Thursday, November 07, 2019

Europa League: Man U, Sevilla, Basel, Bhoys, Parakeets Lock Up Knockout-Stage Berths; Wolves, Sporting CP, 'Gers. Gladbach Gain Thursday Wins; Astana; Trabzonspor, Trond Kids; Rennes; Black Eagles Eliminated

Group-stage play in the Europa League continued on Thursday with 23 games.

GROUP A:

At Luxembourg City:

Munir El Haddadi Mohamed produced a hat trick (27', 33', 67') while Moanes Dabour added a double (17', 36') as Sevilla dominated F91 Dudelange 5-2 on the road and locked up a berth in the knockout stage.

At Nicosia, Cyprus:

Nicholas Ioannou scored the winning goal in the 88th minute to lift APOEL FC to a 2-1 home victory over Qarabag.

Group A Standings:

1. x-Sevilla (GP: 4; GD: +10; PTS: 12)
2.    APOEL FC (GP: 4; GD: -1; PTS: 4)
3.    Qarabag (GP: 4; GD: -1; PTS: 4)
4.    F91 Dudelange (GP: 4; GD: -8; PTS: 3)

x-Clinched berth in knockout stage

NOTE:  In two games against Qarabag, APOEL FC gained a victory and a draw, resulting in a 4-1 points advantage over the Azerbaijani club.



GROUP B:

At St. Gallen, Switzerland:

Lugano and visiting Malmo FF battled to a 0-0 stalemate.

At Copenhagen, Denmark:

Benjamin Verbic's equalizer in the 70th minute lifted Dynamo Kiev to a 1-1 road draw with FC Copenhagen.

Jens Stage scored for the Lions in the fourth minute.

Group B Standings:

1. FC Copenhagen (GP: 4; GD: +1; PTS: 6)
2. Dynamo Kiev (GP: 4; GD: +1; PTS: 6)
3. Malmo FF (GP: 4; GD: 0; PTS: 5)
4. Lugano (GP: 4; GD: -2; PTS: 2)



GROUP C:

At Krasnodar, Russia:

Manuel Fernandes scored the game winner in the 34th minute as FC Krasnodar downed visiting Trabzonspor 3-1, eliminating the Turkish club from the tournament.

At Basel, Switzerland:

Fabian Frei scored the winning goal in the 60th minute as FC Basel defeated visiting Getafe 2-1 to reach the Round of 32.

Group C Standings:

1. x-FC Basel (GP: 4; GD: +7; PTS: 10)
2.    Getafe (GP: 4; GD: 0; PTS: 6)
3.    Krasnodar (GP: 4; GD: -2; PTS: 6)
4. z-Trabzonspor (GP: 4; GD: -5; PTS: 1)

x-Clinched berth in knockout stage

z-Eliminated from tournament

NOTE:  In their October 3 meeting on the road with FC Krasnodar, Getafe won 2-1 to garner all three points; the two clubs will meet again on December 12 at Getafe, Spain.



GROUP D:

At Trondheim, Norway:

Sebastian Coates (16') and Bruno Fernandes (36') each scored once as Sporting CP blanked Rosenborg 2-0 on the road to knock the Trond Kids out of the tournament.

At Linz, Austria:

Joao Klauss De Mello scored twice (78', 82') as LASK dominated visiting PSV Eindhoven 4-1.

Group D Standings:

1.    Sporting CP (GP: 4; GD; +3; PTS: 9)
2.    LASK (GP: 4; GD: +3; PTS: 7)
3.    PSV Eindhoven (GP: 4; GD: +1; PTS: 7)
4. z-Rosenborg BK (GP: 4; GD: -7; PTS: 0)

z-Eliminated from tournament

NOTE:  LASK had a victory and a draw in two games with PSV Eindhoven for a 4-1 points advantage.



GROUP E:

At Rome:

Olivier Ntcham scored the game winner at the death (90'+5) as Celtic locked up a berth in the knockout stage with a 2-1 road win over Lazio.

At Cluj-Napoca, Romania:

Mario Rondon's goal in the 87th minute proved enough as CFR Cluj, despite finishing the game with ten men, defeated visiting Rennes 1-0 to eliminate the French club from the tournament.

Group E Standings:

1. x-Celtic (GP: 4; GD: +4; PTS: 10)
2.    CFR Cluj (GP: 4; GD: +1; PTS: 9)
3.    Lazio (GP: 4; GD: -2; PTS: 3)
4. z-Rennes (GP: 4; GD: -3; PTS: 1)

x-Clinched berth in knockout stage

z-Eliminated from tournament



GROUP F:

At Liege, Belgium:

Maxime Lestienne scored the game winner at the death (90'+4) as Standard Liege stayed in the race for a berth in the knockout stage after knocking off visiting Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1.

Group F Standings:

1. Arsenal (GP: 4; GD: +8; PTS: 10)
2. Standard Liege (GP: 4; GD: -2; PTS; 6)
3. Eintracht Frankfurt (GP: 4; GD: -2; PTS; 6)
4. Vitoria de Guimaraes (GP: 4; GD: -4; PTS: 1)

NOTE:  Standard Liege scored more total goals than Eintracht Franfurt (5-4).



