Metz Put Hurt On Paris FC

At Longeville-les-Metz, France:

Gaetan Bussmann (39'), Yeni N'Gbakoto (PK-51'), and Gnaly Cornet (68') each scored a goal for Metz as the hosts dominated struggling, visiting Paris FC 3-0 in Friday French Championnat National action.

Home Win For League-Leading Monaco

At Fontvieille, Monaco:

Gary Kagelmacher scored what proved to be the game winner in the 74th minute on Friday as French Ligue 2-leadin AS Monaco defeated visiting (and basement-dwelling) Sedan 3-1.

Duje Cops Lone Goal In Dinamo Zagreb Derby Win Over Lokomotiva

At Zagreb, Croatia:

Duje Cop scored the lone goal of the match in the 20th minute on Friday as league-leading Dinamo Zagreb defeated visiting Lokomotiva 1-0 in 1.HNL action.

2012 Liga MX Apertura Playoff Final: Club Tijuana Claim Series Opener At Home

At Tijuana, Mexico:

Pablo Aguilar scored the winning goal in the 40th minute on Thursday as Club Tijuana defeated visiting Toluca 2-1 in the opening match of the Mexican Liga MX Apertura playoff final.

Steelers Spank Seoul To End Captial Club's Winning Streak At Four

At Pohang, South Korea:

Chan-Ho Cho delivered a natural hat trick on Thursday (27', 30', 64') as the Pohang Steelers ended FC Seoul's K-League winning streak at four games with a 5-0 home demolition of the club that had already clinched the Championship Round title.

Imprisoning Road Win For Sheriff

At Calarasauca, Moldova:

Aleksandr Dedov scored twice a minute apart in the first half (34', 35') as Moldovan National Division-leading FC Sheriff cuffed and stuffed home-standing (and relegation-threatened) Nistru 7-1 on Wednesday.

Road Draw For League-Leading Dinamo Tbilisi

At Mtskheta, Georgia:

Lasha Gabritchidze's equalizer in the 20th minute lifted WIT Georgia to a 1-1 Georgian Umaglesi Liga home draw with Dinamo Tbilisi.  Xisco Munoz scored for the league leaders in the fourth minute.

Colo Colo Drop Semifinal Series Opener

At Santiago, Chile:

Sebastian Jaime scored the winning goal in the 55th minute as Union Espanola defeated visiting Colo Colo 3-1 in the opening game of their Chilean Primera Division Clausura semifinal playoff series on Wednesday.

Late Goals Carry Lovech

At Sofia, Bulgaria:

Armando Vajushi (78') and Tomi Kostadinov (87') each scored a goal in the final quarter-hour of regulation on Wednesday as PFC Litex Lovech
shut out Lokomotiv Sofia 2-0 in Bulgarian A PFG action.

Athletic Bilbao Win Postponed---And Meaningless---Europa League Match

At Haifa, Israel:

Fernando Llorente Torres (34') and Gaizka Toquero pinedo (76') each scored a goal on Wednesday as Athletic Bilbao defeated Ironi Kiryat Shmona 2-0 on the road in a Europa League Group I match that was postponed from last Thursday due to the ongoing security situation in Israel.  Both clubs had already been eliminated from European competition.

GROUP I STANDINGS:

1. xy-Lyon (GP: 5; GD: +4; PTS: 13)
2.  x-Sparta Prague (GP: 5; GD: +3; PTS: 8)
3.  z-Athletic Bilbao (GP: 5; GD: -2; PTS: 4)
4.  z-Ironi Kiryat Shmona FC (GP: 5; GD: -5; PTS: 2)

xy-Won Group I and advanced to Europa League knockout stage

x-Advanced to Europa League knockout stage

z-Eliminated from European competition

Home Win For Millonarios

At Bogota, Colombia:

Jose Tancredi (46'), Rafael Robayo (PK-59'), and Luis Mosquera (71') each scored a second-half goal on Wednesday as Millonarios picked up their first Group A victory in the semifinal round of the Colombian Primera A Clausura playoffs 3-0 at home against Deportes Tolima.

Road Win For Bundesliga-Leading Bayern

At Freiburg, Germany:

Thomas Muller (PK-12') and Anatoliy Tymoschuk (79') each scored a goal on Wednesday as German Bundesliga-leading Bayern Munich opened up a ten-point lead atop the standings after 2-0 road shutout win over SC Freiburg.

