Thursday, November 05, 2020

Europa League: Thursday Wins For Gunners, Spurs, PAOK, Slavia Prague, Roma, Leverkusen, Sociedad, Napoli, Foxes, AEK Athens, Mastiffs, Yellow Submarine, Feyenoord, Hoffenheim

 Group-stage play in the Europa League reached the midway point on Thursday with 24 games.


GROUP A:


At Rome:


Borja Mayoral scored twice (34', 84') as AS Roma destroyed visiting CFR Cluj 5-0.


At Bern, Switzerland:


Felix Mambimbi scored twice (2', 32') as BSC Young Boys dominated visiting CSKA Sofia 3-0.


Group A Standings:


1. AS Roma (GP: 3; GD: +6; PTS: 7)

2. BSC Young Boys (GP: 3; GD: +2; PTS: 4)

3. CFR Cluj (GP: 3; GD: -3; PTS; 4)

4. CSKA Sofia (GP: 3; GD: -5; PTS: 1)


NOTE:  BSC Young Boys scored a road goal in their 1-1 draw with CFR Cluj on October 29.




GROUP B:


At Vienna, Austria:


Yusuf Demir scored the game winner in the opening minute of second-half stoppage time as Rapid Vienna held off visiting Dundalk 4-3.


At London:


Kristoffer Haugen (OG-45'+1), Sheriff Sinyan (OG-62'), Nicolas Pepe (69'), and Joseph Willock (88') each scored once as Arsenal dominated visiting Molde FK 4-1.


Group B Standings:


1. Arsenal (GP: 3; GD: +7; PTS: 9)

2. Molde FK (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 6)

3. Rapid Vienna (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 3)

4. Dundalk (GP: 3; GD: -5; PTS: 0)




GROUP C:


At Prague, Czech Republic:


Jan Kuchta scored twice (16', 71') as Slavia Prague upended visiting Nice 3-2.


At Petah Tikva, Israel:


Leon Bailey scored twice (5', 75') as Bayer Leverkusen downed Hapoel Be'er Sheva 4-2 on the road.


Group C Standings:


1. Slavia Prague (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 6)

2. Bayer Leverkusen (GP: 3; GD: +5; PTS: 6)

3. OGC Nice (GP: 3; GD: -4; PTS: 3)

4. Hapoel Be'er Sheva (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 3)


NOTES:  Slavia Prague defeated visiting Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 on October 29; Nice defeated visiting Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1-0 on October 29.




GROUP D:


At Lisbon:


Goals from Connor Goldson (OG-2'), Rafa Silva (77'), and Darwin Nunez (90'+1) enabled SL Benfica to come back from two goals down to gain a 3-3 home draw with Rangers.


Diogo Goncalves (OG-24'), Glen Kamara (12'), and Alfredo Morelos (51') each scored once for 'Gers.


At Poznan, Poland:


Mikael Ishak scored twice (22', 48') as Lech Poznan defeated visiting Standard Liege 3-1.


Group D Standings:


1. SL Benfica (GP: 3; GD: +5; PTS: 7)

2. Rangers (GP: 3; GD: +3; PTS: 7)

3. Lech Poznan (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 3)

4. Standard Liege (GP: 3; GD: -7; PTS: 0)




GROUP E:


At Thessaloniki, Greece:


Andrija Zivkovic scored twice (56', 66') as PAOK FC dominated visiting PSV Eindhoven 4-1.


At Strovolos, Cyprus:


Yangel Herrera (4') and Luis Suarez (64') each scored once as Granada blanked Omonia 2-0 on the road.


Group E Standings:


1. Granada (GP: 3; GD: 3; PTS: 7)

2. PAOK FC (GP: 3; GD: +3; PTS: 5)

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

4. Omonia (GP: 3; GD: -3; PTS: 1)




GROUP F:


At San Sebastian, Spain:


Cristian Portugues Manzanera scored the lone goal of the match in the 58th minute as Real Sociedad defeated visiting AZ Alkmaar 1-0.


At Rijeka, Croatia:


Filip Braut's own goal in the 62nd minute proved decisive as Napoli defeated Rijeka 2-1 on the road.


