Two games were played on Thursday as the semifinal round of the Europa League came to a close.
At Florence, Italy:
Carlos Bacca (22') and Daniel Carrico (27') produced the goals as Sevilla blanked Fiorentina 2-0 on the road in game two of their semifinal series, which the current titlists won 5-0 on aggregate and advanced to the final.
At Kiev, Ukraine:
In a contest played in the Ukrainian capital due to the ongoing fighting between the government and pro-Russian separatists in the eastern part of the country, Yevhev Seleznyov scored the series-winning goal in the 58th minute as FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk defeated visiting Napoli 1-0 in game two and ousted the Italian club 2-1 on aggregate.
Sevilla and Dnipro will face off in the Europa League final on May 27 at Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw with the winner qualifying for next season's UEFA Champions League.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015
Thursday, May 07, 2015
Europa League: Sevilla Dominate Visiting Fiorentina; FC Dnipro Gain Road Draw With Napoli As Semifinals Begin
Two games were played on Thursday, the opening day of the semifinal round of the Europa League.
At Naples, Italy:
Yevhen Seleznyov's equalizer in the 81st minute carried FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk to a series-opening 1-1 road draw with Napoli. David Lopez scored for the Light Blues in the 50th minute.
At Seville, Spain:
Aleix Vidal scored twice (17', 52') as Sevilla dominated visiting Fiorentina 3-0 in game one of their two-match series.
At Naples, Italy:
Yevhen Seleznyov's equalizer in the 81st minute carried FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk to a series-opening 1-1 road draw with Napoli. David Lopez scored for the Light Blues in the 50th minute.
At Seville, Spain:
Aleix Vidal scored twice (17', 52') as Sevilla dominated visiting Fiorentina 3-0 in game one of their two-match series.
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Europa League: Sevilla, Dnipro, Fiorentina, Napoli Advance To Semis
The quarterfinal round of the Europa League concluded on Thursday with four games.
At Saint Petersburg, Russia:
Kevin Gameiro scored the series-winning goal in the 85th minute as Sevilla gained a game-two 2-2 road draw with Zenit Saint Petersburg and won the series 4-3 on aggregate.
At Kiev, Ukraine:
In a match played in the Ukrainian capital due to ongoing war conditions in the eastern part of the country, Yevhen Shakhov scored the only goal on both the match and series in the 82nd minute as FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk defeated visiting Club Brugge 1-0 in both game two and on aggregate for the two-match series.
At Florence, Italy:
Mario Gomez (43') and Juan Manuel Vargas (90'+4) produced the goals that carried Fiorentina to a 2-0 game-two home blanking of ten-man Dynamo Kiev and a 3-1 aggregate series victory.
At Naples, Italy:
Jose Callejon (50') and Dries Mertens (65') each scored once as Napoli gained a 2-2 game-two home draw with VfL Wolfsburg and ousted the German club 6-3 on aggregate.
At Saint Petersburg, Russia:
Kevin Gameiro scored the series-winning goal in the 85th minute as Sevilla gained a game-two 2-2 road draw with Zenit Saint Petersburg and won the series 4-3 on aggregate.
At Kiev, Ukraine:
In a match played in the Ukrainian capital due to ongoing war conditions in the eastern part of the country, Yevhen Shakhov scored the only goal on both the match and series in the 82nd minute as FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk defeated visiting Club Brugge 1-0 in both game two and on aggregate for the two-match series.
At Florence, Italy:
Mario Gomez (43') and Juan Manuel Vargas (90'+4) produced the goals that carried Fiorentina to a 2-0 game-two home blanking of ten-man Dynamo Kiev and a 3-1 aggregate series victory.
At Naples, Italy:
Jose Callejon (50') and Dries Mertens (65') each scored once as Napoli gained a 2-2 game-two home draw with VfL Wolfsburg and ousted the German club 6-3 on aggregate.
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Europa League: Sevilla and Napoli Grab Series Openers; Goose Eggs For Club Brugge And Dnipro In Belgium; Dynamo Kiev And Fiorentina Battle To 1-1 Draw
Four games were contested on Thursday as the quarterfinal round of the Europa League commenced.
At Seville, Spain:
Carlos Bacca (73') and Denis Suarez (88') scored late as Sevilla
came from behind to top visiting Zenit Saint Petersburg 2-1 in the opening contest of their two-game series. Aleksandr Ryazantsev scored for the Russian club in the 29th minute.
At Bruges, Belgium:
The opening match between Club Brugge and visiting FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk ended in a 0-0 stalemate.
At Kiev, Ukraine:
Khouma Babacar's stoppage-time equalizer (90'+2) lifted Fiorentina to a series 1-1 road draw with Dynamo Kiev. Jeremain Lens scored for the hosts in the 36th minute.
At Wolfsburg, Germany:
Marek Hamsik scored twice (23', 64') as Napoli found themselves in the driver's seat for a berth in the semifinal round following their series-opening 4-1 road domination of VfL Wolfsburg.
At Seville, Spain:
Carlos Bacca (73') and Denis Suarez (88') scored late as Sevilla
came from behind to top visiting Zenit Saint Petersburg 2-1 in the opening contest of their two-game series. Aleksandr Ryazantsev scored for the Russian club in the 29th minute.
At Bruges, Belgium:
The opening match between Club Brugge and visiting FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk ended in a 0-0 stalemate.
At Kiev, Ukraine:
Khouma Babacar's stoppage-time equalizer (90'+2) lifted Fiorentina to a series 1-1 road draw with Dynamo Kiev. Jeremain Lens scored for the hosts in the 36th minute.
At Wolfsburg, Germany:
Marek Hamsik scored twice (23', 64') as Napoli found themselves in the driver's seat for a berth in the semifinal round following their series-opening 4-1 road domination of VfL Wolfsburg.
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Europa League: Sevilla, Fiorentin, Zenit Advance To Quarterfinals; Dynamo Kiev Oust Toffees; No English Clubs Left In European Competition
The Europa League's Round of 16 concluded on Thursday with eight games.
At Khimki, Russia:
A 0-0 road deadlock with Dynamo Moscow in game two enabled Napoli to win their two-match series 3-1 on aggregate.
At Kiev, Ukraine
Andriy Yarmolenko (21'), Lukasz Teodorczyk (35'), Miguel Veloso (37'), Oleh Husyev (56'), and Vitorino Antunes (76') each scored a goal as Dynamo Kiev reversed their 2-1 road defeat of last week with a 5-2 game-two home domination of Everton and won their two-match series with the Toffees 6-4 on aggregate. Everton's elimination means that for the first time since 1992-93 there will be no English clubs in the quarterfinal round of any European club tournament.
At Rome:
Gonzalo Rodriguez (PK-9'), Marcos Alonso (18'), and Jose Basanta (22') each scored a goal in the first half-hour as Fiorentina dominted AS Roma 3-0 on the road in game two and won their series with their Italian Serie A bretheren 4-1 on aggregate.
At Amsterdam, Netherlands:
Yevhen Konoplyanka scored the series-winning goal in the 97th minute as FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, after dropping a 1-0 regulation decision in game two to hosts Ajax Amsterdam (squaring the series at 1-1 on aggregate), with the total aggregate score at 2-2 following overtime, advanced on away goals (this rule also applies to overtime).