Bhoys Break Hearts In Edinburg

At Edinburg, Scotland:

Lassed Nouioui opened the scoring in the tenth minute on Wednesday as Celtic, with four different goal scorers each tallying once, manhandled Heart of Midlothian 4-0 on the road in Scottish Premier League action.

Rockin' Robin's Early Goal Stands Up For Red Devils

At Manchester, England:

Robin Van Persie scored the only goal of the match in the opening minute as Manchester United returned to winning way on Wednesday with their 1-0 English Premier League triumph over visiting West Ham United.

Home Triumph For League-Leading East Bengal

At Kolkata (Calcutta), India:

Chidi Edeh scored the only goal of the match in the 67th minute on Tuesday as I-League-leading East Bengal defeated Salgaocar 1-0 at home.

Home Win For The Lions

At Munich, Germany:

Benjamin Lauth scored the only goal of the match in the 38th minute on Tuesday as TSV 1860 Munich defeated visiting Paderborn 1-0 in German 2.Bundesliga action.

Home Defeat For Stanley

At Accrington, England:

Daniel Nardiello scored twice (5', 48') as Rotherham United came from behind to defeat Accrington Stanley 2-1 on the road in Tuesday English League Two action.

Chalk Up More Misery For Sagging Wolves

At Wolverhampton, England:

Andrew Keogh haunted his former club with the only goal of the match in the 79th minute as Millwall stretched their unbeaten run to twelve games with a 1-0 English League Championship Tuesday road win over sliding Wolverhampton.  Wolves have now gone nine wins without a win.

Lopsided Win For Metalist

At Kharkiv, Ukraine:

Sebastian Blanco scored twice (21', 80') as FC Metalist Kharkiv destroyed visiting Tavriya 5-0 in Monday Ukrainian Premier League action.

Second-Half Goals Enable Lions To Erase Two-Goal Deficit And Gain Road Draw

At Moreira de Conegos, Portugal:

Xandao (63') and Eric Dier 965') each scored a goal in the second half, two minutes apart, as Sporting CP came back from a two-goal deficit and gain a 2-2 road draw with Moreirense in the lone Monday Portuguese Premier League contest.  Pablo Olivera (39') and Nabil Ghilas (45') each tallied once for the struggling hosts.

Road Win For The Greens

At Jerusalem:

Hen Ezra scored the winning goal in the 43rd minute on Monday as Maccabi Haifa defeated Beitar Jerusalem 2-1 on the road in Monday Israeli Premier League action.

Monaco On Top Of Ligue 2 Standings After Road Win

At Clermont-Ferrand, France:

Ibrahima Toure scored the only goal of the match in the 64th minute as AS Monaco found themselves atop the league standings following their 1-0 road win over Clermont in the lone Monday French Ligue 2 contest.

Road Draw For Club Africain

At Ben Gardane, Tunisia:

The Sunday Tunisian Ligue 1 contest between Zarzis and visiting Club Africain ended in a 0-0 deadlock.

Road Draw For Auckland City

At Waitakere City, New Zealand:

Luis Corrales's equalizer in the 41st minute lifted Auckland City to a 1-1 Sunday New Zealand Premiership road draw with Waitakere United.  Jake Butler scored in the 22nd minute for the hosts.

Liga MX Apertura Playoffs: Toluca, Club Tijuana Reach Two-Match Final

The semifinal round of Mexico's Liga MX Apertura playoffs concluded with two games played on Sunday.

At Toluca de Lerdo, Mexico:

Edgar Martinez scored the series-winning goal in the 59th minute as Toluca, despite dropping a 2-1 game-two decision at home, still won their two-match series with Club America 3-2 on aggregate.

At Tijuana, Mexico:

Fidel Martinez (42'), Dubier Riascos (68'), and Richard Ruiz (90') each delivered a goal as Club Tijuana overturned their 2-0 road defeat from last Thursday and defeated visiting Leon 2-0 in game two and won their series 3-2 on aggregate.

Road Win For Metalurg

At Stip, Macedonia:

FK Metalurg defeated Bregalnica Stip 1-0 on the road in Sunday Macedonian First League action.

Home Win For F91 Dudelange

At Dudelange, Luxembourg:

F91 Dudelange found themselves in second place in the Luxembourgian National Division standings (four points in back of front-running Fola Esch) following their 2-1 home win over struggling Petange.

