz Karadeniz (62') each tallied once as FC Rubin Kazan dominated Shamrock Rovers 3-0 on the road.
GROUP A STANDINGS:
1. FC Rubin Kazan (GP: 1; GD: +3; PTS: 3)
2. PAOK FC (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
Tottenham Hotspur (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. Sharock Rovers FC (GP: 1; GD: -3; PTS: 0)
Group B:
At Hanover, Germany:
Hannover 96 and visiting Standard Liege battled to a 0-0 stalemate.
At Copenhagen, Denmark:
Morten Nordstrand's successful penalty kick in the 54th minute carried FC Copenhagen to a 1-0 home win over FC Vorskla Poltava.
GROUP B STANDINGS:
1. FC Copenhagen (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. Hannover 96 (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
Standard Liege (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. FC Vorskla Poltava (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
Group C:
At Tel Aviv, Israel:
Ovidiu Herea scored the only goal of the match in the 55th minute as Rapid Bucharest defeated Hapoel Tel Aviv 1-0 on the road.
At Eindhoven, Netherlands:
Dries Mertens provided the only goal of the match at 21 minutes as PSV Eindhoven downed visiting Legia Warsaw 1-0.
GROUP C STANDINGS:
1. PSV Eindhoven (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
Rapid Bucharest (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Hapoel Tel Aviv (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
Legia Warsaw (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
Group D:
At Zurich, Switzerland:
With Federico Insua (4') and Ricky van Wolfswinkel (20') providing the early scoring, Sporting CP defeated FC Zurich 2-0 on the road.
At Rome:
Lazio settled for a 2-2 home draw with FC Vaslui. Djibril Cisse (PK-35') and Guiseppe Sculli (71') each scored a goal for the homestanding Young Eagles while Wesley Da Silva Lopes scored both goals (59', PK-63') for the visiting Romanian club.
GROUP D STANDINGS:
1. Sporting CP (GP: 1; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
2. FC Vaslui (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
Lazio (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. FC Zurich (GP: 1; GD: -2; PTS: 0)
Group E:
At Kiev, Ukraine:
Ognjen Vukojevic's 90th-minute equalizer salvaged a 1-1 home draw for Dynamo Kiev in their match with Stoke City. Cameron Jerome scored for the visiting Potters in the 55th minute.
At Istanbul, Turkey:
Hugo Almeida scored twice in the first half (3', 28') as Besiktas delivered a 5-1 home beatdown on Maccabi Tel Aviv.
GROUP E STANDINGS:
1. Besiktas (GP: 1; GD: +4; PTS: 3)
2. Dynamo Kiev (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
Stoke City (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. Maccabi Tel Aviv (GP: 1; GD: -4; PTS: 0)
Group F:
At Bratislava, Slovakia:
Iker Munain scored the winning goal in the 40th minute as Athletic Bilbao defeated Slovan Bratislava 2-1 on the road.
At Paris:
Anderson Luiz de Carvalho Nene (PK-35'), Mathieu Bodmer (44'), and Jeremy Menez (67') each scored once as Paris Saint-Germain defeated visiting FC Red Bull Salzburg 3-1.
GROUP F STANDINGS:
1. Paris Saint-Germain (GP: 1; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
2. Athletic Bilbao (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Slovan Bratislava (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. FC Red Bull Salzburg (GP: 1; GD: -2; PTS: 0
Group G:
At Alkmaar, Netherlands:
Jozy Altidore (21'), Rasmus Elm (PK-33'), Adam Maher (39'), and Brett Holman (49') each scored once as AZ Alkmaar dominated visitng Malmo FF 4-1.
At Vienna, Austria:
Papa Gueye (56') and Ribeiro Cleiton Xavier (PK-79') provided the scoring as FC Metalist Kharkiv came from behind to defeat Austria Vienna 2-1 on the road.
GROUP G STANDINGS:
1. AZ Alkmaar (GP: 1; GD: +3; PTS: 3)
2. FC Metalist Kharkiv (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Austria Vienna (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. Malmo FF (GP: 1; GD: -3; PTS: 0)
Group H:
At Bruges, Belgium:
Vadis Odjija Ofoe (7') and Nabil Dinar (24') provided the scoring punch that carried Club Brugge to a 2-0 home whitewashing of NK Maribor.
At Birmingham, England:
Helder Barbosa scored twice (6', 88') as Sporting Braga defeated Birmingham City 3-1 on the road.
GROUP H STANDINGS:
1. Sporting Braga (GP: 1; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
2. Club Brugge (GP: 1; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
3. Birmingham City (GP: 1; GD: -2; PTS: 0)
4. NK Maribor (GP: 1; GD: -2; PTS: 0)
Group I:
At Udine, Italy:
Antonio Di Natale (39') and Pablo Armero (83') provided the goals that enabled Udinese to come from behind and upend visiting Stade Rennes 2-1.
At Madrid:
Radamel Falcao Garcia (3') and Diego Ribas de Cunha (68') each tallied once as Atletico Madrid blanked visiting Celtic 2-0.
GROUP I STANDINGS:
1. Atletico Madrid (GP: 1; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
2. Udinese (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Stade Rennes (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. Celtic (GP: 1; GD: -2; PTS: 0)
Group J:
At Haifa, Israel:
Mohammed Gadir provided the lone goal of the match in the 54th minute as Maccabi Haifa defeated visiting AEK Larnaca.
At Cluj-Napoca, Romania:
Steaua Bucharest and visiting FC Schalke 04 battled to a 0-0 stalemate.
GROUP J STANDINGS:
1. Maccabi Haifa (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. FC Schalke 04 (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 0)
Steaua Bucharest (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 0)
4. AEK Larnaca (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
Group K:
At Krakow, Poland:
In a battle of clubs who lost their UEFA Champions League playoff-round series, Andreas Johansson (35'), Peter Utaka (80'), and Rasmus Jensen (90'+2) provided the scoring that lifted Odense Bollklub to a 3-1 road win over Wisla Krakow.
At London:
Mark Schwartzer's own goal in the 41st minutes ended up costing Fulham two points as the Cottagers had to settle for a 1-1 home draw with FC Twente. Andrew Johnson scored for the London club in the 19th minute.
GROUP K STANDINGS:
1. Odense Bollklub (GP: 1; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
2. FC Twente (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
Fulham (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. Wisla Krakow (GP: 1; GD: -2; PTS: 0)
Group L:
At Graz, Austria:
Victor Obinna (28') and Dmitri Sychev (29') each scored a goal a minute apart as Lokomotiv Moscow came from behind to top SK Sturm Graz 2-1 on the road.
At Brussels, Belgium:
Matius Suarez delivered a hat trick (16', 41', 84') as RSC Anderlecht dominated visiting AEK Athens 4-1.
GROUP L STANDINGS:
1. RSC Anderlecht (GP: 1; GD: +3; PTS: 3)
2. Lokomotiv Moscow (GP: 1; GD +1; PTS: 3)
3. SK Sturm Graz (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. AEK Athens (GP: 1; GD: -3; PTS: 0)
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