Europa League group-stage play commenced on Thursday with 24 games.
GROUP A:
At Istanbul, Turkey:
Mohamed Elyounoussi scored the game-winning goal in the 53rd minute as Molde FK knocked off Fenerbahce 3-1 on the road.
At Amsterdam, Netherlands:
Viktor Fischer (25') and Lasse Schone (84') each scored once as Ajax Amsterdam salvaged a 2-2 home draw with Celtic. Nir Bitton (8') and Mikael Lustig (42') each tallied once for the ten-man Bhoys.
Group A Standings:
1. Molde FK (GP: 1; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
2. Celtic (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
3. Ajax Amsterdam (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. Fenerbahce (GP: 1; GD: -2; PTS: 0)
NOTE: Celtic scored once on the road in their first match with Ajax.
GROUP B:
At Bordeaux, France:
Jussie's equalizer in the 81st minute enabled Bordeaux to salvage a 1-1 home draw with Liverpool. Adam Lallana scored for the Reds in the 65th minute.
At Sion, Switzerland:
Moussa Konate scored twice (11', 82') as FC Sion defeated visiting Rubin Kazan 2-1.
Group B Standings:
1. FC Sion (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. Liverpool (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
3. Bordeaux (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. Rubin Kazan (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
NOTE: Liverpool scored once on the road in their first match with Bordeaux.
GROUP C:
At Baku, Azerbaijan:
PAOK FC held hosts Gabala FK to a 0-0 stalemate.
At Dortmund, Germany:
Park Joo-Ho scored the winning goal in the second minute of second-half stoppage time as Borussia Dortmund defeated visiting FC Krasnodar 2-1.
Group C Standings:
1. Borussia Dortmund (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. Gabala FK (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
PAOK FC (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. FC Krasnodar (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
GROUP D:
At Herning, Denmark:
Morten Rasmussen scored the only goal of FC Midtjylland's 1-0 victory over visiting Legia Warsaw in the 60th minute.
Jose Callejon (5', 77') and Dries Mertens (19', 25') each scored twice as Napoli destroyed visiting Club Brugge 5-0.
Group D Standings:
1. Napoli (GP: 1; GD: +5; PTS: 5)
2. FC Midtjylland (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Legia Warsaw (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. Club Brugge (GP: 1; GD: -5; PTS: 0)
GROUP E:
At Vienna, Austria:
Steffen Hofmann's successful penalty kick in the 53rd minute proved to be the game winner as Rapid Vienna knocked off visiting Villarreal 2-1.
At Plzen, Czech Republic:
Tomas Horava (36') and Milan Petzela (75') each scored once as FC Viktoria Plzen blanked visiting Dinamo Minsk 2-0.
Group E Standings:
1. FC Viktoria Plzen (GP: 1; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
2. Rapid Vienna (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Villarreal (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. FC Dinamo Minsk (GP: 1; GD: -2; PTS: 0)
GROUP F:
At Liberec, Czech Republic:
Rafa Silva scored the only goal of the match as Sporting Braga defeated FC Slovan Liberec 1-0 on the road.
At Groningen, Netherlands:
Georges-Kevin N'Koudou (25'), Lucas Ocampos (42'), and Romain Alessandrini (61') each scored once as Marseille dominated FC Groningen 3-0 on the road, snapping a ten-match winless skid in European club competition.
Group F Standings:
1. Marseille (GP: 1; GD: +3; PTS: 3)
2. Sporting Braga (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. FC Slovan Liberec (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS; 0)
4. FC Groningen (GP: 1; GD: -3; PTS: 0)
GROUP G:
At Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine:
Yevhen Seleznyov's stoppage-time equalizer (90'+4) enabled FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk came back to salvage a 1-1 home draw with Lazio. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic scored for the visiting Young Eagles in the 34th minute.
At Saint-Etienne, France:
Robert Beric (4') and Nolan Roux (PK-87') each scored once as Saint-Etienne salvaged a 2-2 home draw with Rosenborg BK. Tobias Mikkelsen (16') and Jonas Svensson (78') provided the scoring for the visiting Trond Kids.
Group G Standings:
1. Rosenborg BK(GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
2. Saint-Etienne (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
3. Lazio (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
NOTES: Rosenborg and Saint-Etienne each scored twice in their group-stage opener while Lazio and FC Dnipro each scored once in their draw; Rosenborg scored twice on the road in their first match with Saint-Etienne while Lazio scored once on the road in their first contest with Dnipro.
GROUP H:
At Lisbon, Portugal:
Aleksandr Samedov scored twice (12', 56') as Lokomotiv Moscow downed Sporting CP 3-1 on the road. The defeat snapped the Lions' 20-match Europa League home unbeaten run, a tournament record.
At Elbasan, Albania:
Jose Sosa scored the only goal of the match in the 28th minute as Besiktas defeated Skenderbeu Korce 1-0 on the road.
Group H Standings:
1. Lokomotiv Moscow (GP: 1; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
2. Besiktas (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Skenderbeu Korce (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS; 0)
4. Sporting CP (GP: 1; GD: -2; PTS: 0)
GROUP I:
At Florence, Italy:
Mohamed Elneny scored the winning goal in the 79th minute as FC Basel knocked off Fiorentina 2-1 on the road.
At Poznan, Poland:
Lech Poznan battled visiting Belenenses to a 0-0 deadlock.
Group I Standings:
1. FC Basel (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. Belenenses (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
Lech Poznan (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. Fiorentina (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
GROUP J:
At Brussels, Belgium:
Lacina Traore equalizer in the 85th minute lifted AS Monaco to a 1-1 road draw with RSC Anderlecht. Guillaume Gillet scored for the hosts in the 11th minute.
At London:
Son Heung-min scored twice in a two-minute period late in the first half-hour (28', 30') as Tottenham Hotspur came from behind to upend visiting Qarabag 2-1.
Group J Standings:
1. Tottenham Hotspur (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. AS Monaco (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
3. RSC Anderlecht (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. Qarabag FK (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS; 0)
NOTE: AS Monaco scored once on the road in the first contest with RSC Anderlecht.
GROUP K:
At Nicosia, Cyprus:
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar scored twice (35', 71') as Schalke dominated APOEL FC 3-0 on the road.
At Tripoli, Greece:
David Lafata delivered the equalizer in the 56th minute as Sparta Prague gained a 1-1 road draw with Asteras Tripoli. Pablo Mazza scored for the hosts in the second minute.
Group K Standings:
1. FC Schalke 04 (GP: 1; GD: +3; PTS: 3)
2. Sparta Prague (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
3. Asteras Tripoli FC (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. APOEL FC (GP: 1; GD: -3; PTS: 0)
NOTE: Sparta Prague scored once on the road in the first of two contests with Asteras Tripoli.
GROUP L:
At Belgrade, Serbia:
Andrija Zivkovic scored the winning goal in the 89th minute as Partizan Belgrade held off visiting (and ten-man) AZ Alkmaar 3-2.
At Bilbao, Spain:
Aritz Adruiz scored twice (55', 66') as Athletic Bilbao downed visiting FC Augsburg 3-1.
Group L Standings:
1. Athletic Bilbao (GP: 1; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
2. Partizan Belgrade (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. AZ Alkmaar (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. FC Augsburg (GP: 1; GD: -2; PTS: 0)
No comments:
Post a Comment