Another Win For FC Seoul

At Seoul, South Korea:

Mauricio Molina scored the only goal of the match in the 17th minute on Sunday as FC Seoul, who already locked up first place in the K-league's Championship Round standings and a 2013 AFC Champions League group-stage berth, shut out visiting (and second-place) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1-0.

Smashing Home Win For East Bengal

At Calcutta (Kolkata), India

Chidi Edeh got the scoring started in the 26th minute as five players each delivered a goal as East Bengal annihilated visiting ONGC 5-0 in Saturday I-League action.

Panathinaikos Resurgence Short-Circuited

At Perivolia, Greece:

Goals from Ucar Kendal (38') and Ilias Anastasakos (PK-59') carried Platanias to a 2-1 Sunday Greek Super League home win over Panathinaikos.

You The Man, Andreas: Two-Goal Performance Lifts Lions To Come-From-Behind Road Win

At Haderslev, Denmark:

Andreas Cornelius scored twice (48', 78') as Danish Super League-leading FC Copenhagen came from behind to defeat home-standing SonderjyskE 2-1.  The Lions now enjoy an eleven-point lead over defending champs FC Nordsjaelland atop the league standings.

League-Leading Dinamo Knocked Off By Basement Residents In Zagreb Derby

At Zagreb, Croatia:

Beshart Abdurahimi scored the only goal of the match in the 50th minute on Sunday as 1.HNL basement-occupying Zagreb knocked off visiting league-leading Dinamo Zagreb 1-0.

Colombian Primera A Clausura Semfinals: Rough Sunday For Millonarios

At San Juan de Pasto, Colombia:

Marurico Mina scored twice (65', 72') as Deportivo Pasto defeated visiting Millonarios in Sunday Colombian Primera A Group A semifinal round action.  The defeat sent the guests to the Group A basement.

Boca Pick Up Home Win

At Buenos Aires:

Leandro Paredes scored what proved to be the game winner in the 38th minute on Sunday as Boca Juniors defeated visiting Racing Club 3-1 in Argentinian Primera Division action.

Late Goals Carry Ajax To Road Win

At Kerkrade, Netherlands:

Christian Eriksen (82') and Lasse Schone (88') provided the scoring on Sunday as Ajax Amsterdam came from behind to upend Roda JC Kerkrade 2-1 on the road in Dutch Eredivisie action.

Rossoneri Knock Off League-Leading Juve

At Milan, Italy:

Robinho's penalty kick in the 31st minute provided all the scoring in AC Milan's 1-0 Sunday home win over Italian Serie A-leading Juventus.

More Misery For Grounded Parakeets

At Barcelona:

Pedro Leon (17') and Mane (90') each scored a goal as Getafe blanked Spanish Primera Division basement-residing Espanyol 2-0 on the road on Sunday.

TNS Smoked At Home

At Oswestry, England:

Paul Fowler (3'), Nicky Palmer (18'), and Liam Thomas (74') each delivered a goal for Carmarthen Town in the Old Gold's 3-0 Saturday Welsh Premier League road domination of The New Saints.

More Woe For The Racinguistas

At Montevideo, Uruguay:

Renato Cesar (34') and Alvaro Recoba (90'+4) each scored a goal as Club Nacional (now in third place in the league standings) defeated next-to-last-place Racing Club de Montevideo 2-0 in Saturday Uruguayan Primera Division action.

Road Draw For League-Leading Grasshoppers

At Sion, Switzerland:

Leo Itaperuna's equalizer in the 30th minute lifted FC Sion to a 1-1 Saturday Swiss Super League home draw with league-leading Grasshoppers.  Shelkzen Gashi scored in the third minute for the guests.

Home Draw For Yellow Submarine

At Villarreal, Spain:

Oscar Diaz tied up the game in the 55th minute to carry Lugo to a 1-1 Saturday Spanish Segunda Division road draw with Villarreal.  Cani scored in the 35th minute for the Yellow Submarine.

You The Man, Dejan: Double Propel Roses To Home Win

At Nova Gorica, Slovenia:

Dejan Zigon provided both goals (47', 57') in ND Gorica's 2-0 Saturday 1.SNL home win over basement-occupying Mura 05.

