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
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