Europa League: Wolves, Sporting CP Lock Up Berths In Knockout Stage

24 games were played on Thursday as Europa League group-stage action resumed.

GROUP A:

At Seville, Spain:

Bryan Gil (61') and Moanes Dabour (90'+2) each scored once as Sevilla blanked visiting Qarabag 2-0.

At Luxembourg City:

Uros Matic (PK-12') and Girogos Markis (43') each produced a goal as APOEL FC blanked F91 Dudelange 2-0 on the road.

Group A Standings:

1. y-Sevilla (GP: 5; GD: +12; PTS: 15)

2. x-APOEL FC (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 7)

3. z-Qarabag (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 4)

4. z-F91 Dudelange (GP: 5; GD: -10; PTS: 3)

y-Won Group A and clinched berth in knockout stage

x-Clinched berth in knockout stage

z-Eliminated from tournament

GROUP B:

At Malmo, Sweden:

Markus Rosenberg scored twice (48', 90'+6) as Malmo FF defeated visiting Dynamo Kiev 4-3.

At St. Gallen, Switzerland:

Nicloaj Thomson scored the only goal of FC Copenhagen's 1-0 road win over Lugano in the 27th minute that knocked the Swiss club out of the tournament.

Group B Standings:

1.   FC Copenhagen (GP: 5; GD: +2; PTS: 9)

2.   Malmo FF (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 8)

3.   Dynamo Kiev (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 6)

4. z-Lugano (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 2)

z-Eliminated from tournament

GROUP C:

At Trabzon, Turkey:

Jaime Mata scored the only goal of the match in the 50th minute as Getafe defeated Trabzonspor 1-0 on the road.

At Krasnodar, Russia:

Ari's goal in the 72nd minute via a successfully-converted penalty kick kept FC Krasnodar alive in the tournament as the hosts defeated visiting FC Basel 1-0.

Group C Standings:

1. x-FC Basel (GP: 5; GD: +6; PTS: 10)

2.    Getafe (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 9)

3.    FC Krasnodar (GP: 5; GD: -1; PTS: 9)

4. z-Trabzonspor (GP: 5; GD: -6; PTS: 1)

NOTE:  Getafe defeated FC Krasnodar 2-1 on the road on October 3; the two clubs will face off again on December 12 at Getafe, Spain.

x-Clinched berth in knockout stage

z-Eliminated from tournament

GROUP D:

At Lisbon, Portugal:

Bruno Fernandes scored twice (16', PK-64') as Sporting CP locked up a knockout-stage berth following their 4-0 home demolition of now-eliminated PSV Eindhoven.

At Trondheim, Norway:

Dominik Frieser scored the game winner in the 54th minute as LASK clinched a berth in the Round of 32 by knocking off Rosenborg 2-1 on the road.

Group D Standings:

1. x-Sporting CP (GP: 5; GD: +7; PTS: 12)

2. x-LASK (GP: 5; GD: +4; PTS: 10)

3. z-PSV Eindhoven (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 7)

4. z-Rosenborg BK (GP: 5; GD: -8; PTS: 0)

x-Clinched berth in knockout stage

z-Eliminated from tournament

GROUP E:

At Glasgow, Scotland:

Ryan Christie scored the winning goal in the first minute of first-half stoppage time as Celtic held off visiting Rennes 3-1 to clinch top spot in Group E.

At Rome:

Carlos Correa scored the only goal of the match in minute #24 as Lazio kept their slim hopes of advancing alive by defeating visiting CFR Cluj 1-0.

Group E Standings:

1. y-Celtic (GP: 5; GD: +6; PTS: 13)

2.    CFR Cluj (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 9)

3.    Lazio (GP: 5; GD: -1; PTS: 6)

4. z-Rennes (GP: 5; GD: -5; PTS: 1)

y-Won Group E and clinched berth in knockout stage

z-Eliminated from tournament

GROUP F:

At Guimaraes, Portugal:

Andre Ferreira's equalizer (45'+2) lifted Vitoria de Guimaraes to a 1-1 home deadlock with Standard Liege.

Maxime Lestienne scored via a penalty kick for the Belgian club in the 40th minute.

At London:

Daichi Kamada scored twice in the second half (55', 64') as Eintracht Frankfurt jumped up to second place in Group F after their 2-1 road victory over group-leading Arsenal.

Group F Standings:

1.    Arsenal (GP: 5; GD: +7; PTS: 10)

2.    Eintracht Frankfurt (GP: 5; GD: -1; PTS: 9)

3.    Standard Liege (GP: 5; GD: -2; PTS: 7)

4. z-Vitoria de Guimaraes (GP: 5; GD: -4; PTS: 2)

z-Eliminated from tournament

GROUP G:

At Bern, Switzerland:

Vincent Aboubakar scored twice in the final quarter-hour (76', 79') as FC Porto shocked BSC Young Boys 2-1 on the road.