Three League Wins In A Row For The Sky Blues

At Bratislava, Slovakia:

Nicolas Gorosito scored what proved to be the winning goal in the 78th minute as Slovak Super League-leading Slovan Bratislava defeated visiting Trencin 3-1 on Saturday.

Three League Wins In A Row For OFK Belgrade

At Belgrade, Serbia:

Coming off a midweek domestic cup quarterfinal-round road win over Red Star Belgrade, OFK Belgrade racked up their third straight Serbian Super League victory on Saturday, 1-0 over visiting Spartak Subotica, thanks to Nemanja Nikolic's goal in the 86th minute.

Still Another Defeat For The Snow Leopards

At Grozny, Russia:

Igor Lebedenko scored the only goal of the match in the 64th minute as Terek Grozny found themselves in fourth place in the Russian Premier League standings following their 1-0 Saturday home triumph at the expense of woeful FC Alania Vladikavkaz.

Home Win Puts Linfield Back In Top Six

At Belfast, Northern Ireland:

Gary Browne scored the winning goal in the 44th minute by successfully converting his penalty kick as Linfield climbed back up to the top half of the IFA Premiership standings with their 2-1 home win over Ballymena United on Saturday.

Buducnost On Top Of Montenegrin First-League Standings Following Podgorica Derby Win

At Podgorica, Montenegro:

FK Buducnost Podgorica found themselves atop the Montenegrin First League standings following their 1-0 Saturday home win over Mladost in the Podgorica derby.

Another Arresting Win For League-Leading Sheriff

At Tiraspol, Moldova:

Wilfred Balima (43'), Aleksandar Pesic (51'), and Alexandr Pascenco (84') each delivered a goal for FC Sheriff as the Moldovan National Division leaders dominated visiting Olimpia 3-0 on Saturday.

Late Goal Gains Road Draw For FC Tokyo---And Places Gamba Osaka's Top-Flight Status In Jeopardy

At Suita, Japan:

Kazuma Watanabe's equalizer in the 84th minute---along with Yuhei Tokunaga's earlier tally (21')----lifted FC Tokyo to a 2-2 Saturday J.League road draw with Gamba Osaka, both of whose goals came courtesy of Akihiro Ienaga (37', 62').  Gamba blew a chance to climb out of the drop zone with the draw and must defeat Jubilo Iwata or else, in all likelyhood, be relegated to J.League 2. for next season.

Home Win For Honved At Basement Occupiers' Expense

At Budapest, Hungary:

Souleymane Tandia (68') and Gergely Delczeg (90'+2) provided the scoring punch that propelled Budapest Honved FC to a 2-0 Saturday Hungarian NB I home win over basement-dwelling Siofok.

Late Goal Gains Share Of Points For Union Berlin In Home Battle With TSV

At Berlin:

Adam Nemec's equalizer in the 81st minute, along with Christian Stuff's earlier goal (22'), lifted Union Berlin to a 2-2 Saturday German 2.Bundesliga home draw with TSV 1860 Berlin.  Benjamin Lauth scored both of the Lions' goals (53', 70').

Dominating Performance For League-Leading Dinamo Tbilisi In Battle Of Georgia's Top Two

At Tbilisi, Georgia:

Giorgi Merebashvili (4'), Archil Tvildiani (55'), and Levan Khmaladze (86') each delivered a goal as league-leading Dinamo Tbilisi dominated second-place Dila 3-0 at home in Saturday Georgian Umaglesi Liga action.

Warriors Win Larnaca Derby

At Larnaca, Cyprus:

Toni Calvo scored the winning goal in the 66th minute as Cypriot top division-leading Anothosis defeated AEK Larnaca 3-2 on the road in a Saturday battle of the league's top two clubs.

Two Late Goals Send Colo Colo To Chilean Clausura Playoff Semis

At Santiago, Chile:

Mauro Olivi scored two late goals (81', 90'+3) as Colo Colo, despite dropping a 5-4 home decision in game two, still won their two-game Chilean Primera Division Clausura quarterfinal playoff series with Audax Italiano 6-5 on aggregate and will face the winner of the Universidad de Chile-Union Espanola series in the semifinal round.

Late Goal Gains Home Draw For Corinthians

At Sao Paulo, Brazil:

Wallace delivered the equalizer in the 80th minute on Saturday as Corinthians salvage a 1-1 Brazilian Serie A home draw with Santos.  Felipe Anderson scored for the visitors in the 36th minute.