At Turin, Italy:
Despite dropping a 1-0 game two road decision to Torino, Zenit Saint Petersburg won their series with the Italian club 2-1 on aggregate.
At Milan, Italy:
Daniel Caligiuri (24') and Nicklas Bendtner (89') provided the scoring as VfL Wolfsburg topped Inter Milan 2-1 on the road in game two and won their series 5-2 on aggregate.
At Seville, Spain:
Vicente Iborra (69') and Denis Suarez (83') each scored a goal as Sevilla defeated Villarreal 2-1 at home and took out the Yellow Submarine 5-2 on aggregate.
At Istanbul, Turkey:
Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo scored twice (80', 90') as Club Brugge defeated Besiktas 3-1 on the road in game two and ousted the Turkish club 5-2 on aggregate.
At Khimki, Russia:
A 0-0 road deadlock with Dynamo Moscow in game two enabled Napoli to win their two-match series 3-1 on aggregate.
At Kiev, Ukraine
Andriy Yarmolenko (21'), Lukasz Teodorczyk (35'), Miguel Veloso (37'), Oleh Husyev (56'), and Vitorino Antunes (76') each scored a goal as Dynamo Kiev reversed their 2-1 road defeat of last week with a 5-2 game-two home domination of Everton and won their two-match series with the Toffees 6-4 on aggregate. Everton's elimination means that for the first time since 1992-93 there will be no English clubs in the quarterfinal round of any European club tournament.
At Rome:
Gonzalo Rodriguez (PK-9'), Marcos Alonso (18'), and Jose Basanta (22') each scored a goal in the first half-hour as Fiorentina dominted AS Roma 3-0 on the road in game two and won their series with their Italian Serie A bretheren 4-1 on aggregate.
At Amsterdam, Netherlands:
Yevhen Konoplyanka scored the series-winning goal in the 97th minute as FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, after dropping a 1-0 regulation decision in game two to hosts Ajax Amsterdam (squaring the series at 1-1 on aggregate), with the total aggregate score at 2-2 following overtime, advanced on away goals (this rule also applies to overtime).
At Turin, Italy:
Despite dropping a 1-0 game two road decision to Torino, Zenit Saint Petersburg won their series with the Italian club 2-1 on aggregate.
At Milan, Italy:
Daniel Caligiuri (24') and Nicklas Bendtner (89') provided the scoring as VfL Wolfsburg topped Inter Milan 2-1 on the road in game two and won their series 5-2 on aggregate.
At Seville, Spain:
Vicente Iborra (69') and Denis Suarez (83') each scored a goal as Sevilla defeated Villarreal 2-1 at home and took out the Yellow Submarine 5-2 on aggregate.
At Istanbul, Turkey:
Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo scored twice (80', 90') as Club Brugge defeated Besiktas 3-1 on the road in game two and ousted the Turkish club 5-2 on aggregate.
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Europa League: Round of 16 Starts As Toffees, Villarreal, Zenit Claim Series Openers
Europa League Round-of-16 play commenced on Thursday with eight games.
At Saint Petersburg, Russia:
Axel Witsel (38') and Domenico Criscito (53') delivered the goals as Zenit Saint Petersburg blanked ten-man visiting Torino 2-0 in the opening match of their two-game series.
At Kiev, Ukraine:
Roman Zozulya scored the only goal of the match as FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, in a match played in the Ukrainian capital due to the ongoing unrest in the eastern part of that country, defeated visiting Ajax Amsterdam 1-0 in match one of their two-game series.
At Wolfsburg, Germany:
Kevin De Bruyne scored twice in the second half (63', 76') of VfL Wolfsburg's 3-1 series-opening home win over Inter Milan.
At Bruges, Belgium:
Tom De Sutter (62') and Lior Refaelov (PK-79') provided the scoring as Club Brugge defeated visiting Besiktas 2-1 in match one. Gokhan Tore scored what might still end up as a valuable road goal for the Turkish club in the 46th minute.
At Liverpool, England:
Steven Naismith (39') and Romelu Lukaku (PK-82') delivered the goals that enabled Everton to come from behind to top visiting Dynamo Kiev 2-1 in their series opener. Oleh Husyev scored for the Ukrainian club in the 14th minute.
At Villarreal, Spain:
Stephane Mbia scored the winning goal in the 28th minute as Sevilla defeated Villarreal 3-1 on the road in the opening game of a two-game series between Spanish Premira Division clubs.
At Naples, Italy:
Gonzalo Higuain produced a natural hat trick (25', PK-31', 55') as Napoli, after conceding an early goal, roared back and defeated visiting Dynamo Moscow 3-1 in their series opener.
At Florence, Italy:
In an all-Italian contest, Seydou Keita's equalizer in the 77th minute lifted AS Roma to a series-opening 1-1 road draw with Fiorentina, whose tally came from Josip Ilicic in the 17th minute.
At Saint Petersburg, Russia:
Axel Witsel (38') and Domenico Criscito (53') delivered the goals as Zenit Saint Petersburg blanked ten-man visiting Torino 2-0 in the opening match of their two-game series.
At Kiev, Ukraine:
Roman Zozulya scored the only goal of the match as FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, in a match played in the Ukrainian capital due to the ongoing unrest in the eastern part of that country, defeated visiting Ajax Amsterdam 1-0 in match one of their two-game series.
At Wolfsburg, Germany:
Kevin De Bruyne scored twice in the second half (63', 76') of VfL Wolfsburg's 3-1 series-opening home win over Inter Milan.
At Bruges, Belgium:
Tom De Sutter (62') and Lior Refaelov (PK-79') provided the scoring as Club Brugge defeated visiting Besiktas 2-1 in match one. Gokhan Tore scored what might still end up as a valuable road goal for the Turkish club in the 46th minute.
At Liverpool, England:
Steven Naismith (39') and Romelu Lukaku (PK-82') delivered the goals that enabled Everton to come from behind to top visiting Dynamo Kiev 2-1 in their series opener. Oleh Husyev scored for the Ukrainian club in the 14th minute.
At Villarreal, Spain:
Stephane Mbia scored the winning goal in the 28th minute as Sevilla defeated Villarreal 3-1 on the road in the opening game of a two-game series between Spanish Premira Division clubs.
At Naples, Italy:
Gonzalo Higuain produced a natural hat trick (25', PK-31', 55') as Napoli, after conceding an early goal, roared back and defeated visiting Dynamo Moscow 3-1 in their series opener.
At Florence, Italy:
In an all-Italian contest, Seydou Keita's equalizer in the 77th minute lifted AS Roma to a series-opening 1-1 road draw with Fiorentina, whose tally came from Josip Ilicic in the 17th minute.
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Europa League: Round of 32 Ends; Five Italian Clubs, Toffees Advance; Reds, Spurs, Bhoys Ousted
16 games were played on Thursday as the Europa League's Round of 32 concluded.
At Moscow:
Artur Yusupov scored what proved to be the game-winning goal in the 64th minute as Dynamo Moscow defeated visiting RSC Anderlecht 3-1 and won their two-game series 3-1 on aggregate.
