Thursday, October 03, 2019

Europa League: Wolves, Parakeets, PSV, Sporting CP, Bhoys, Gunners, Feyenoord Garner Thursday Triumphs

Europa League group-stage action resumed on Thursday with 24 games.

GROUP A:

At Luxembourg City:

Richard Almeida converted a penalty kick in the 37th minute for the game-winning goal as Qarabag dominated F91 Dudelange 4-1 on the road.

At Seville, Spain:

Javier Hernandez scored the lone goal of the match in minute #17 as Sevilla defeated visiting APOEL FC 1-0.

Group A Standings:

1. Sevilla (GP: 2; GD: +4; PTS: 6)
2. Qarabag (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
3. F91 Dudelange (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 3)
4. APOEL FC (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 0)

Qarabag defeated F91 Dudelange 4-1 on the road on Thursday for all three points.



GROUP B:

At St. Gallen, Switzerland:

Lugano and visiting Dynamo Kiev battled to a 0-0 stalemate.

At Malmo, Sweden:

Markus Rosenberg's equalizer in the 55th minute lifted Malmo FF to a 1-1 home draw with FC Copenhagen.

Lasse Nielsen's own goal in the fifth minute of first-half stoppage time accounted for the visiting Lions' score.

Group B Standings:

1. FC Copenhagen (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
2. Dynamo Kiev (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
3. Malmo FF (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)
4. Lugano (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)

NOTES:

Disciplinary points:

FC Copenhagen 0, Dynamo Kiev -1.

Malmo FF -1, Lugano -2.



GROUP C:

At Krasnodar, Russia:

Angel Luis Rodriguez Diaz scored twice (36', 61') as Getafe knocked off FC Krasnodar 2-1 on the road.

At Trabzon, Turkey:

Goals from Silvan Widmer (20') and Noah Okafor (80') enabled FC Basel to gain a 2-2 road draw with Trabzonspor.

Abdulkadir Parmak (26') and Jose (Don't Call Me Sammy) Sosa (78') each scored once for the hosts.

Group C Standings:

1. Getafe (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
2. FC Basel (GP: 2; GD: +5; PTS: 4)
3. Trabzonspor (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)
4. FC Krasnodar (GP: 2; GD: -6; PTS: 0)



GROUP D:

At Trondheim, Norway:

Donyell Malen scored twice (41', 79') as PSV Eindhoven dominated Rosenborg 4-1 on the road.

At Lisbon:

Bruno Fernandes scored the game-winning goal in the 63rd minute as Sporting CP defeated visiting LASK 2-1.

Group D Standings:

1. PSV Eindhoven (GP: 2; GD: +4; PTS: 6)
2. Sporting CP (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
3. LASK (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
4. Rosenborg BK (GP: 2; GD: -4; PTS: 0)

NOTE:  Sporting CP defeated visiting LASK 2-1 on Thursday to gain all three points.



GROUP E:

At Rome:

Ciro Immobile tacked on the winning goal in the 75th minute as Lazio defeated visiting Rennes 2-1.

At Glasgow, Scotland:

Odsonne Edouard (20') and Mohamed Elyounoussi (59') each tallied once as Celtic blanked visiting CFR Cluj 2-0.

Group E Standings:

1. Celtic (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 4)
2. CFR Cluj (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 3)
3. Lazio (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
4. Rennes (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)

NOTE:  CFR Cluj leads Lazio on head-to-head points (3-0) after their 2-1 home victory over the Italian club on September 19.



GROUP F:

At Guimaraes, Portugal:

Obite Evan N'Dicka scored the winning goal in the 36th minute as Eintracht Frankfurt defeated Vitoria de Guimaraes 1-0 on the road.

At London:

Gabriel Martinelli scored twice (13', 16') as Arsenal demolished visiting Standard Liege 4-0.

Group F Standings:

1. Arsenal (GP: 2; GD: +7; PTS: 6)
2. Standard Liege (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 3)
3. Eintracht Frankfurt (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 3)
4. Vitoria de Guimaraes (GP: 2; GD: -3; PTS: 0)



GROUP G:

At Rotterdam, Netherlands:

Jens Toornstra (49') and Rick Karsdorp (80') produced the scoring as Feyenoord Rotterdam blanked visiting FC Porto 2-0.