Anderlecht Obliterate Early Deficit

At Antwerp, Belgium:

After surrendering an early goal, RSC Anderlecht scored four answered goals on Saturday, with Dieumerci Mbokani scoring the game winner in the 42nd minute, en route to their 4-1 Belgian Pro League road domination of Germinal Beerschot.

Bulls Knocked Off At Ried Im Innkreis

At Ried Im Innkries, Austria:

Markus Hammerer scored what proved to be the game winner in the 76th minute as SV Ried knocked off visiting FC Red Bull Salzburg 3-1 in Saturday Austrian Bundesliga action.

Zlatan's Double Helps Fuel PSG To Lopsided Win And Top Of Ligue 1 Standings

At Paris:

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice (70', 89') as Paris Saint-Germain returned to the top of the French Ligue 1 standings following their 4-0 Saturday frontier-styled fist-beating of visiting Troyes.

Doonhammers Stay Hot

At Dumfries, Scotland:

Ryan McGuffie (16') and Nicky Clark (55') each provided a goal on Saturday as Scottish Second Division-leading Queen of the South blanked visiting Ayr United 2-0.  It was the Doonhammers' fifth consecutive victory.

Bees Sting Blades

At Brentford, England:

Clayton Donaldson (3') and Harry Forester (29') each scored a goal on Saturday as Brentford blanked visiting Sheffield United 2-0 in English League One action.

Late Goal Equals Home Win For Morton

At Greenock, Scotland:

Lewis Hawke came off the bench and scored the only goal of the match in the 88th minute on Saturday as Greenock Morton defeated visiting Cowderbeath 1-0 in Scottish First Division action.

Bhoys Knocked Off At Home

At Glasgow, Scotland:

Billy McKay scored the only goal of the match in the 64th minute as Inverness Caledonian Thistle stunned Scottish Premier League-leading Celtic 1-0 on the road on Saturday.

Late PK Gains Home Draw For Stanley

At Accrington, England:

James Beattie's game-tying penalty kick in the 72nd minute gained a Saturday English League-Two 1-1 home draw for Accrington Stanley against ten-man Gillingham.  Myles Weston scored for the league-leading Gills in the 42nd minute.

More Woe For Wolves

At Wolverhampton, England:

Adlene Guedioura haunted his former club by scoring the game-winning goal in the 57th minute as Nottingham Forest stretched their English League Championship unbeaten run to four games with their 2-1 come-from-behind win over Wolverhampton on the road.  The defeat stretched Wolves' winless league run to eight games (five of them losses).

Comeback Win For Red Devils Against Quicksanding QPR

At Manchester, England:

Jonny Evans (64'), Darren Fletcher (68'), and Javier Hernandez (71') each scored a goal as Manchester United overcame an early second-half deficit and overtook visiting (and basement-occupying) Queens Park Rangers 3-1 in Saturday English Premier League action.

FK Sarajevo Knocked Off On Road

At Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina:

Radnik Bijeljina knocked off visiting FK Sarajevo 1-0 in Saturday Bosnian Premier League action.

KF Tirana Beaten On Road

At Ballshi, Albania:

Ervin Bakiu scored the only goal of the match in the 68th minute on Saturday as Bylis Ballsh defeated visiting KF Tirana 1-0 in Albanian Super League action.

A Bit-Time Blast For Bayern

At Munich, Germany:

Javi Martinez got the scoring started in the third minute on Saturday as German Bundesliga-leading Bayern Munich demolished visiting Hannover 96 5-0.

Two Penalty Kicks Equal Home Win For Red Dogs

At Bucharest, Romania:

Marius Alexe (17') and Cosmin Matei (31') each converted a penalty kick in the first half as Dinamo Bucharest held off visiting Otelul Galati 2-1 in Friday Romanian Liga I action.

Home Win For League-Leading Legia Warsaw

At Warsaw, Poland:

Jakub Kosecki scored the only goal of the match in the 47th minute on Friday as Polish Ekstraklasa-leading Legia Warsaw defeated visiting Widzew Lodz 1-0.

You The Man, Fabian: Late Double Sinks Eindhoven

At Eindhoven, Netherlands:

Fabian Serrarens scored twice (45', 74') as Almere City came from behind to upend struggling FC Eindhoven 2-1 in Friday Dutch Eerste Divisie action.