At Saint Petersburg, Russia:
Jose Rondon scored twice (29', 67') as Zenit Saint Petersburg dominated visiting PSV Eindhoven 3-0 in game two and won their two-match series 4-0 on aggregate.
At Monchengladbach, Germany:
Victor Machin Perez (a.k.a. Vitolo) scored twice (26', 79') as Sevilla defeated Borussia Monchengladbach 3-2 on the road in game two and took out the German club 4-2 on aggregate.
At Warsaw, Poland:
Arkadiusz Milik scored twice in the first half (11', 43') as Ajax Amsterdam dominated Legia Warsaw 3-0 on the road in game two and knocked out the Polish club 4-0 on aggregate.
At Kiev, Ukraine:
Oleh Husyev's penalty kick in the 75th minute proved to be the series winner as Dynamo Kiev overcame their series-opening 2-1 road defeat from last week with a 3-1 game-two home victory over Guingamp, enabling the hosts to win their series 4-3 on aggregate.
At Wals-Siezenheim, Austria:
Luciano Vietto scored twice (33', 76') as Sevilla took game two 3-1 on the road and ousted FC Red Bull Salzburg 5-2 on aggregate.
At Istanbul:
After Tolgay Arslan scored in the 72nd minute to allow his club to top visiting Liverpool 1-0 in regulation of game two (which was followed by 30 scoreless overtime minutes), he converted the series-winning spot kick as Besiktas ousted the visiting Reds 5-4 in the penalty-kick shootout to advance to the Round of 16.
At Florence, Italy:
Mario Gomez (54') and Mohamed Salah (71') delivered the goals as Fiorentina downed visiting Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in the second game of their two-match series, which the Lilies won 3-1 on aggregate.
At Milan, Italy:
Fredy Guarin scored the series-clinching goal in the 88th minute as Inter Milan defeated Celtic 1-0 at home in game two and took out the Bhoys 4-3 on aggregate.
At Liverpool, England:
Romeluo Lukaku scored twice (PK-25', 30') in the first half-hour as Everton defeated visiting BSC Young Boys 3-1 in game two and completed their two-contest domination of the Swiss club 7-2 on aggregate.
At Bruges, Belgium:
Victor Vazquez (11'), Obbi Oulare (64'), and Boli Bolingoli Mbombo (74') each scored a goal as Club Brugge clubbed visiting Aalborg BK 3-0 and finished off the Danish club 6-1 on aggregate.
At Bilbao, Spain:
Matteo Darmian scored both the game and series-winning goal in the 67th minute as Torino defeated Athletic Bilbao 3-2 on the road in game two and won their series with the Spanish club 5-4 on aggregate.
At Lisbon:
A game-two 0-0 stalemate on the road was good enough for VfL Wolfsburg as the German club took out Sporting CP 2-0 on aggregate.
At Piraeus, Greece:
Artem Fedetskiy (22') and Nikola Kalinic (0-'+2) delivered the goals as FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk gained a 2-2 game-two road draw with Olympiacos and eliminated The Legend 4-2 on aggregate.
At Naples, Italy:
Jonathan de Guzman scored the only goal of the match in the 19th minute as Napoli defeated visiting Trabzonspor 1-0 in game two and handily dispatched the Turkish club 5-0 on aggregate.
At Rotterdam, Netherlands:
Adam Ljajic (45'+1) and Gervais Yao Kouassi, known to one and all as Gervinho (60') delivered the goals as AS Roma took game two with Feyenoord Rotterdam 2-1 on the road and eliminated the Dutch club 3-2 on aggregate.
At Moscow:
Artur Yusupov scored what proved to be the game-winning goal in the 64th minute as Dynamo Moscow defeated visiting RSC Anderlecht 3-1 and won their two-game series 3-1 on aggregate.
At Saint Petersburg, Russia:
Jose Rondon scored twice (29', 67') as Zenit Saint Petersburg dominated visiting PSV Eindhoven 3-0 in game two and won their two-match series 4-0 on aggregate.
At Monchengladbach, Germany:
Victor Machin Perez (a.k.a. Vitolo) scored twice (26', 79') as Sevilla defeated Borussia Monchengladbach 3-2 on the road in game two and took out the German club 4-2 on aggregate.
At Warsaw, Poland:
Arkadiusz Milik scored twice in the first half (11', 43') as Ajax Amsterdam dominated Legia Warsaw 3-0 on the road in game two and knocked out the Polish club 4-0 on aggregate.
At Kiev, Ukraine:
Oleh Husyev's penalty kick in the 75th minute proved to be the series winner as Dynamo Kiev overcame their series-opening 2-1 road defeat from last week with a 3-1 game-two home victory over Guingamp, enabling the hosts to win their series 4-3 on aggregate.
At Wals-Siezenheim, Austria:
Luciano Vietto scored twice (33', 76') as Sevilla took game two 3-1 on the road and ousted FC Red Bull Salzburg 5-2 on aggregate.
At Istanbul:
After Tolgay Arslan scored in the 72nd minute to allow his club to top visiting Liverpool 1-0 in regulation of game two (which was followed by 30 scoreless overtime minutes), he converted the series-winning spot kick as Besiktas ousted the visiting Reds 5-4 in the penalty-kick shootout to advance to the Round of 16.
At Florence, Italy:
Mario Gomez (54') and Mohamed Salah (71') delivered the goals as Fiorentina downed visiting Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in the second game of their two-match series, which the Lilies won 3-1 on aggregate.
At Milan, Italy:
Fredy Guarin scored the series-clinching goal in the 88th minute as Inter Milan defeated Celtic 1-0 at home in game two and took out the Bhoys 4-3 on aggregate.
At Liverpool, England:
Romeluo Lukaku scored twice (PK-25', 30') in the first half-hour as Everton defeated visiting BSC Young Boys 3-1 in game two and completed their two-contest domination of the Swiss club 7-2 on aggregate.
At Bruges, Belgium:
Victor Vazquez (11'), Obbi Oulare (64'), and Boli Bolingoli Mbombo (74') each scored a goal as Club Brugge clubbed visiting Aalborg BK 3-0 and finished off the Danish club 6-1 on aggregate.
At Bilbao, Spain:
Matteo Darmian scored both the game and series-winning goal in the 67th minute as Torino defeated Athletic Bilbao 3-2 on the road in game two and won their series with the Spanish club 5-4 on aggregate.
At Lisbon:
A game-two 0-0 stalemate on the road was good enough for VfL Wolfsburg as the German club took out Sporting CP 2-0 on aggregate.
At Piraeus, Greece:
Artem Fedetskiy (22') and Nikola Kalinic (0-'+2) delivered the goals as FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk gained a 2-2 game-two road draw with Olympiacos and eliminated The Legend 4-2 on aggregate.
At Naples, Italy:
Jonathan de Guzman scored the only goal of the match in the 19th minute as Napoli defeated visiting Trabzonspor 1-0 in game two and handily dispatched the Turkish club 5-0 on aggregate.
At Rotterdam, Netherlands:
Adam Ljajic (45'+1) and Gervais Yao Kouassi, known to one and all as Gervinho (60') delivered the goals as AS Roma took game two with Feyenoord Rotterdam 2-1 on the road and eliminated the Dutch club 3-2 on aggregate.
