Match Day #5 in Europa League group-stage play commenced on Wednesday with 12 games.
Group A:
At Kazan, Russia:
Nelson Valdez scored twice (10', 51') as Rubin Kazan made short work of already-eliminated Shamrock Rovers 4-1 at home.
At London:
Goals from Dimitris Salpigidis (6') and Stefanos Athanasiadis (14') enabled PAOK FC to hold off Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 and clinch a berth in the knockout stage.
GROUP A STANDINGS:
1. x-PAOK FC (GP: 5; GD: +4; PTS: 11)
2. FC Rubin Kazan (GP: 5; GD: +6; PTS: 10)
3. Tottenham Hotspur (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 7)
4. z-Shamrock Rovers (GP: 5; GD: -11; PTS: 0)
x-Clinched berth in the knockout stage
z-Eliminated from European competition
Group B:
At Liege, Belgium:
Mohammed Tchite (26') and Zoro Cyriac (59') each tallied once as Standard Liege defeated Hannover 96 2-0 at home with both clubs heading to the knockout stage.
At Poltava, Ukraine:
Dame N'Doye scored both goals as FC Copenhagen drew 1-1 on the road with FC Vorskla Poltava. Unfortunately, he scored an own goal in the 31st goal, then scored for the visiting Lions six minutes later as the Danish champions were eliminated from European competition.
GROUP B STANDINGS:
1. x-Standard Liege (GP: 5; GD: +7; PTS: 11)
2. x-Hannover 96 (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 8)
3. z-FC Copenhagen (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 5)
4. z-FC Vorskla Poltava (GP: 5; GD: -4; PTS: 2)
x-Clinched berth in the knockout stage
z-Eliminated from European competition
Group C:
At Bucharest, Romania:
Nosa Igiebor (12'), Toto Tamuz (PK-39'), and Salim Tuama (45'+1) each scored once as Hapoel Tel Aviv defeated Rapid Bucharest 3-1 on the road.
At Warsaw, Poland:
With Dries Mertens (PK-59') and Zakaria Labyad (68') each scoring a second-half goal, PSV Eindhoven overpowered Legia Warsaw 3-0 on the road and won the Group C crown. Both clubs will be playing in the Round of 32.
GROUP C STANDINGS:
1. xy-PSV Eindhoven (GP: 5; GD: +7; PTS: 13)
2. x-Legia Warsaw (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 9)
3. z-Hapoel Tel Aviv (GP: 5; GD: -1; PTS: 4)
4. z-Rapid Bucharest (GP: 5; GD: -6; PTS: 3)
xy-Won Group C and clinched a berth in the knockout stage
x-Clinched berth in the knockout stage
z-Eliminated from European Competition
Group G:
At Malmo, Sweden:
The match between Malmo FF and visiting AZ Alkmaar ended in a 0-0 stalemate.
At Kharkiv, Ukraine:
Marko Devich (16'), Edmar Aparecida (40'), Papa Gueye (60'), and Jose Sosa (90') each scored a goal as FC Metalist Kharkiv dominated visiting Austria Vienna 4-1 and won Group G.
GROUP G STANDINGS:
1. xy-FC Metalist Kharkiv (GP: 5; GD: +9; PTS: 13)
2. AZ Alkmaar (GP: 5; GD: +3; PTS: 7)
3. Austria Vienna (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 5)
4. z-Malmo FF (GP: 5; GD: -9; PTS: 1)
xy-Won Group G and advanced to the knockout stage
z-Eliminated from European competition
Group H:
At Maribor, Slovenia:
Nabil Dirar scored twice (74', 77') as Club Brugge defeated NK Maribor 4-3 on the road, bouncing back from a 3-0 deficit in the process.
At Braga, Portugal:
Hugo Viana scored the only goal of the match in the 51st minute as FC Porto locked up a berth in the knockout stage with their 1-0 home win over Birmingham City.
GROUP H STANDINGS:
1. Club Brugge (GP: 5; GD: +3; PTS: 10)
2. x-FC Braga (GP: 5; GD: +6; PTS: 10)
3. Birmingham City (GP: 5; GD: -1; PTS: 7)
4. z-NK Maribor (GP: 5; GD: -8; PTS: 1)
x-Clinched berth in the knockout stage
z-Eliminated from European competition
Group I:
At Rennes, France:
A 0-0 home draw with Udinese eliminated Rennes from the tournament.
At Glasgow, Scotland:
Adra Turan's 30th-minute tally carried Atletico Madrid to a 1-0 road win over Celtic and a berth in the knockout stage, placing the Bhoys on the cusp of elimination.
GROUP I STANDINGS:
1. x-Atletico Madrid (GP: 5; GD: +5; PTS: 10)
2. Udinese (GP: 5; GD: -1; PTS: 8)
3. Celtic FC (GP: 5; GD: -1; PTS: 5)
4. z-Stade Rennes (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 3)
x-Clinched berth in the knockout stage
z-Eliminated from European competition
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