Europa League

Thursday saw the resumption of Europa League group-stage action with 24 games.

Group A:

At Zurich, Switzerland:

Havard Nordtveit's equalizer in the 26th minute lifted Borussia Monchengladbach to a 1-1 road draw with FC Zurich.  Franck Etoundi scored in the 23rd minute for the hosts.

At Villarreal, Spain:

Gerard Moreno (9', 82') and Javier Espinosa (44', 51') each scored twice, once in each half, as Villarreal demolished visiting Apollon Limassol 4-0.

GROUP A STANDINGS:

1. Villarreal (GP: 2; GD: +4; PTS: 4)
2. Apollon Limassol (GP: 2; GD: -3; PTS: 3)
3. Borussia Monchengladbach (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 2)
4. FC Zurich (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)



Group B:

At Helsinki, Finland:

Markus Heikkinen (OG-19'), Tom De Sutter (70'), and Laurens De Bock (78') each scored a goal as Club Brugge dominated HJK Helsinki 3-0 on the road.

At Turin, Italy:

Fabio Quagliarella delivered a successfully converted penalty kick in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time as Torino defeated visiting FC Copenhagen 1-0.

GROUP B STANDINGS:

1. Club Brugge (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 4)
4. Torino (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
3. FC Copenhagen (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
4. HJK Helsinki (GP: 2; GD: -5; PTS: 0)



Group C:

At Tripoli, Greece:

Fernando Usero (22') and Facundo Parra (52') each scored once as Asteras Tripoli defeated visiting Partizan Belgrade 2-0.

At London:

Demba Ba's penalty kick in the 89th minute lifted Besiktas to a 1-1 road draw with Tottenham Hotspur.  Harry Kane tallied in the 29th minute for Spurs.

GROUP C STANDINGS:

1. Asteras Tripoli (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 4)
2. Besiktas (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 2)
3. Tottenham Hotspur (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 2)
4. Partizan Belgrade (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 1)



Group D:

At Giurgiu, Romania:

Jonathan Soriano scored the winning goal in the 42nd minute as FC Red Bull Salzburg came from behind to upend FC Astra Giurgiu 2-1 on the road.

At Glasgow, Scotland:

Kris Commons scored the only goal of the match in the sixth minute as Celtic held off visiting Dinamo Zagreb 1-0.

GROUP D STANDINGS:

1. Celtic (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
2. FC Red Bulls Salzburg (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
3. Dinamo Zagreb (GP:2; GD: +3; PTS: 3)
4. FC Astra Giurgiu (GP: 2; GD: -5; PTS: 0)



Group E:

At Khimki, Russia:

Yuri Zhirkov scored the only goal of the match in the third minute of second-half stoppage time as Dynamo Moscow defeated visiting PSV Eindhoven 1-0.

At Estoril, Portugal:

Kleber Laube Pinheiro (52') and Diego Amado (66') each scored a second-half goal as Estoril blanked visiting Panathinaikos 2-0.

GROUP E STANDINGS:

1. Dynamo Moscow (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
2. PSV Eindhoven (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
3. Estoril (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
4. Panathinaikos (GP: 2; GD: -3; PTS: 0)



Group F:

At Saint-Etienne, France:

FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk held hosts Saint-Etienne to a 0-0 stalemate.

At Milan, Italy:

Danilo D'Ambrosio (18') and Mauro Icardi (85') each scored once as Inter Milan shut out visiting Qarabag FK 2-0.

GROUP F STANDINGS:

1. Inter Milan (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 6)
2. Saint Etienne (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 2)
3. FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)
4. Qarabag FK (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 1)



Group G:

At Rotterdam, Netherlands:

Sven Van Beek (47') and Elvis Manu (84') each delivered a goal as Feyenoord Rotterdam held off visiting Standard Liege 2-1.

At Rijeka, Croatia:

Iago Aspas (26') and Stephane Mbia (90'+1) each scored a goal as Seville gained a 2-2 road draw with HNK Rijeka.  Andrej Kramaric (PK-53') and Zoran Kvrzic (68') each scored once for the hosts.

GROUP G STANDINGS:

1. Sevilla (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 4)
2. Feyenoord Rotterdam (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 3)
3. Standard Liege (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
4. HNK Rijeka (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 1)



Group H:

At Krasnodar, Russia:

Samuel Eto'o's equalizer in the 82nd minute lifted Everton to a 1-1 road draw with FC Krasnodar.  Ari scored in the 43rd minute for the hosts.

At Wolfsburg, Germany:

Kevin De Bruyne delivered the equalizer in the 82nd minute as VfL Wolfsburg salvaged a 1-1 home draw with LOSC Lille Metropole.  Divock Origi converted a penalty kick in the 77th minute for the Mastiffs.

GROUP H STANDINGS:

1. Everton (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 4)
2. FC Krasnodar (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 2)
3. LOSC Lille Metropole (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 2)
4. VfL Wolfsburg (GP: 2; GD: -3; PTS: 1)



Group I:

At Prague, Czech Republic:

David Lafata scored twice (28', 85') as Sparta Prague downed visiting BSC Young Boys 3-1.

At Bratislava, Slovakia:

Marek Hamsik (35') and Gonzalo Higuain (74') produced the goals as Napoli blanked FC Slovan Bratislava 2-0 on the road.

GROUP I STANDINGS:

1. Napoli (GP: 2; GD: +4; PTS: 6)
2. Sparta Prague (GP:2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
3. BSC Young Boys (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 3)
4. FC Slovan Bratislava (GP: 2; GD: -7; PTS: 0)



Group J:

At Kiev, Ukraine:

Artem Kravets scored the winning goal in the 66th minute as Dynamo Kiev defeated visiting Steaua Bucharest 3-1.

At Aalborg, Denmark:

Nicklas Helenius scored the only goal of the match in the 46th minute as Aalborg BK defeated visiting Rio Ave 1-0.

GROUP J STANDINGS:

1. Dynamo Kiev (GP: 2; GD: +5; PTS: 6)
2. Steaua Bucharest (GP: 2; GD: +4; PTS: 3)
3. Aalborg BK (GP: 2; GD: -5; PTS: 3)
4. Rio Ave (GP: 2; GD: -4; PTS: 0)



Group K:

At Guingamp, France:

Sylvain Marveaux scored both goals (47', 50') during a three-minute span early in the second half as Guingamp blanked visiting PAOK FC 2-0.

At Barysaw, Belarus:

Alberto Aquilani (33'), Josip Ilicic (62'), and Federico Bernardeschi (67') delivered the scoring as Fiorentina dominated FC Dinomo Minsk 3-0 on the road.

GROUP K STANDINGS:

1. Fiorentina (GP: 2; GD: +6; PTS: 6)
2. En Avant de Guingamp (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 3)
3. PAOK FC (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 3)
4. FC Dinamo Minsk (GP: 2; GD: -8; GD: 0)



Group L:

At Lokoren, Belgium:

Nill De Pauw scored the only goal in the 74th minute as Lokoren defeated visiting FC Metalist Kharkiv 1-0.

At Trabzon, Turkey:

Michal Kucharczyk scored the only goal of Legia Warsaw's 1-0 road win over Trabzonspor in the 16th minute.

GROUP L STANDINGS:

1. Legia Warsaw (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
2. Trabzonspor (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
3. Lokoren (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
4. FC Metalist Kharkiv (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 0)