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Europa League: Knockout Stage Commences; Reds, Toffies. Sevilla, Ajax, Zenit Take Series Openers
The Europa League's knockout stage opened on Thursday with 16 games.
At Bern, Switzerland:
Romelu Lukaku delivered a hat trick (24', 39', 58') as Everton found themselves halfway to the Round of 16 following their series-opening 4-1 road win over BSC Young Boys.
At Turin, Italy:
Inaki Williams (9') and Carlos Gurpegi (73') each scored a goal at Athletic Bilbao gained a 2-2 game-one road draw with Torino. Maxi Lopez (18', 42') scored both goals for the hosts.
At Wolfsburg, Germany:
Bas Dost scored twice (46', 63') in VfL Wolfsburg's series-opening 2-0 blanking of visiting Sporting CP.
At Aalborg, Denmark:
Lior Refaelov scored the winning goal in the 29th minute as Club Brugge crowned Aalborg BK 3-1 on the road in game one of their two-game series.
At Kiev, Ukraine:
In a match that was played in the Ukrainian capital due to the ongoing conflict in the eastern part of that country, Jaba Hankava (50') and Ruslan Rotan (54') each scored a second-half goal four minutes apart as FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk blanked visiting Olympiacos 2-0 in game one.
At Trabzon, Turkey:
Henrique got the ball rolling with his sixth-minute tally as Napoli scored three goals in the first half-hour en route to a series-opening 4-0 road demolition of Trabzonspor as the Italian club all but locked up a Round-of-16 berth.
At Rome:
Colin Kazim-Richards' equalizer in the 55th minute carried Feyenoord Rotterdam to a series-opening 1-1 road draw with AS Roma. Gervinho scored for the hosts in the 22nd minute.
At Eindhoven, Netherlands:
Hulk scored the only goal of Zenit Saint Petersburg's match one 1-0 road victory over PSV Eindhoven in the 64th minute.
At Seville, Spain:
Vincente Iborra scored the game's lone goal in the 70th minute as current Europa League titleholders Sevilla blanked visiting Borussia Monchengladbach 1-0 in their series opener.
At Amsterdam, Netherlands:
Arkadiusz Milik scored the only goal of the match in the 35th minute as Ajax Amsterdam took the opening match of their series with Legia Warsaw 1-0 at home.
At Brussels, Belgium:
Dynamo Moscow held home-standing RSC Anderlecht to a series-opening 0-0 stalemate.
At Guingamp, France:
Moustapha Diallo's game-winning goal in the 75th minute (just three minutes after teammate Claudio Beauvue registered his tally) enabled Guingamp to come from behind and upend visiting Dynamo Kiev 2-1 in their series opener.
At Villarreal, Spain:
Denis Cheryshev scored the winning goal in the 54th minute as Villarreal defeated visiting FC Red Bull Salzburg 2-1 in match one of the two-game series.
At Liverpool, England:
Mario Balotelli's successful penalty kick in the 85th minute provided all the scoring in Liverpool's 1-0 game-one victory over visiting Besiktas.
At London:
Jose Maria Basanta's 36th-minute equalizer lifted Fiorentina to a series-opening 1-1 road draw with Tottenham Hotspur. Roberto Soldado scored for Spurs in the sixth minute.
At Glasgow, Scotland:
Stuart Armstrong (24'), Hugo Campagnero (OG-26'), and John Guidetti (90'+3) each scored a goal for Celtic as the Bhoys salvaged a series-opening 3-3 road draw with Inter Milan. Rodrigo Palacio scored twice (13', 45') and Xherdan Shaqiri (4') once for the Nerazzurri.
At Bern, Switzerland:
Romelu Lukaku delivered a hat trick (24', 39', 58') as Everton found themselves halfway to the Round of 16 following their series-opening 4-1 road win over BSC Young Boys.
At Turin, Italy:
Inaki Williams (9') and Carlos Gurpegi (73') each scored a goal at Athletic Bilbao gained a 2-2 game-one road draw with Torino. Maxi Lopez (18', 42') scored both goals for the hosts.
At Wolfsburg, Germany:
Bas Dost scored twice (46', 63') in VfL Wolfsburg's series-opening 2-0 blanking of visiting Sporting CP.
At Aalborg, Denmark:
Lior Refaelov scored the winning goal in the 29th minute as Club Brugge crowned Aalborg BK 3-1 on the road in game one of their two-game series.
At Kiev, Ukraine:
In a match that was played in the Ukrainian capital due to the ongoing conflict in the eastern part of that country, Jaba Hankava (50') and Ruslan Rotan (54') each scored a second-half goal four minutes apart as FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk blanked visiting Olympiacos 2-0 in game one.
At Trabzon, Turkey:
Henrique got the ball rolling with his sixth-minute tally as Napoli scored three goals in the first half-hour en route to a series-opening 4-0 road demolition of Trabzonspor as the Italian club all but locked up a Round-of-16 berth.
At Rome:
Colin Kazim-Richards' equalizer in the 55th minute carried Feyenoord Rotterdam to a series-opening 1-1 road draw with AS Roma. Gervinho scored for the hosts in the 22nd minute.
At Eindhoven, Netherlands:
Hulk scored the only goal of Zenit Saint Petersburg's match one 1-0 road victory over PSV Eindhoven in the 64th minute.
At Seville, Spain:
Vincente Iborra scored the game's lone goal in the 70th minute as current Europa League titleholders Sevilla blanked visiting Borussia Monchengladbach 1-0 in their series opener.
At Amsterdam, Netherlands:
Arkadiusz Milik scored the only goal of the match in the 35th minute as Ajax Amsterdam took the opening match of their series with Legia Warsaw 1-0 at home.
At Brussels, Belgium:
Dynamo Moscow held home-standing RSC Anderlecht to a series-opening 0-0 stalemate.
At Guingamp, France:
Moustapha Diallo's game-winning goal in the 75th minute (just three minutes after teammate Claudio Beauvue registered his tally) enabled Guingamp to come from behind and upend visiting Dynamo Kiev 2-1 in their series opener.
At Villarreal, Spain:
Denis Cheryshev scored the winning goal in the 54th minute as Villarreal defeated visiting FC Red Bull Salzburg 2-1 in match one of the two-game series.
At Liverpool, England:
Mario Balotelli's successful penalty kick in the 85th minute provided all the scoring in Liverpool's 1-0 game-one victory over visiting Besiktas.
At London:
Jose Maria Basanta's 36th-minute equalizer lifted Fiorentina to a series-opening 1-1 road draw with Tottenham Hotspur. Roberto Soldado scored for Spurs in the sixth minute.
At Glasgow, Scotland:
Stuart Armstrong (24'), Hugo Campagnero (OG-26'), and John Guidetti (90'+3) each scored a goal for Celtic as the Bhoys salvaged a series-opening 3-3 road draw with Inter Milan. Rodrigo Palacio scored twice (13', 45') and Xherdan Shaqiri (4') once for the Nerazzurri.
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Europa League: Group-Stage Play Concluded
Europa League group-stage play ended on Thursday with 24 games.
Group A:
At Monchengladbach, Germany:
Branimir Hrgota scored twice (59', 64') as Borussia Monchengladbach locked up top spot in Group A with a 3-0 home domination of FC Zurich.
At Nicosia, Cyprus:
Gerard Moreno Balaguero (35') and Luciano Vietto (40') each scored a goal as Villarreal clinched a berth in the knockout stage with a 2-0 road victory over Apollon Limassol.
FINAL GROUP A STANDINGS:
1. Borussia Monchengladbach (GP: 6; GD: +10; PTS: 12)
2. Villarreal (GP: 6; GD: +8; PTS: 11)
3. FC Zurich (GP: 6; GD: -4; PTS: 7)
4. Apollon Limassol (GP: 6; GD: -14; PTS: 3)
Borussia Monchengladbach and Villarreal advanced to the knockout stage.
Group B:
At Bruges, Belgium:
Lior Refaelov scored the winning goal in the 88th minute as Club Brugge laid claim to top spot in Group B with their 2-1 home win over HJK Helsinki, ending the Finnish club's European campaign.
At Copenhagen, Denmark:
Josef Martinez scored in the 15th and 47th minutes to carry Torino to a 5-1 road demolition of FC Copenhagen. The Italian club will head to the Europa League's knockout stage.
FINAL GROUP B STANDINGS:
1. Club Brugge (GP: 6; GD: +8; PTS: 12)
2. Torino (GP: 6; GD: +6; PTS: 11)
3. HJK Helsinki (GP: 6; GD: -6; PTS: 6)
4. FC Copenhagen (GP: 6; GD: -8; PTS: 4)
Club Brugge and Torino advanced to the knockout stage.
Group C:
At Belgrade, Serbia:
In what was essentially a "who cares" match, Partizan Belgrade and visiting Asteras Tripoli battled to a 0-0 stalemate.
At Istanbul, Turkey:
Cenk Tosun scored the only goal of the match in the 59th minute as Besiktas knocked off visiting Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 to jump their English guests and win Group C.
FINAL GROUP C STANDINGS:
1. Besiktas (GP: 6; GD: +6; PTS: 12)
2. Tottenham Hotspur (GP: 6; GD: +5; PTS: 11)
3. Asteras Tripoli (GP: 6; GD: -3; PTS: 6)
4. Partizan Belgrade (GP: 6; GD: -8; PTS: 2)
Besiktas and Tottenham Hotspur advanced to the knockout stage.
Group D:
At Wals-Siezenheim, Austria:
Kevin Kampl (34', 90'+2) and Alan Carvalho (46', 70') each scored twice as FC Red Bull Salzburg, who already clinched top spot in Group D, demolished visiting FC Astra Giurgiu 5-1.
At Zagreb, Croatia:
Marko Pjaca delivered a hat trick (14', 40', 50') to carry already-eliminated Dinipro Zagreb to a 4-3 home victory over knockout-stage-bound Celtic.
FINAL GROUP D STANDINGS:
1. FC Red Bull Salzburg (GP: 6; GD: +13; PTS: 16)
2. Celtic (GP: 6; GD: -1; PTS: 8)
3. Dinamo Zagreb (GP: 6; GD: -3; PTS: 6)
4. FC Astra Giurgiu (GP: 6; GD: -9; PTS: 4)
FC Red Bull Salzburg and Celtic advanced to the knockout stage.
Group E:
At Eindhoven, Netherlands:
Aleksei Ionov scored the only goal of the match in the 61st minute as Dynamo Moscow completed a perfect Europa League group-stage campaign with a 1-0 road win over PSV Eindhoven.
At Athens:
Kleber Laube Pinheiro's equalizer in the 87th minute lifted Estoril to a 1-1 road draw with Panathinaikos as both clubs' European campaigns came to an end. Nikolaos Karelis scored in the 55th minute for the hosts.
GROUP E STANDINGS:
1. Dynamo Moscow (GP: 6; GD: +6; PTS: 18)
2. PSV Eindhoven (GP: 6; GD: 0; PTS: 8)
3. Estoril (GP: 6; GD: -1; PTS: 5)
4. Panathinaikos (GP: 6; GD: -5; PTS: 2)
Dynamo Moscow and PSV Eindhoven advanced to the knockout stage.
Group F:
At Kiev, Ukraine:
Artem Fedetskyi scored the only goal of the match in the 66th minute as FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk laid claim to a Europa League knockout-stage berth with a 1-0 victory over visiting Saint-Etienne, knocking the French club out of the tournament.
At Baku, Azerbaijan:
Inter Milan held hosts Qarabag FK to a controversal 0-0 stalemate, eliminating the Azerbaijani club from the tournament. The homestanding Horsemen's Richard Almeida's apparent game winner in second-half stoppage time was disallowed as one of the assistant referees raised the offside flag.
FINAL GROUP F STANDINGS:
1. Inter Milan (GP: 6; GD: +4; PTS: 12)
2. FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (GP: 6; GD: -1; PTS: 7)
3. Qarabag FK (GP: 6; GD: -2; PTS: 6)
4. Saint-Etienne (GP: 6; GD: -1; PTS: 5)
Inter Milan and FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk advanced to the group stage.
Group G:
At Liege, Belgium:
Jens Toornstra (16'), Jean-Paul Boetius (60'), and Elvis Manu (88') produced the goals that powered Feyenoord Rotterdam to a 3-0 road domination of Standard Liege as the Dutch club sewed up top spot in Group G.
At Seville, Spain:
Denis Suarez scored the only goal of the match in the 20th minute as Sevilla locked up a group-stage berth by eliminating visiting HNK Rijeka 1-0.
FINAL GROUP G STANDINGS:
1. Feyenoord Rotterdam (GP: 6; GD: +4; PTS: 12)
2. Sevilla (GP: 6; GD: +3; PTS: 11)
3. HNK Rijeka (GP: 6; GD: -1; PTS: 7)
4. Standard Liege (GP: 6; GD: -6; PTS: 4)
Feyenoord Rotterdam and Sevilla advanced to the knockout stage.
Group H:
At Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France:
Ricardo Rodriguez scored twice (65', PK-90') as VfL Wolfsburg locked up a berth in the knockout stage with a 3-0 road beatdown of LOSC Lille Metropole.
At Liverpool, England:
Ricardo Laborde scored the only goal of the match in the 30th minute as FC Krasnodar knocked off group-topping (and knockout-stage-bound) Everton 1-0.
FINAL GROUP H STANDINGS:
1. Everton (GP: 6; GD: +7; PTS: 11)
2. VfL Wolfsburg (GP: 6; GD: +4; PTS: 10)
3. FC Krasnodar (GP: 6; GD: -5; PTS: 6)
4. LOSC Lille Metropole (GP: 6; GD: -6; PTS: 4)
Everton and VfL Wolfsburg advanced to the knockout stage.
Group I:
At Bern, Switzerland:
Guillaume Hoarau (PK-76') and Renato Steffen (90'+4) delivered the late goals as BSC Young Boys blanked visiting Sparta Prague 2-0 and jumped the Czech club into second place an a berth in the knockout stage.
At Naples, Italy:
Dries Mertens (6'), Marek Hamsik (16'), and Duvan Zapata (75') each produced a goal as Napoli locked up top spot in Group I following their 3-0 domination of visiting FC Slovan Bratislava, who finished an abysmal Europa League campaign with six losses and only one goal (while giving up 20).
FINAL GROUP I STANDINGS:
1. Napoli (GP: 6; GD: +8; PTS: 13)
2. BSC Young Boys (GP: 6; GD: +6; PTS: 12)
3. Sparta Prague (GP: 6; GD: +5; PTS: 10)
4. FC Slovan Bratislava (GP: 6; GD: -19; PTS: 0)
Napoli and BSC Young Boys advanced to the knockout stage.
Group J:
At Bucharest, Romania:
Andriy Yarmolenko (71') and Jeremain Lens (90'+4) each scored a goal as Dynamo Kiev blanked Steaua Bucharest 2-0 on the road and ended the Romanian club's chances of advancing to the knockout stage.
At Vila do Conde, Portugal:
Yonathan Del Valle scored twice in the second half (59', 79') as Rio Ave blanked visiting Aalborg BK 2-0. Despite the defeat, the Danish club still advanced to the knockout stage due to Steaua Bucharest's defeat to Dynamo Kiev.
FINAL GROUP J STANDINGS:
1. Dynamo Kiev (GP: 6; GD: +8; PTS: 15)
2. Aalborg BK (GP: 6; GD: -5; PTS: 9)
3. Steaua Bucharest (GP: 6; GD: +2; PTS: 7)
4. Rio Ave (GP: 6; GD: -5; PTS: 4)
Dynamo Kiev and Aalborg BK advanced to the knockout stage.
Group K:
At Thessaloniki, Greece:
Claudio Beauvue scored twice (7', 83') as Guingamp knocked off PAOK FC 2-1 on the road and knocked the Greek club out of the tournament and placed themselves in the Europa League's knockout stage.
At Florence, Italy:
Nemanja Nikolic scored the winning goal in the 55th minute as Dinamo Minsk concluded a disappointing Europa League campaign on a high note with a 2-1 road win over group winners Fiorentina, the first victory by a Belorussian club over Italian opposition.
GROUP K STANDINGS:
1. Fiorentina (GP: 6; GD: +7; PTS: 13)
2. Guingamp (GP: 6; GD: +1; PTS: 10)
3. PAOK FC (GP: 6; GD: 0; PTS: 7)
4. FC Dinamo Minsk (GP: 6; GD: -11; PTS: 4)
Fiorentina and Guingamp advanced to the knockout stage.
Group L:
At Lviv, Ukraine:
Mbaye Leye scored the only goal of the match in the 16th minute as Lokeren, already knocked out of the tournament, defeated FC Metalist Kharkiv 1-0 on the road.
At Warsaw, Poland:
In a battle of the group's two knockout-stage-bound clubs, Fatih Ozturk (OG-22') and Orlando Sa (56') provided the scoring as Legia Warsaw laid claim to top spot in Group L with their 2-0 home win over Trabzonspor.
FINAL GROUP L STANDINGS:
1. Legia Warsaw (GP: 6; GD: +5; PTS: 15)
2. Trabzonspor (GP: 6; GD: +2; PTS: 10)
3. Lokeren (GP: 6; GD: 0; PTS: 10)
4. FC Metalist Kharkiv (GP: 6; GD: -7; PTS: 0)
Legia Warsaw and Trabzonspor advanced to the knockout stage.
Group A:
At Monchengladbach, Germany:
Branimir Hrgota scored twice (59', 64') as Borussia Monchengladbach locked up top spot in Group A with a 3-0 home domination of FC Zurich.
At Nicosia, Cyprus:
Gerard Moreno Balaguero (35') and Luciano Vietto (40') each scored a goal as Villarreal clinched a berth in the knockout stage with a 2-0 road victory over Apollon Limassol.
FINAL GROUP A STANDINGS:
1. Borussia Monchengladbach (GP: 6; GD: +10; PTS: 12)
2. Villarreal (GP: 6; GD: +8; PTS: 11)
3. FC Zurich (GP: 6; GD: -4; PTS: 7)
4. Apollon Limassol (GP: 6; GD: -14; PTS: 3)
Borussia Monchengladbach and Villarreal advanced to the knockout stage.
Group B:
At Bruges, Belgium:
Lior Refaelov scored the winning goal in the 88th minute as Club Brugge laid claim to top spot in Group B with their 2-1 home win over HJK Helsinki, ending the Finnish club's European campaign.
At Copenhagen, Denmark:
Josef Martinez scored in the 15th and 47th minutes to carry Torino to a 5-1 road demolition of FC Copenhagen. The Italian club will head to the Europa League's knockout stage.
FINAL GROUP B STANDINGS:
1. Club Brugge (GP: 6; GD: +8; PTS: 12)
2. Torino (GP: 6; GD: +6; PTS: 11)
3. HJK Helsinki (GP: 6; GD: -6; PTS: 6)
4. FC Copenhagen (GP: 6; GD: -8; PTS: 4)
Club Brugge and Torino advanced to the knockout stage.
Group C:
At Belgrade, Serbia:
In what was essentially a "who cares" match, Partizan Belgrade and visiting Asteras Tripoli battled to a 0-0 stalemate.
At Istanbul, Turkey:
Cenk Tosun scored the only goal of the match in the 59th minute as Besiktas knocked off visiting Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 to jump their English guests and win Group C.
FINAL GROUP C STANDINGS:
1. Besiktas (GP: 6; GD: +6; PTS: 12)
2. Tottenham Hotspur (GP: 6; GD: +5; PTS: 11)
3. Asteras Tripoli (GP: 6; GD: -3; PTS: 6)
4. Partizan Belgrade (GP: 6; GD: -8; PTS: 2)
Besiktas and Tottenham Hotspur advanced to the knockout stage.
Group D:
At Wals-Siezenheim, Austria:
Kevin Kampl (34', 90'+2) and Alan Carvalho (46', 70') each scored twice as FC Red Bull Salzburg, who already clinched top spot in Group D, demolished visiting FC Astra Giurgiu 5-1.
At Zagreb, Croatia:
Marko Pjaca delivered a hat trick (14', 40', 50') to carry already-eliminated Dinipro Zagreb to a 4-3 home victory over knockout-stage-bound Celtic.
FINAL GROUP D STANDINGS:
1. FC Red Bull Salzburg (GP: 6; GD: +13; PTS: 16)
2. Celtic (GP: 6; GD: -1; PTS: 8)
3. Dinamo Zagreb (GP: 6; GD: -3; PTS: 6)
4. FC Astra Giurgiu (GP: 6; GD: -9; PTS: 4)
FC Red Bull Salzburg and Celtic advanced to the knockout stage.
Group E:
At Eindhoven, Netherlands:
Aleksei Ionov scored the only goal of the match in the 61st minute as Dynamo Moscow completed a perfect Europa League group-stage campaign with a 1-0 road win over PSV Eindhoven.