At Bern, Switzerland:

Christian Fassnacht scored the game winner at the death (90'+3) as BSC Young Boys knocked off visiting Rangers 2-1.

Group G Standings:

1. Feyenoord Rotterdam (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. BSC Young Boys (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
3. Rangers (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
4. FC Porto (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 3)

NOTES:

Head-to-head goal difference:

Feyenoord Rotterdam +1, BSC Young Boys 0, Rangers 0, FC Porto -1.

Head-to-head goals:

BSC Young Boys 2, Rangers 1.



GROUP H:

At Budapest, Hungary:

Rafael Foster scored twice (40', 64') as Ludogorets Razgrad dominated Ferencvaros 3-0 on the road.

At Moscow:

Wu Lei (64') and Victor Campuzano (90'+5) each scored once as Espanyol blanked CSKA Moscow 2-0 on the road.

Group H Standings:

1. Ludogorets Razgrad (GP: 2; GD: +7; PTS: 6)
2. RCD Espanyol (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 4)
3. Ferencvaros (GP: 2; GD: -3; PTS: 1)
4. CSKA Moscow (GP: 2; GD: -6; PTS: 0)



GROUP I:

At Lviv, Ukraine:

Artem Sitalo's goal in the 60th minute lifted Oleksandriya to a 1-1 draw with visiting KAA Gent.

Laurent Depoitre scored for the Belgian club in the sixth minute.

At Saint-Etienne, France:

William provided the equalizer in the 15th minute to carry VfL Wolfsburg to a 1-1 road draw with Saint-Etienne.

Timothee Kolosziejczak scored for the hosts in the 13th minute.

Group I Standings:

1. VfL Wolfsburg (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 4)
2. KAA Gent (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
3. Saint-Etienne (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)
4. Oleksandriya (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 1)



GROUP J:

At Graz, Austria:

Michael Liendl's equalizer in the 51st minute enabled Wolfsberger AC to gain a 1-1 home draw with AS Roma.

Leonardo Spinazzola scored for the Italian club at 27 minutes.

At Istanbul, Turkey:

Patrick Herrmann's equalizer in the opening minute of second-half stoppage time lifted Borussia Monchengladbach to a 1-1 road draw with Istanbul Basaksehir.

Eden Visca scored for the hosts in the 55th minute.

Group J Standings:

1. AS Roma (GP: 2; GD: +4; PTS: 4)
2. Wolfsberger AC (GP: 2; GD: +4; PTS: 4)
3. Borussia Monchengladbach (GP: 2; GD: -4; PTS: 1)
4. Istanbul Besaksehir (GP: 2; GD: -4; PTS: 1)

NOTES:

Head-to-head road goals:  AS Roma 1, Wolfsberger AC 0.

Head-to-head road goals:  Borussia Monchengladbach 1, Istanbul Basaksehir 0.



GROUP K:

At Braga, Portugal:

Andraz Sporar (45'+4) and Bruno Viana (OG-87') each scored once for Slovan Bratislava as the Slovakian club gained a 2-2 road draw with SC Braga.

The aforementioned Bruno Viana (31') and Wenderson Galeno (63') each scored once for the hosts.

At Istanbul, Turkey:

Willy-Arnaud Boly scored the only goal of the match in the third minute of second-half stoppage time as Wolverhampton Wanderers knocked off Besiktas 1-0 on the road.

Group K Standings:

1. Slovan Bratislava (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 4)
2. SC Braga (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
3. Wolverhampton Wanderers (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
4. Besiktas (GP: 2; GD: -3; PTS: 0)

NOTE:

Slovan Bratislava scored two road goals in their Thursday 2-2 draw with SC Braga.



GROUP L:

At Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan:

Umar Sadiq scored twice (29', 73') as Partizan Belgrade knocked off Astana 2-1 on the road.

At The Hague, Netherlands:

AZ Alkmaar and visiting Manchester United battled to a 0-0 deadlock.

Group L Standings:

1. Partizan Belgrade (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
2. Manchester United (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
3. AZ Alkmaar (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 2)
4. Astana (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 0)

No comments: