Thursday, October 24, 2019

Europa League: Thursday Triumphs For Wolves, Malmo, Basel, Sporting CP, Bhoys, Gunners, Parakeets, AZ, Red Devils

24 games were contested on Thursday as Europa League group-stage play reached its' midway point.

GROUP A:

At Baku, Azerbaijan:

Goals from Dani Quintana (13') and Ailton Ferreira Silva (58') enabled Qarabag to salvage a 2-2 home draw with APOEL FC.

Daniil Medvedev (OG-29') and Linus Hallenius (45') provided the scoring for the Cypriot club.

At Seville, Spain:

Franco Vazquez scored twice (48', 75') as Sevilla dominated visiting F91 Dudelange 3-0.

Group A Standings:

1. Sevilla (GP: 3; GD: +7; PTS: 9)
2. Qarabag (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 4)
3. F91 Dudelange (GP: 3; GD: -5; PTS: 3)
4. APOEL FC (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 1)



GROUP B:

At Malmo, Sweden:

Guillermo Molins scored the winning goal in the 32nd minute as Malmo FF defeated visiting Lugano 2-1.

At Kiev, Ukraine:

Artem Shabanov's equalizer in the 53rd minute lifted Dynamo Kiev to a 1-1 home draw with FC Copenhagen.

Pieros Sotiriou scored in the second minute for the Lions.

Group B Standings:

1. FC Copenhagen (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 5)
2. Dynamo Kiev (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 5)
3. Malmo FF (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 4)
4. Lugano (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 1)

NOTE:  FC Copenhagen scored a road goal in their Thursday 1-1 draw with Dynamo Kiev.



GROUP C:

At Trabzon, Turkey:

Marcus Berg (49') and Tonny Vilhena (90'+2) delivered the goals for FC Krasnodar as the Russian club blanked Trabzonspor 2-0 on the road.

At Getafe, Spain:

Fabian Frei scored the only goal of FC Basel's 1-0 road win over Getafe in the 18th minute.

Group C Standings:

1. FC Basel (GP: 3; GD: +6; PTS: 7)
2. Getafe (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 6)
3. FC Krasnodar (GP: 3; GD: -4; PTS: 3)
4. Trabzonspor (GP: 3; GD: -3; PTS: 1)



GROUP D:

At Lisbon:

Yannick Bolasie scored the game's lone goal in minute #70 as Sporting CP defeated visiting Rosenborg 1-0.

At Eindhoven, Netherlands:

PSV Eindhoven and visiting LASK battled to a 0-0 stalemate.

Group D Standings:

1. PSV Eindhoven (GP: 3; GD: +4; PTS: 7)
2. Sporting CP (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 6)
3. LASK (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 4)
4. Rosenborg BK (GP: 3; GD: -5; PTS: 0)



GROUP E:

At Glasgow, Scotland:

Christopher Jullien scored the winning goal in the 69th minute as Celtic defeated visiting Lazio 2-1.

At Rennes, France:

Ciprian Deac scored the game winner in the 10th minute as ten-man CFR Cluj knocked off nine-man Rennes 1-0 on the road.

Group E Standings:

1. Celtic (GP: 3; GD: +3; PTS: 7)
2. CFR Cluj (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 6)
3. Lazio (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 3)
4. Rennes (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 1)



GROUP F:

At London:

Nicolas Pepe scored twice in the waning minutes (80', 90'+3) as Arsenal came from behind to upend visiting Vitoria de Guimaraes 3-2.

At Frankfurt am Main, Germany:

Martin Hinteregger scored the game winner at 73 minutes as Eintracht Frankfurt defeated visiting Standard Liege 2-1.

Group F Standings:

1. Arsenal (GP: 3; GD: +8; PTS: 9)
2. Eintracht Frankfurt (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 6)
3. Standard Liege (GP: 3; GD; -3; PTS: 3)
4. Vitoria de Guimaraes (GP: 3; GD: -4; PTS: 0)



GROUP G:

At Bern, Switzerland:

Roger Assale (14') and Jean Pierre Nsame (28') each converted a penalty kick in the opening half-hour as BSC Young Boys blanked visiting Feyenoord Rotterdam 2-0.