Paris FC Bounce Back From Two-Goal Deficit To Gain Home Draw

At Paris:

Josue Balamandji (55') and Diavoye Diarra (68') each provided a second-half goal as Paris FC, needing every point they could possibly get in this, to this moment, rough French Championnat National campaign, came back from a two-goal deficit to gain a Friday 2-2 draw with visiting Vannes, whose tallies came courtesy of Yann Boe-Kane (32') and Anthony Robic (42').

Slavia Prague Blanked At Home

At Prague, Czech Republic:

Zdenko Kapralik (43') and Robert Zeher (77') each scored a goal as Banik Ostrava defeated home-standing Slavia Prague 2-0 in Friday Czech Liga action.

Ajax Cape Town Snap Out Of Funk, Win 3-2 At Home

At Cape Town, South Africa:

Wanderson scored the winning goal in the 62nd minute as Ajax Cape Town, having their struggles this season, defeated visiting Chippa United 3-2 in the lone Friday South African Premier Soccer League contest.

Home Win For Black Eagles

At Istanbul, Turkey:

Filip Holosko scored twice in the first ten minutes of the match (3', 7') as Besiktas held off visiting Akhisar Belediyespor 3-1 in Friday Turkish Super League action.

More Misery For Sky Blues

At Sydney, Australia:

Dario Vidosic scored the winning goal in the 88th minute on Friday as league-leading Adelaide United defeated Sydney FC 2-1 on the road, condemning the struggling Sky Blues into the Hyundai A-League basement.

2012 Liga MX Apertura Playoffs: Toluca, Leon Grab Semifinal Series Openers

The semifinal round of the Mexican Liga MX Apertura playoffs commenced with two games on Thursday.

At Mexico City:

Lucas Silva (54') and Edgar Benitnez (90') each scored a goal as Toluca took the opening match of their series with Club America 2-0 on the road.

At Leon de los Aldamas, Mexico:

Othoniel Arce (55') and Carlos Pena (57') each scored a goal two minutes apart as Leon blanked visiting Club Tijuana 2-0 in game one of their two-match series.

Europa League

23 games were played on Thursday as group-stage play in the Europa League continued

Group A:

At Moscow:

Christopher Samba (72') and Samuel Eto'o (75') provided the scoring touch as FC Anzhi Makhachkala defeated visiting Udinese 2-0 lock up a berth in the Europa League's knockout stage and eliminate the Italian club from European competition.

At Liverpool, England:

Raul Bobadilla (52') and Elsad Zverotic (88') provided the goals that carried BSC Young Boys to a 2-2 road draw with Liverpool, keeping the Swiss club's chances of advancing to the knockout stage very much alive.  Jonjo Shelvey (33') and Joe Cole (72') provided the scoring for the Reds.

GROUP A STANDINGS:

1. x-FC Anzhi Makhachkala (GP: 5; GD: +4; PTS: 10)
2.    Liverpool (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 7)
3.    BSC Young Boys (GP: 5; GD: -1; PTS: 7)
4. z-Udinese (GP: 5; GD: -4; PTS: 4)

x-Advanced to the Europa League knockout stage

z-Eliminated from European competition

Group B:

At Madrid:

Raul Garcia scored the only goal of the match in the 7th minute as Atletico Madrid locked up a berth in the knockout stage with their 1-0 home win over Hapoel Tel Aviv.

At Coimbra, Portugal:

Pavel Horvath's penalty kick in the 57th minute enabled FC Viktoria Plzen to gain a 1-1 road draw with Academica de Coimbra, good enough for the Czech club to advance to the knockout stage.  Edinho equalized for the hosts in the 88th minute but Academica were eliminated from European competition.

GROUP B STANDINGS:

1. x-Atletico Madrid (GP: 5; GD: +4; PTS: 12)
2. x-FC Viktoria Plzen (GP: 5; GD: +6; PTS: 10)
3. z-Academica de Coimbra (GP: 5; GD: -1; PTS 5)
4. z-Hapoel Tel Aviv (GP: 5)

x-Advanced to the Europa League knockout stage

z-Eliminated from European competition

Group C:

At Monchengladbach, Germany:

Igor de Camargo scored twice in the final minutes (79', 90'+1) as Borussia Monchengladbach locked up a knockout-stage berth with their 2-0 home win over AEL Limassol, condemning the Cypriot club to a last-place finish in Group C.

At Marseilles, France:

Bekir Irtegun scored the only goal of the match in the 40th minute as Fenerbahce defeated Marseille 1-0 on the road, sending the Yellow Canaries into the Europa League's knockout stage, which will go on minus the French hosts.

GROUP C STANDINGS:

1. x-Fenerbahce (GP: 5; GD: +6; PTS: 13)
2. x-Borussia Monchengladbach (GP: 5; GD: +2; PTS: 8)
3. z-Marseille (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 5)
4. z-AEL Limassol (GP: 5; GD: -9; PTS: 1)

x-Advanced to Europa League knockout stage

z-Eliminated from European competition

Group D:

At Newcastle upon Tyne, England:

Sylvain Marveaux scored in the 23rd minute as Newcastle United locked up a berth in the Round of 32 with their 1-1 home draw with CS Maritimo.  Philipe Fidelis dos Santos equalized in the 79th minute for the now-eliminated Portuguese club.

At Bruges, Belgium:

Jussie Ferreira Vieira scored twice in the first half (3', 40') as Bordeaux moved to the top of the Group D standings and clinched a berth in the knockout stage with their 2-1 road win over Club Brugge.

GROUP D STANDINGS:

1. x-Bordeaux (GP: 5; GD: +4; PTS: 10)
2. x-Newcastle United (GP: 5; GD: +4; PTS: 9)
3. z-Club Brugge (GP: 5; GD: -4; PTS: 4)
4. z-CS Maritimo (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 3)

x-Advanced to Europa League knockout stage

z-Eliminated from European competition

Group E:

At Bucharest, Romania:

Shinji Okazaki scored twice (31', 55') as VfB Stuttgart remained in second place in Group E after preventing Steaua Bucharest from locking up a knockout-stage berth by demolishing the hosts 5-1.

At Molde, Norway:

Cesar Santin (PK-21') and Rurik Gislason (76') provided the scoring as FC Copenhagen kept their Round-of-32 hopes alive following their 2-1 road win over Molde, eliminating the newly re-crowned Norwegian Eliteserien champs from the tournament.

GROUP E STANDINGS:

1.    Steaua Bucharest (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 10)
2.    VfB Stuttgart (GP: 5; GD: +4; PTS: 8)
3.    FC Copenhagen (GP: 5; GD: -1; PTS: 7)
4. z-Molde FK (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 3)

Group F:

At Eindhoven, Netherlands:

Yevhen Konoplyanka scored the winning goal as FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk laid claim to a knockout stage by knocking PSV Eindhoven from European competition 2-1 on the road.

At Solna, Sweden:

Edinson Cavani scored the game winner in stoppage time (90'+3) as Napoli locked up a berth in the knockout stage by eliminating AIK 2-1 on the road.

GROUP F STANDINGS:

1. x-FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (GP: 5; GD: +4; PTS: 12)
2. x-Napoli (GP: 5; GD: +2; PTS: 9)
3. AIK Solna (GP: 5; GD: -5; PTS: 4)
4. PSV Eindhoven (GP: 5; GD: -1; PTS: 4)

x-Advanced to the Europa League group stage

z-Eliminated from European competition

Group G:

At Szekesfehervar, Hungary:

Elyaniv Barda scored the only goal of the match in the 19th minute as KRC Genk clinched a berth in the knockout stage with their 1-0 road win over Videoton FC.

At Basel, Switzerland:

Fabian Schar (23'), Valentin Stocker (66'), and David Degen (71') provided the scoring as FC Basel jumped Videoton into second place in the Group G standings with one game remaining following their 3-0 home domination of Sporting CP, eliminating the Lions from the tournament.
  GROUP G STANDINGS:

1. x-KRC Genk (GP: 5; GD: +5; PTS: 11)
2.    FC Basel (GP: 5; GD: +3; PTS: 8)
3.    Videoton FC (GP: 5; GD: -1; PTS: 6)
4. z-Sporting CP (GP: 5; GD: -7; PTS: 2)

x-Advanced to Europa League group stage

z-Eliminated from European competition

Group H:

At Kazan, Russia:

Jose Rondon scored twice (86', 72') as FC Rubin Kazan downed visiting Inter Milan 3-0 in a match featuring two clubs who already laid claim to knockout-stage berths.  The Russian club assured themselves of finishing atop Group H.

