The second half of Europa League group-stage action commenced with 24 games played on Thursday.
Group A:
At Kazan, Russia:
Bebars Natcho scored the only goal of the match in the 55th minute as Rubin Kazan blanked visiting Tottenham Hotspur 1-0.
At Dublin, Ireland:
Dimitrios Salpigidis scored twice (7', 38') as PAOK FC ended Shamrock Rovers' European campaign with a 3-1 win on the road.
GROUP A STANDINGS:
1. PAOK FC (GP: 4; GD: +3; PTS: 8)
2. FK Rubin Kazan (GP: 4; GD: +3; PTS: 7)
3. Tottenham Hotspur (GP: 4; GD: +2; PTS: 7)
4. z-Shamrock Rovers (GP: 4; GD: -8; PTS: 0)
z-Eliminated from tournament
Group B:
At Poltava, Ukraine:
Luis Seijas (15'), Antonio Kanu (45'+4), and Mohamed Tchite (74') each tallied once as Standard Liege eliminated FC Vorskla Poltava from the tournament with a 3-0 road beatdown.
At Copenhagen, Denmark:
Hannover 96, thanks to goals from Jan Schlaudraff (71') and Leirs Stindl (73'), came from behind to upend FC Copenhagen, 2-1 on the road.
GROUP B STANDINGS:
1. Standard Liege (GP: 4; GD: +5; PTS: 8)
2. Hannover 96 (GP: 4; GD: +2; PTS: 8)
3. FC Copenhagen (GP: 4; GD: -3; PTS: 4)
4. z-FC Vorskla Poltava (GP: 4; GD: -4; PTS: 1)
z-Eliminated from tournament
Group C:
At Warsaw, Poland:
Michal Zyro (53'), Miroslav Radovic (68'), and Michal Kucharczyk (90'+3) each tallied once as Legia Warsaw defeated visiting Rapid Bucharest 3-1 to advance to the knockout stage and eliminate the Romanian club.
At Eindhoven, Netherlands:
Ola Toivonen (59') and Kevin Strootman (86') delivered the tying goals as PSV Eindhoven clinched a berth in the knockout stage after having bounced back from a two-goal deficit to gain a 2-2 draw with Hapoel Tel-Aviv. Toto Tamuz scored twice for the now-eliminated visiting Israeli club.
GROUP C STANDINGS:
1. x-PSV Eindhoven (GP: 4; GD: +4; PTS: 10)
2. x-Legia Warsaw (GP: 4; GD: +3; PTS: 9)
3. z-Rapid Bucharest (GP: 4; GD: -4; PTS: 3)
4. z-Hapoel Tel-Aviv (GP: 4; GD: -3; PTS: 1)
x-Clinched berth in knockout stage
z-Eliminated from tournament
Group D:
At Piatra Neamt, Romania:
Denis Zmeu scored the lone goal of the match in the 30th minute as FC Vaslui handed visiting Sporting CP their first setback in group-stage action 1-0.
At Rome:
Christian Brocchi's goal in the 61st minute provided all the scoring as Lazio downed visiting FC Zurich 1-0.
GROUP D STANDINGS:
1. x-Sporting Club Portugal (GP: 4; GD: +4; PTS: 9)
2. FC Vaslui (GP: 4; GD: -1; PTS: 5)
3. Lazio (GP: 4; GD: 0; PTS: 5)
4. FC Zurich (GP: 4; GD: -3; PTS: 2)
x-Clinched berth in knockout stage
Group E:
At Tel Aviv, Israel:
Dean Whitehead (51') and Peter Crouch (64') provided the scoring as Stoke City held off Maccabi Tel-Aviv 2-1 on the road.
At Istanbul, Turkey:
Egeman Korkmaz provided the game's lone goal in the 68th minute as Besiktas defeated visiting Dynamo Kiev 1-0.
GROUP E STANDINGS:
1. Stoke City (GP: 4; GD: +5; PTS: 10)
2. Besiktas (GP: 4; GD: +3; PTS: 6)
3. Dynamo Kiev (GP: 4; GD: 0; PTS: 5)
4. Maccabi Tel-Aviv (GP: 4; GD: -8; PTS: 1)
Group F:
At Wals-Siezenheim, Austria:
Herrera Aguera Ander scored the long goal of the contest in the 37th minute as Athletic Bilbao defeated FC Red Bull Salzburg 1-0 on the road, sewing up a berth in the knockout stage.
At Paris:
Javier Pastore's goal in the 63rd minute provided all the scoring as Paris Saint-Germain defeated visiting Slovan Bratislava 1-0, eliminating the Slovakian club from the tournament.