At Porto, Portugal:

Alfredo Morelos's equalizer in the 44th minute lifted Rangers to a 1-1 road draw with FC Porto.

Luis Diaz scored for the Dragons in the 36th minute.

Group G Stadings:

1. BSC Young Boys (GP: 3; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
2. Rangers (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 4)
3. FC Porto (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 4)
4. Feyenoord Rotterdam (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 3)

NOTE:  Rangers scored a road goal on Thursday in their 1-1 draw with FC Porto.



GROUP H:

At Moscow:

Roland Varga scored the game's lone goal in the 86th minute as Ferencvaros knocked off CSKA Moscow 1-0 on the road.

At Razgrad, Bulgaria:

Victor Campuzano's goal in the 13th minute proved enough for Espanyol as the 10-man Parakeets knocked off Ludogorets Razgrad 1-0 on the road.

Group H Standings:

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



GROUP I:

At Saint-Etienne, France:

Gabriel Silva provided both goals in Saint-Etienne's home draw with Olexandriya.

He scored for his French club in the eighth minute, then scored an own goal in the 14th minute that provided the equalizer for the Ukrainian club.

At Ghent, Belgium:

Roman Yaremchuk scored twice to enable KAA Gent to come back from two goals down to gain a 2-2 home draw with VfL Wolfsburg.

Wout Weghorst (3') and Joao Victor (24') each scored once for the German club.

Group I Standings:

1. VfL Wolfsburg (GP: 3; GD: +2; PTS: 5)
2. KAA Gent (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 5)
3. Oleksandriya (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 2)
4. Saint-Etienne (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 2)

NOTES:  VfL Wolfsburg scored two road goals in their 2-2 Thursday draw with KAA Gent; Oleksandriya scored a road goal in their 1-1 deadlock with Saint-Etienne.



GROUP J:

At Istanbul, Turkey:

Irfan Can Kahveci proved he can score as his 78th-minute goal lifted Istanbul Basaksehir past visiting Wolfsberger AC 1-0.

At Rome:

Lars Stindl's successfully-converted penalty kick at the death (90'+5) lifted Borussia Monchengladbach to a 1-1 road draw with AS Roma.

Nicolo Zaniolo scored for the hosts in the 32nd minute.

Group J Standings:

1. AS Roma (GP: 3; GD: +4; PTS: 5)
2. Istanbul Basaksehir (GP: 3; GD: -3; PTS: 4)
3. Wolfsberger AC (GP: 3; GD: +3; PTS: 4)
4. Borussia Monchengladbach (GP: 3; GD: -4; PTS: 2)

NOTE:  Istanbul Basaksehir collected all three points in their 1-0 Thursday victory over Wolfsberger AC.



GROUP K:

At Istanbul, Turkey:

Wilson Eduardo scored the winning goal in the 80th minute as SC Braga knocked off Besiktas 2-1 on the road.

At Bratislava, Slovakia:

Romain Saiss (58') and Raul Jimenez (PK-64') each scored a goal six minutes apart as Wolverhampton Wanderers came from behind to upend FC Slovan Bratislava 2-1 on the road.

Group K Standings:

1. SC Braga (GP: 3; GD: +2; PTS: 7)
2. Wolverhampton Wanderers (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 6)
3. FC Slovan Bratislava (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
4. Besiktas (GP: 3; GD: -4; PTS: 0)



GROUP L:

At The Hague, Netherlands:

Teun Koopmeiners converted not one, but two, penalty kicks (39', 83') as AZ Alkmaar blitzed visiting Astana 6-0.

At Belgrade, Serbia:

Anthony Martial converted a penalty kick in the 43rd minute for the game's only score as Manchester United defeated Partizan Belgrade 1-0 on the road.

Group L Standings:

1. Manchester United (GP: 3; GD: +2; PTS: 7)
2. AZ Alkmaar (GP: 3; GD: +6; PTS: 5)
3. Partizan Belgrade (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 4)
4. Astana (GP: 3; GD: -8; PTS: 0)

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