At Baku, Azerbaijan:

Aleksandar Mitrovic equalized in the 67th minute, lifting Partizan Belgrade to a 1-1 road draw with FC Neftchi Baku.  Flavinho scored in the 10th minute for the hosts as both clubs will exit European competition in two weeks. 

GROUP H STANDINGS:

1. xy-FC Rubin Kazan (GP: 5; GD: +7; PTS: 13)
2.   x-Inter Milan (GP: 5; GD: +2; PTS: 10)
3.   z-Partizan Belgrade (GP: 5; GD: -5; PTS: 2)
4.   z-FC Neftchi Baku (GP: 5; GD: -4; PTS: 2)

xy-Won Group H and clinched berth in Europa League knockout stage

x-Advanced to Europa League knockout stage

z-Eliminated from European competition

Group I:

At Prague, Czech Republic:

Josef Husbauer equalized in the 53rd minute as Sparta Prague locked up a berth in the knockout stage with their 1-1 home draw with already Round-of-32 bound Lyon.  Yassine Benzia scored for the French club in the 46th minute.


Ironi Kiryat Shmona's scheduled home contest with Athletic Bilbao has been postponed indefinitely on Wednesday by UEFA due to the ongoing security situation in Israel.  A decision on rescheduling of the match is expected to be made at a future date by UEFA.  With Sparta Prague's home draw with Lyon, both clubs were eliminated from European competition.  

GROUP I STANDINGS:

1. xy-Lyon (GP: 5; GD: +4; PTS: 13)
2.  x-Sparta Prague (GP: 5; GD: +3; PTS: 8)
3.  z-Ironi Kiryat Shmona FC (GP: 4; GD: -3; PTS: 2)
4.  z-Athletic Bilbao (GP: 4; GD: -4; PTS: 1)

xy-Won Group I and advanced to the knockout stage of the Europa League

x-Clinched berth in Europa League group stage

z-Eliminated from European competition

Group J:

At Athens:

Vitolo scored the only goal in the match with his successful penalty kick as Panathinaikos kept their knockout-stage hopes alive, eliminating visiting NK Maribor 1-0.

At Rome:

Despite being held to a 0-0 home draw by Tottenham Hotspur, Lazio still locked up a berth in the knockout stage.

GROUP J STANDINGS:

1. x-Lazio (GP: 5; GD: +4; PTS: 9)
2. Tottenham Hotspur (GP: 5; GD: +2; PTS: 7)
3. Panathinaikos (GP: 5; GD: -5; PTS: 5)
4. z-NK Maribor (GP: 5; GD: -1; PTS: 7)

Group K:

At Trondheim, Norway:

Rade Prica scored the winning goal in the 79th minute as Rosenborg defeated visiting Rapid Vienna 3-2.

At Kharkiv, Ukraine:

In a battle of knockout-stage clubs, Jonathan Cristaldo (46') and Cleiton Xavier (85') each scored a goal as FC Metalist Kharkiv clinched the Group K title with their 2-0 blanking of visiting Bayer Leverkusen.

GROUP K STANDINGS:

1. xy-FC Metalist Kharkiv (GP: 5; GD: +7; PTS: 13)
2.   x-Bayer Leverkusen (GP: 5; GD: +6; PTS: 10)
3.   z-Rosenborg BK (GP: 5; GD: -2; PTS: 6)
4.   z-Rapid Vienna (GP: 5; GD: -11; PTS: 0)

xy-Won Group K and advanced to the Europa League knockout stage

x-Advanced to the Europa League's knockout stage

z-Eliminated from European competition

Group L:

At Helsingborg, Sweden:

Pape Diop scored what proved to be the winning goal as Levante defeated Helsingborg 3-1 and locked up a berth in the knockout stage as European competition is drawing to a close for the Swedish club.

At Hanover, Germany:

FC Twente held knockout-stage-bound home-standing Hannover 96 to a 0-0 stalemate.

GROUP L STANDINGS:

1. x-Hannover 96 (GP: 5; GD: +3; PTS: 11)
2. x-Levante (GP: 5; GD: +5; PTS: 10)
3. z-FC Twente (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 4)
4. z-Helsingborgs IF (GP: 5; GD: -5; PTS: 1)

x-Advanced to Europa League group stage

z-Eliminated from European competition