GROUP F STANDINGS:
1. x-Athletic Bilbao (GP: 4; GD: +4; PTS: 10)
2. Paris Saint-Germain (GP: 4; GD: +1; PTS: 7)
3. FC Red Bull Salzburg (GP: 4; GD: 0; PTS: 4)
4. z-Slovan Bratislava (GP: 4; GD: -5; PTS: 1)
x-Clinched berth in knockout stage
z-Eliminated from tournament
Group G:
At Kharkiv, Ukraine:
Freda Barcellos Taison scored twice (45', 55') as FC Metalist Kharkiv defeated visiting Malmo FF 1-0.
At Vienna, Austria:
Manuel Ortlechner (58') and Nacer Barazite (61') each tallied once as Austria Vienna came from two goals down to salvage a 2-2 home draw with AZ Alkmaar. Rasmus Elm (PK-19') and Pontus Wernbloom (43') provided the scoring for the visiting Dutch club.
GROUP G STANDINGS:
1. FC Metalist Kharkiv (GP: 4; GD: +6; PTS: 10)
2. AZ Alkmaar (GP: 4; GD: +3; PTS: 6)
3. Austria Vienna (GP: 4; GD: 0; PTS: 5)
4. Malmo FF (GP: 4; GD: -9; PTS: 0)
Group H:
At Braga, Portugal:
Five different goal scorers, capped off by Fran Merida Perez's stoppage time tally (90'+1), helped Sporting Braga blast visiting NK Maribor 5-1, eliminating the Slovenian club from the competition.
At Birmingham, England:
With Jean Beausejour (55') and Marlon King (PK-74') providing the scoring, Birmingham City bounced back from a two-goal deficit to gain a 2-2 home draw with Club Brugge. Thomas Meunier (38') and Joseph Akpala (44') provided the scoring for the visiting Belgian club.
GROUP H STANDINGS:
1. Club Brugge (GP: 4; GD: +2; PTS: 7)
2. Birmingham City (GP: 4; GD: 0; PTS: 7)
3. Sporting Braga (GP: 4; GD: +5; PTS: 7)
4. z-NK Maribor (GP: 4; GD: -7; PTS: 1)
z-Eliminated from tournament
Group I:
At Glasgow, Scotland:
Anthony Stokes scored twice (29', 43') as Celtic topped visiting Stade Rennes 3-1.
At Madrid:
Adrian scored twice (5', 12') in the first quarter-hour as Atletico Madrid blitzed visiting Udinese 4-0.
GROUP I STANDINGS:
1. Atletico Madrid (GP: 4; GD: +4; PTS: 7)
2. Udinese (GP: 4; GD: -1; PTS: 7)
3. Celtic FC (GP: 4; GD: 0; PTS: 5)
4. Stade Rennes (GP: 4; GD: -3; PTS: 2)
Group J:
At Gelsenkirchen, Germany:
The match between FC Schalke 04 and visiting AEK Larnaca ended in a 0-0 deadlock.
At Bucharest, Romania:
Cristian Tanase scored twice (63', 84') as Steaua Bucharest doubled-up visiting Maccabi Haifa 4-2.
GROUP J STANDINGS:
1. FC Schalke 04 (GP: 4; GD: +7; PTS: 8)
2. Maccabi Haifa (GP: 4; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
3. Steaua Bucharest (GP: 4; GD: -3; PTS: 5)
4. AEK Larnaca (GP: 4; GD: -6; PTS: 2)
Group K:
At Enschede, Netherlands:
Denny Landzaat scored twice (34', 37') while Leroy Fer scored the winning goal in the 82nd minute as FC Twente clinched a berth in the Round of 32 with their 3-2 home win over Odense Bollklub.
At London:
Andrew Johnson scored twice (30', 56') as Fulham defeated visiting Wisla Krakow 4-1.
GROUP K STANDINGS:
1. x-FC Twente (GP: 4; GD: +7; PTS: 10)
2. Fulham FC (GP: 4; GD: +4; PTS: 7)
3. Odense Bollklub (GP: 4; GD: -4; PTS: 3)
4. Wisla Krakow (GP: 4; GD: -7; PTS: 3)
x-Clinched berth in knockout stage
Group L:
At Athens, Greece:
Dennis Glushakov (50'), Maicon Bitencourt (71'), and Vladislav Ignatiev (80') each tallied once as Lokomotiv Moscow eliminated AEK Athens from the tournament with their 3-1 road win.
At Brussels, Belgium:
Guillaume Gillet (23'), Matias Suarez (73'), and Tom De Sutter (81') each delivered a goal as RSC Anderlecht secured passage to the knockout stage with their 3-0 home domination of SK Sturm Graz.
GROUP L STANDINGS:
1. x-RSC Anderlecht (GP: 4; GD: +10; PTS: 12)
2. Lokomotiv Moscow (GP: 4; GD: +3; PTS: 9)
3. SK Sturm Graz (GP: 4; GD: -5; PTS: 3)
4. z-AEK Athens (GP: 4; GD: -8; PTS: 0)
x-Clinched berth in knockout stage
z-Eliminated from tournament
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