24 games were played on Thursday as Europa League group-stage action commenced.
Group A:
At Valencia, Spain:
Wilfried Bony (15'), Michu (58'), and Jonathan de Guzman (62') each scored once as Swansea City dominated Valencia 3-0 on the road.
At St. Gallen, Switzerland:
Goran Karanovic provided both goals (56', 76') in St. Gallen's 2-0 home win over Kuban Krasnodar.
GROUP A STANDINGS:
1. Swansea City (GP: 1; GD: +3; PTS: 3)
2. St. Gallen (GP: 1; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
3. Kuban Krasnodar (GP: 1; GD: -2; PTS: 0)
4. Valencia (GP: 1; GD: -3; PTS: 0)
Group B:
At Zagreb, Croatia:
Thanks to goals scored three minutes apart in the second half by Oleksiy Antonov (62') and Franck Dja Djedje (65'), Chornomorets Odessa came from behind to upend hosts Dinamo Zagreb 2-1.
At Eindhoven, Netherlands:
Roman Bezjak (60') and Virgil Misidjan (74') provided the scoring that carried Ludogorets Razgrad to a 2-0 road win over PSV Eindhoven.
GROUP B STANDINGS:
1. PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (GP: 1; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
2. Chornomorets Odessa (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Dinamo Zagreb (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. PSV Eindhoven (GP: 1; GD: -2; PTS: 0)
Group C:
At Salzburg, Austria:
Joanathan Soriano delivered a natural hat trick (PK-45', 69', 79') as FC Red Bull Salzburg stampeded visiting Elfsborg IF 4-0.
At Liege, Belgium:
Mushaga Bakenga scored the winning goal in second-half stoppage time (90'+5) as Esbjerg Fb came from behind to knock off hosts Standard Liege 2-1.
GROUP C STANDINGS:
1. FC Red Bull Salzburg (GP: 1; GD: +4; PTS: 3)
2. Esbjerg Fb (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Standard Liege (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. Elfsborg IF (GP: 1; GD: -4; PTS: 0)
Group D:
At Bruges, Belgium:
SV Zulte-Waregem battled visiting Wigan Athletic to a 0-0 stalemate.
At Maribor, Slovenia:
Five different goal scorers each tallied once (with Roman Eremenko scoring the ultimate game winner in the 69th minute) as Rubin Kazan dominated home-standing NK Maribor 5-2.
GROUP D STANDINGS:
1. FC Rubin Kazan (GP: 1; GD: +3; PTS: 3)
2. Wigan Athletic (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
3. SV Zulte-Waregem (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. NK Maribor (GP: 1; GD: -3; PTS: 0)
Group E:
At Florence, Italy:
Gonzalo Rodriguez (30'), Ryder Matos (67'), and Giuseppe Rossi (76') delivered the goals as Fiorentina dominated visiting Pacos de Ferreira 3-0.
At Cluj-Napoca, Romania:
Ruslan Rotan scored the only goal of the match in the 38th minute as FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk blanked CS Pandurii Targu Jiu 1-0 on the road.
GROUP E STANDINGS:
1. Fiorentina (GP: 1; GD: +3; PTS: 3)
2. FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. CS Pandurii Targu Jiu (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. Pacos de Ferreira (GP: 1; GD: -3; PTS: 0)
Group F:
At Frankfurt, Germany:
Eintracht Frankfurt, with goals from Vaclav Kadlec (4'), Marco Russ (16'), and Contant Djakpa (52'), manhandled visiting Bordeaux 3-0.
At Tel Aviv, Israel:
Maccabi Tel Aviv and visiting APOEL FC battled to a 0-0 deadlock.
GROUP F STANDINGS:
1. Eintracht Frankfurt (GP: 1; GD: +3; PTS: 0)
2. APOEL FC (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
3. Maccabi Tel Aviv (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. Bordeaux (GP: 1; GD: -3; PTS: 0)
Group G:
At Kiev, Ukraine:
Julien Gorius scored the only goal of KRC Genk's 1-0 road win over Dynamo Kiev in the 62nd minute.
At Thun, Switzerland:
Christian Schneuwly scored the only goal of the match in the 35th minute as FC Thun defeated visiting Rapid Vienna 1-0.
GROUP G STANDINGS:
1. KRC Genk (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. FC Thun (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Dynamo Kiev (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. Rapid Vienna (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
Group H:
At Freiburg, Germany:
With goals from Vladyslav Kalytvyntsev (67') and Michael Rabusic (74'), Slovan Liberec erased a two-goal deficit and gained a 2-2 road draw with SC Freiburg. Julian Schuster (PK-22') and Admir Medmedi (35') scored for the hosts.
At Estoril, Portugal:
Kevin Gameiro scored the winning goal in the 77th minute as Sevilla defeated Estoril 2-1 on the road.
GROUP H STANDINGS:
1. Sevilla (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. Slovan Liberec (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
3. SC Freiburg (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. GD Estoril Praia (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
Group I:
At Seville, Spain:
Real Betis and visiting Lyon battled to a 0-0 stalemate.
At Guimaraes, Portugal:
Abdoulaye Ba (36'), Nil Plange (48'), Moussa Maazou (PK-68'), and Andre Filipe Bras Andre (81') each delivered a goal as Vitoria de Guimaraes demolished visiting HNK Rijeka 4-0.
GROUP I STANDINGS:
1. Vitoria de Guimaraes (GP: 1; GD: +4; PTS: 3)
2. Lyon (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
3. Real Betis (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. HNK Rijeka (GP: 1; GD: -4; PTS: 0)
Group J:
At Nicosia, Cyprus:
Yusuf Erdogan scored the game-winning goal in the 86th minute as Trabzonspor defeated Apollon Limassol 2-1 on the road.
At Rome:
Hernanes scored the only goal of the match in the 53rd minute as Lazio downed visiting Legia Warsaw
1-0.
GROUP J STANDINGS:
1. Trabzonspor (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. Lazio (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Apollon Limassol (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. Legia Warsaw (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
Group K:
At Tiraspol, Moldova:
FC Sheriff battled visiting FC Anzhi Makhachkala to a 0-0 deadlock.
At London:
Jermain Defoe scored twice in the first half-hour (21', 29') as Tottenham Hotspur dominated visiting Tromso IL 3-0.
GROUP K STANDINGS:
1. Tottenham Hotspur (GP: 1; GD: +3; PTS: 3)
2. FC Anzhi Makhachkala (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
3. FC Sheriff (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. Tromso IL (GP: 1; GD: -3; PTS: 0)
Group L:
At Thessaloniki, Greece:
Zvonimir Vukic scored the game winner in second-half stoppage time (90'+2) as PAOK FC defeated visiting Shakhter Karagandy 2-1.
At Haifa, Israel:
Johann Gudmundsson scored the only goal of the match in the 71st minute as AZ Alkmaar defeated home-standing Maccabi Haifa 1-0.
GROUP L STANDINGS:
1. PAOK FC (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. AZ Alkmaar (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Shakhter Karagandy (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. Maccabi Haifa (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
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