At Athens:
Kleber Laube Pinheiro's equalizer in the 87th minute lifted Estoril to a 1-1 road draw with Panathinaikos as both clubs' European campaigns came to an end. Nikolaos Karelis scored in the 55th minute for the hosts.
GROUP E STANDINGS:
1. Dynamo Moscow (GP: 6; GD: +6; PTS: 18)
2. PSV Eindhoven (GP: 6; GD: 0; PTS: 8)
3. Estoril (GP: 6; GD: -1; PTS: 5)
4. Panathinaikos (GP: 6; GD: -5; PTS: 2)
Dynamo Moscow and PSV Eindhoven advanced to the knockout stage.
Group F:
At Kiev, Ukraine:
Artem Fedetskyi scored the only goal of the match in the 66th minute as FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk laid claim to a Europa League knockout-stage berth with a 1-0 victory over visiting Saint-Etienne, knocking the French club out of the tournament.
At Baku, Azerbaijan:
Inter Milan held hosts Qarabag FK to a controversal 0-0 stalemate, eliminating the Azerbaijani club from the tournament. The homestanding Horsemen's Richard Almeida's apparent game winner in second-half stoppage time was disallowed as one of the assistant referees raised the offside flag.
FINAL GROUP F STANDINGS:
1. Inter Milan (GP: 6; GD: +4; PTS: 12)
2. FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (GP: 6; GD: -1; PTS: 7)
3. Qarabag FK (GP: 6; GD: -2; PTS: 6)
4. Saint-Etienne (GP: 6; GD: -1; PTS: 5)
Inter Milan and FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk advanced to the group stage.
Group G:
At Liege, Belgium:
Jens Toornstra (16'), Jean-Paul Boetius (60'), and Elvis Manu (88') produced the goals that powered Feyenoord Rotterdam to a 3-0 road domination of Standard Liege as the Dutch club sewed up top spot in Group G.
At Seville, Spain:
Denis Suarez scored the only goal of the match in the 20th minute as Sevilla locked up a group-stage berth by eliminating visiting HNK Rijeka 1-0.
FINAL GROUP G STANDINGS:
1. Feyenoord Rotterdam (GP: 6; GD: +4; PTS: 12)
2. Sevilla (GP: 6; GD: +3; PTS: 11)
3. HNK Rijeka (GP: 6; GD: -1; PTS: 7)
4. Standard Liege (GP: 6; GD: -6; PTS: 4)
Feyenoord Rotterdam and Sevilla advanced to the knockout stage.
Group H:
At Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France:
Ricardo Rodriguez scored twice (65', PK-90') as VfL Wolfsburg locked up a berth in the knockout stage with a 3-0 road beatdown of LOSC Lille Metropole.
At Liverpool, England:
Ricardo Laborde scored the only goal of the match in the 30th minute as FC Krasnodar knocked off group-topping (and knockout-stage-bound) Everton 1-0.
FINAL GROUP H STANDINGS:
1. Everton (GP: 6; GD: +7; PTS: 11)
2. VfL Wolfsburg (GP: 6; GD: +4; PTS: 10)
3. FC Krasnodar (GP: 6; GD: -5; PTS: 6)
4. LOSC Lille Metropole (GP: 6; GD: -6; PTS: 4)
Everton and VfL Wolfsburg advanced to the knockout stage.
Group I:
At Bern, Switzerland:
Guillaume Hoarau (PK-76') and Renato Steffen (90'+4) delivered the late goals as BSC Young Boys blanked visiting Sparta Prague 2-0 and jumped the Czech club into second place an a berth in the knockout stage.
At Naples, Italy:
Dries Mertens (6'), Marek Hamsik (16'), and Duvan Zapata (75') each produced a goal as Napoli locked up top spot in Group I following their 3-0 domination of visiting FC Slovan Bratislava, who finished an abysmal Europa League campaign with six losses and only one goal (while giving up 20).
FINAL GROUP I STANDINGS:
1. Napoli (GP: 6; GD: +8; PTS: 13)
2. BSC Young Boys (GP: 6; GD: +6; PTS: 12)
3. Sparta Prague (GP: 6; GD: +5; PTS: 10)
4. FC Slovan Bratislava (GP: 6; GD: -19; PTS: 0)
Napoli and BSC Young Boys advanced to the knockout stage.
Group J:
At Bucharest, Romania:
Andriy Yarmolenko (71') and Jeremain Lens (90'+4) each scored a goal as Dynamo Kiev blanked Steaua Bucharest 2-0 on the road and ended the Romanian club's chances of advancing to the knockout stage.
At Vila do Conde, Portugal:
Yonathan Del Valle scored twice in the second half (59', 79') as Rio Ave blanked visiting Aalborg BK 2-0. Despite the defeat, the Danish club still advanced to the knockout stage due to Steaua Bucharest's defeat to Dynamo Kiev.
FINAL GROUP J STANDINGS:
1. Dynamo Kiev (GP: 6; GD: +8; PTS: 15)
2. Aalborg BK (GP: 6; GD: -5; PTS: 9)
3. Steaua Bucharest (GP: 6; GD: +2; PTS: 7)
4. Rio Ave (GP: 6; GD: -5; PTS: 4)
Dynamo Kiev and Aalborg BK advanced to the knockout stage.
Group K:
At Thessaloniki, Greece:
Claudio Beauvue scored twice (7', 83') as Guingamp knocked off PAOK FC 2-1 on the road and knocked the Greek club out of the tournament and placed themselves in the Europa League's knockout stage.
At Florence, Italy:
Nemanja Nikolic scored the winning goal in the 55th minute as Dinamo Minsk concluded a disappointing Europa League campaign on a high note with a 2-1 road win over group winners Fiorentina, the first victory by a Belorussian club over Italian opposition.
GROUP K STANDINGS:
1. Fiorentina (GP: 6; GD: +7; PTS: 13)
2. Guingamp (GP: 6; GD: +1; PTS: 10)
3. PAOK FC (GP: 6; GD: 0; PTS: 7)
4. FC Dinamo Minsk (GP: 6; GD: -11; PTS: 4)
Fiorentina and Guingamp advanced to the knockout stage.
Group L:
At Lviv, Ukraine:
Mbaye Leye scored the only goal of the match in the 16th minute as Lokeren, already knocked out of the tournament, defeated FC Metalist Kharkiv 1-0 on the road.
At Warsaw, Poland:
In a battle of the group's two knockout-stage-bound clubs, Fatih Ozturk (OG-22') and Orlando Sa (56') provided the scoring as Legia Warsaw laid claim to top spot in Group L with their 2-0 home win over Trabzonspor.
FINAL GROUP L STANDINGS:
1. Legia Warsaw (GP: 6; GD: +5; PTS: 15)
2. Trabzonspor (GP: 6; GD: +2; PTS: 10)
3. Lokeren (GP: 6; GD: 0; PTS: 10)
4. FC Metalist Kharkiv (GP: 6; GD: -7; PTS: 0)
Legia Warsaw and Trabzonspor advanced to the knockout stage.
Thursday, November 27, 2014
Europa League
24 games were played on Thursday as Europa League group-stage action resumed.