At Rotterdam, Netherlands:

Alfredo Morelos scored twice (53', 65') as Rangers gained a 2-2 road draw with Feyenoord Rotterdam.

Jens Toomstra (33') and Luis Sinisterra (68') scored for the hosts.

Group G Standings:

1. Rangers (GP: 5; GD: +2; PTS: 8)
2. FC Porto (GP: 5; GD: -2; PTS: 7)

3. BSC Young Boys (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 7)
4. Feyenoord Rotterdam (GP: 5; GD: -1; PTS: 5)

NOTE:  FC Porto swept both games from BSC Young Boys.



GROUP H:

At Moscow:

Fyodor Chalov's equalizer in the 76th minute lifted CSKA Moscow to a 1-1 home draw with Ludogorets Razgrad.

Claudiu Keseru scored for the Bulgarian club in the 66th minute.

At Budapest, Hungary:

Oscar Melendo (31') and Sergi Darder (90'+6) each scored once as Espanyol locked up top spot in Group H after their 2-2 road draw with Ferencvaros.

David Siger (23') and Michal Skvarka (PK-90'+1) each scored once for the hosts.

Group H Standings:

1. y-Espanyol (GP: 5; GD: +9; PTS: 11)
2.    Ludogorets Razgrad (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 7)
3.    Ferencvaros (GP: 5; GD: -2; PTS: 6)
4.    CSKA Moscow (GP: 5; GD: -7; PTS: 2)

y-Won Group H and clinched berth in knockout stage

z-Eliminated from tournament



GROUP I:

At Saint-Etienne, France:

Saint Etienne and visiting KAA Gent battled to a 0-0 stalemate, good enough for the Belgian club to clinch a berth in the knockout stage as the draw eliminated the hosts.

At Lviv, Ukraine:

Wout Weghorst converted a penalty kick shortly before halftime (45'+1) as VfL Wolfsburg clinched a berth in the knockout stage after their 1-0 road triumph over Oleksandriya.

Group I Standings:

1. x-KAA Gent (GP: 5; GD: +3; PTS: 9)
2. x-VfL Wolfsburg (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 8)
3. z-Saint-Etienne (GP: 5; GD: -1; PTS: 4)
4. z-Oleksandriya (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 3)

x-Clinched berth in knockout stage

z-Eliminated from tournament



GROUP J:

At Istanbul, Turkey:

Jordan Veretout (PK-30'), Justin Kluivert (41'), and Edin Dzeko (45'+1) each scored a first-half goal as AS Roma dominated Istanbul Basaksehir 3-0 on the road.

At Graz, Austria:

Lars Stindl scored the game's only goal in the 60th minute as Borussia Monchengladbach defeated Wolfsberger AC 1-0 to knock the Austrian club out of European competition.

Group J Standings:

1.    Borussia Monchengladbach (GP: 5; GD: -2; PTS: 8)
2.    AS Roma (GP: 5; GD: +6; PTS: 8)
3.    Istanbul Basaksehir (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 7)
4. z-Wolfsberger AC (GP: 5; GD: -1; PTS: 4)

NOTE:  Borussia Monchengladbach had a win and a draw in two games against AS Roma.

z-Eliminated from tournament



GROUP K:

At Istanbul, Turkey:

Adem Ljajic converted a penalty kick for the winning goal at the death (90'+2) as Besiktas defeated visiting Slovan Bratislava 2-1 as both clubs are now out of the tournament.

At Braga, Portugal:

Andre Horta (6'), Paulinho (65'), and Fransergio Rodrigues Barbosa (79') each scored once as SC Braga came back from two goals down to gain a 3-3 home draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers, a result that netted berths in the knockout stage for both clubs.

Raul Jiminez (14'), Matthew Doherty (34'), and Adama Traore (35') each scored a goal for Wolves.

Group K Standings:

1. x-SC Braga (GP: 5; GD: +4; PTS: 11)
2. x-Wolverhampton Wanderers (GP: 5; GD: +2; PTS: 10)
3. z-Slovan Bratislava (GP: 5; GD: -1; PTS: 4)
4. z-Besiktas (GP: 5; GD: -5; PTS: 3)



GROUP L:

At Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan:

Di'Shon Bernard's own goal proved costly as Astana defeated visiting Manchester United 2-1.

At The Hague, Netherlands:

Ferdy Druifj scored twice in the final minutes (88', 90'+2) as AZ Alkmaar came back from down two goals to gain a 2-2 home draw with Partizan Belgrade.

Takuma Asano (16') and Seydouba Soumah (27') each scored once for the Serbian club.

Group L Standings:

1. x-Manchester United (GP: 5; GD: +4; PTS: 10)
2. x-AZ Alkmaar (GP: 5; GD: +11; PTS: 9)
3. z-Partizan Belgrade (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 5)
4. z-Astana (GP: 5; GD: -12; PTS: 3)

x-Clinched berth in knockout stage

z-Eliminated from tournament