Group F Standings:


1. AZ Alkmaar (GP: 3; GD: +3; PTS: 6)

2. Napoli (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 6)

3. Real Sociedad (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 6)

4. Rijeka (GP: 3; GD: -5; PTS: 0)


NOTES: One head-to-head road goals, it's AZ Alkmaar 1, Napoli 1, Real Sociedad 0; AZ Alkmaar defeated Napoli 1-0 on the road on October 22.




GROUP G:


At Leicester, England:


Kelechi Iheanacho scored twice (21', 48') as Leicester City demolished visiting SC Braga 4-0.


At Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine (due to warlike conditions in eastern Ukraine):


Marko Livaja scored twice (54', 81') as AEK Athens dominated Zorya Luhansk 4-1 on the road.


Group G Standings:


1. Leicester City (GP: 3; GD: +8; PTS: 9)

2. SC Braga (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 6)

3. AEK Athens (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 3)

4. Zorya Luhansk (GP: 3; GD: -7; PTS: 0)




GROUP H:


At Glasgow, Scotland:


Lukas Julis' hat trick (26', 45', 77') helped spark Sparta Prague to a 4-1 road domination of Celtic.


At Milan, Italy:


Yusuf Yazici's hat trick (PK-22', 55', 58') turned out to be all the scoring in Lille's 3-0 road beat-down of AC Milan.


Group H Standings:


1. Lille (GP: 3; GD: +6; PTS: 7)

2. AC Milan (GP: 3; GD: +2; PTS: 7)

3. Sparta Prague (GP: 3; GD: -3; PTS: 3)

4. Celtic (GP: 3; GD: -5; PTS: 1)




GROUP I:


At Sivas, Turkey:


Caner Osmanpasa (11') and Olarenwaju Kayode (88') each scored once as Sivasspor blanked visiting Qarabag 2-0.


At Villarreal, Spain:


Carlos Bacca scored twice (4', 52') as Villarreal sank visiting Maccabi Tel Aviv 4-0.


Group I Standings:


1. Villarreal (GP: 3; GD: +8; PTS: 9)

2. Maccabi Tel Aviv (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 6)

3. Sivasspor (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 3)

4. Qarabag (GP: 3; GD: -5; PTS: 0)




GROUP J:


At Razgrad, Bulgaria:


Lucas Moura scored the game winner in the 33rd minute as Tottenham Hotspur defeated Ludogorets Razgrad 3-1 on the road.


At Antwerp, Belgium:


Johannes Eggestein scored the only goal of the match in the 55th minute as LASK downed Royal Antwerp FC 1-0 on the road.


Group J Standings:


1. Tottenham Hotspur (GP: 3; GD: +4; PTS: 6)

2. Royal Antwerp FC (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 6)

3. LASK (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 6)

4. Ludogorets Razgrad (GP: 3; GD: -4; PTS: 0)


NOTE:  In head-to-head goal differential among the three clubs, Tottenham Hotspur +4, Royal Antwerp 0, LASK -2.




GROUP K:


At Zagreb, Croatia:


Iyayi Atiemwen's goal at 76 minutes carried Dinamo Zagreb to a 1-0 home victory over Wolfsberger AC.


At Rotterdam, Netherlands:


Orkun Kokcu scored the winning goal in the 71st minute as Feyenoord Rotterdam held off visiting CSKA Moscow 3-1.


Group K Standings:


1. Dinamo Zagreb (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 5)

2. Wolfsberger AC (GP: 3; GD: +2; PTS: 4)

3. Feyenoord Rotterdam (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 4)

4. CSKA Moscow (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 2)


NOTE:  Wolfsberger AC defeated Feyenoord Rotterdam 4-1 on the road on October 29.




GROUP L:


At Belgrade, Serbia:


Aleksandar Katai scored the winning goal in the 59th minute as Red Star Belgrade defeated visiting KAA Gent 2-1.


At Sinsheim, Germany:


Mu'nas Dabbur (22', 30') and Sargis Adamyan (71', 76') each scored twice as TSG Hoffenheim buried visiting Slovan Liberec 5-0.


Group L Standings:


1. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (GP: 3; GD: +10; PTS: 9)

2. Red Star Belgrade (GP: 3; GD: +3; PTS: 6)

3. Slovan Liberec (GP: 3; GD: -8; PTS: 3)

4. KAA Gent (GP: 3; GD: -5; PTS: 0)

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