GROUP G:

At Rotterdam, Netherlands:

Marvin Spielmann's equalizer at 71 minutes carried BSC Young Boys to a 1-1 road draw with Feyenoord Rotterdam.

Steven Berghuis converted a penalty kick in the 18th minute for Feyenoord.

At Glasgow, Scotland:

Alfredo Morelos (69') and Steven Davis (73') each scored a goal as Rangers blanked visiting FC Porto 2-0.

Group G Standings:

1. BSC Young Boys (GP: 4; GD: +2; PTS: 7)
2. Rangers (GP: 4; GD: +2; PTS: 7)
3. Feyenoord Rotterdam (GP: 4; GD: -1; PTS: 4)
4. FC Porto (GP: 4; GD: -3; PTS: 4)

NOTES:  

In head-to-head points: BSC Young Boys 3, Rangers 0.

In head-to-head points: Feyenoord Rotterdam 3, FC Porto 0.



GROUP H:

At Budapest, Hungary:

Ferencvaros and visiting CSKA Moscow played out to a 0-0 deadlock.

At Cornella de Llobregat, Spain:

Oscar Melando, who scored in the fourth minute, led off a match in which six different players each scored once as Espanyol locked up a berth in the Round of 32 with their 6-0 home brass-knuckling of Ludogorets Razgrad.

Group H Standings:

1. x-Espanyol (GP: 4; GD: +9; PTS: 10)
2.    Ludogorets Razgrad (GP: 4; GD: 0; PTS: 6)
3.    Ferencvaros (GP: 4; GD: -2; PTS: 5)
4.    CSKA Moscow (GP: 4; GD: -7; PTS: 1)

x-Clinched berth in the knockout stage



GROUP I:

At Lviv, Ukraine:

Denys Bezborodko (84') and Maksym Zaderaka (90'+1) each tallied once in the waning minutes as Oleksandriya came back from two goals down to gain a 2-2 draw with visiting Saint-Etienne.

Wahbi Khazri (PK-24') and Mahdi Camara (72') provided the scoring for the French club.

At Wolfsburg, Germany:

Roman Yeremchuk (50'), Laurent Depoitre (65'), and Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui (76') each scored once as KAA Gent downed VfL Wolfsburg 3-1 on the road.

Group I Standings:

1. KAA Gent (GP: 4; GD: +3; PTS; 8)
2. VfL Wolfsburg (GP: 4; GD: 0; PTS: 5)
3. Saint-Etienne (GP: 4; GD: -1; PTS: 3)
4. Oleksandriya (GP: 4; GD: -2; PTS: 3)

NOTE: Saint-Etienne scored two road goals in the course of their two matches with Oleksandriya (the Ukrainian club had scored one).



GROUP J:

At Graz, Austria:

Enzo Crivelli scored twice in the final minutes (84', 87') as Istanbul Basaksehir dominated Wolfsberger AC 3-0 on the road.

At Monchengladbach, Germany:

Marcus Thuram scored the winning goal in second-half stoppage time (90'+5) as Borussia Monchengladbach upended visiting AS Roma 2-1.

Group J Standings:

1. Istanbul Basaksehir (GP: 4; GD: 0; PTS: 7)
2. Borussia Monchengladbach (GP: 4; GD: -3; PTS: 5)
3. AS Roma (GP: 4; GD: +3; PTS: 5)
4. Wolfsberger AC (GP: 4; GD: 0; PTS: 4)

NOTE:  Borussia Monchengladbach garnered four points in their two contests with AS Roma while the Italian club settled for one.



GROUP K:

At Braga, Portugal:

Paulinho scored twice (14', 37') as SC Braga knocked Besiktas out of the tournament by defeating the Black Eagles 3-1.

At Wolverhampton, England:

Raul Jiminez scored the only goal of the match two minutes into second-half stoppage time as Wolverhampton Wanderers defeated visiting Slovan Bratislava 1-0.

Group K Standings:

1.   SC Braga (GP: 4; GD: +4; PTS: 10)
2.   Wolverhampton Wanderers (GP: 4; GD: +2; PTS: 9)
3.   FC Slovan Bratislava (GP: 4; GD: 0; PTS: 4)
4. z-Besiktas 

z-Eliminated from tournament



GROUP L:

At Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan:

Myron Boadu scored twice (29', 77') as AZ Alkmaar destroyed Astana 5-0 on the road, eliminating the hosts from the tournament.

At Manchester, England:

Mason Greenwood (22'), Anthony Martial (33'), and Marcus Rashford (49') each scored once to carry Manchester United into the knockout stage following their 3-0 home domination of Partizan Belgrade.

Group L Standings:

1. x-Manchester United (GP: 4; GD: +5; PTS: 10)
2.    AZ Alkmaar (GP: 4; GD: +11; PTS: 8)
3.    Partizan Belgrade (GP: 4; GD: -3; PTS: 4)
4. z-Astana (GP: 4; GD; -13; PTS: 0)

x-Clinched berth in knockout stage

z-Eliminated from tournament

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