Group A:
At Villarreal, Spain:
Luciano Vietto (26') and Denis Cheryshev (63') provided the scoring as Villarreal salvaged a 2-2 home draw with Borussia Monchengladbach. Raffael Caetano de Araujo (55') and Granit Xhaka (67') each tallied once for the group-leading German club.
At Zurich, Switzerland:
Yassine Chikhaoui converted two penalty kicks (39', 59') as FC Zurich defeated visiting Apollon Limassol 3-1, knocking the Cypriot club out of European competition.
GROUP A STANDINGS:
1. Borussia Dortmund (GP: 5; +7; PTS: 9)
2. Villarreal (GP: 5; GD: +6; PTS: 8)
3. FC Zurich (GP: 5; GD: -1; PTS: 7)
4. z-Apollon Limassol (GP: 5; GD: -12; PTS: 3)
z-Eliminated from tournament
Group B:
At Turin, Italy:
Torino battled visiting Club Brugge to a 0-0 stalemate.
At Helsinki, Finland:
Macoumba Kandji scored the game-winning goal in the second minute of second-half stoppage time as HJK Helsinki eliminated visiting FC Copenhagen 2-1.
GROUP B STANDINGS:
1. Club Brugge (GP: 5; GD: +7; PTS: 9)
2. Torino (GP: 5; GD: +2; PTS: 8)
3. HJK Helsinki (GP: 5; GD: -5; PTS: 6)
4. z-FC Copenhagen (GP: 5; GD: -4; PTS: 4)
z-Eliminated from tournament
Group C:
At London:
Benjamin Stambouli scored the only goal of the match in the 49th minute as Tottenham Hotspur to lock up a berth in the knockout stage.
At Tripoli, Greece:
Demba Ba (15') and Gokhan Tore (PK-61') each scored once for Besiktas, whom despite blowing a two-goal lead and settling for a 2-2 road draw with Asteras Tripoli, still clinched a berth in the knockout stage. Jeronimo Barrales (72') and Facundo Parra (83') each scored a goal for the Greek club, who were still eliminated from European competition.
GROUP C STANDINGS:
1. x-Tottenham Hotspur (GP: 5; GD: +6; PTS: 11)
2. x-Besiktas (GP: 5; GD: +5; PTS: 9)
3. z-Asteras Tripoli (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 5)
4. z-Partizan Belgrade (GP: 5; GD: -8; PTS: 1)
x-Clinched berth in knockout stage
z-Eliminated from tournament
Group D:
At Glasgow, Scotland:
Alan Carvalho scored twice (8', 13') as FC Red Bull Salzburg held off Celtic 3-1 on the road. Despite the defeat, the Bhoys still laid claim to a knockout-stage berth and will join their Austrian guests in the Round of 32.
At Giurgiu, Romania:
Sadat Bukari scored the only goal of the match as FC Astra Giurgiu knocked off Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 and eliminated the Croatian club from the tournament.
GROUP D STANDINGS:
1. xx-FC Red Bull Salzburg (GP: 5; GD: +9; PTS: 13)
2. x-Celtic (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 8)
3. z-FC Astra Giurgiu (GP: 5; GD: -5; PTS: 4)
4. z-Dinamo Zagreb (GP: 5; GD: -4; PTS: 3)
xx-Won Group D and clinched berth in knockout stage
x-Clinched berth in knockout stage
z-Eliminated from tournament
Group E:
At Khimki, Russia:
William Vainqueur (55') and Aleksei Ionov (61') delivered the goals as Dynamo Moscow locked up the Group E title with a 2-1 home win over Panathinaikos.
At Estoril, Portugal:
In a match that was suspended on Thursday due to heavy rainfall but was concluded on Friday, Memphis Depay (6'), Luciano Narsingh (14'), and Georginio Wijnaldum (82') each scored a goal as PSV Eindhoven blew a two-goal lead, fell behind, but came back to gain a 3-3 road draw with Estoril and locked up a berth in the knockout stage. Toze (12'), Kuca (30'), and Diogo Amado (39') each socred goal for the now-eliminated Portuguese club.
GROUP E STANDINGS:
1. xx-Dynamo Moscow (GP: 5; GD: +5; PTS: 15)
2. x-PSV Eindhoven (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 8)
3. z-Estoril (GP: 5; GD: -1; PTS: 4)
4. z-Panathinaikos (GP: 5; GD: -5; PTS: 1)
xx-Won Group E and clinched berth in knockout stage
x-Clinched berth in knockout stage
z-Eliminated from tournament
Group F:
At Milan, Italy:
Dani Osvaldo scored the winning goal in the 50th minute as Inter Milan won the Group F title with their 2-1 home win over FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.
At Saint-Etienne, France:
Ricky van Wolfswinkel's equalizer in the 21st minute enabled Saint-Etienne to salvage a 1-1 home draw with Qarabag FK. Ruslan Rotan scored in the 16th minute for the Azerbaijani club.
GROUP F STANDINGS:
1. xx-Inter Milan (GP: 5; GD: +4; PTS: 11)
2. Qarabag FK (GP: 5; GD: -2; PTS: 5)
3. Saint-Etienne (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 5)
4. FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (GP: 5; GD: -2; PTS: 4)
xx-Won Group F and clinched berth in knockout stage
Group G:
At Rijeka, Croatia:
Moises Lima Magalhaes (26') and Andrej Kramaric (PK-34') delivered the goals as HNK Rijeka defeated visiting Standard Liege 2-1 and knocked the Belgian club our of the tournament.
At Rotterdam, Netherlands:
Jens Toornstra (56') and Karim El Ahmadi (83') produced the goals that enabled Feyenoord Rotterdam to clinch a berth in the knockout stage with their 2-0 home blanking of defending Europa League titlists Sevilla.
GROUP G STANDINGS:
1. x-Feyenoord Rotterdam (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 9)
2. Sevilla (GP: 5; GD: +2; PTS: 8)
3. HNK Rijeka (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 7)
4. z-Standard Liege (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 4)
x-Clinched berth in knockout stage
z-Eliminated from tournament
Group H:
At Krasnodar, Russia:
Nolan Roux delivered the equalizer in the 79th minute as LOSC Lille Metropole kept their slim hopes of advancing alive with their 1-1 road draw with FC Krasnodar. Ariclenes da Silva Ferreira scored in the 35th minute for the now-eliminated Russian club.
At Wolfsburg, Germany:
Romelu Lukaku (43') and Kevin Mirallas (76') each scored a goal as Everton locked up the Group H crown with a 2-0 road win over VfL Wolfsburg.
GROUP H STANDINGS:
1. xx-Everton (GP: 5; GD: +8; PTS: 11)
2. VfL Wolfsburg (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 7)
3. LOSC Lille Metropole (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 4)
4. z-FC Krasnodar (GP: 5; GD: -6; PTS: 3)
xx-Won Group H and clinched berth in knockout stage
z-Eliminated from tournament
Group I:
At Bratislava, Slovakia:
Yuya Kubo scored twice (18', 63') as BSC Young Boys defeated FC Slovan Bratislava 3-1 on the road.
At Prague, Czech Republic:
The match between Sparta Prague and visiting Napoli ended in a 0-0 deadlock, which locked up a knockout-stage berth for the Italian club.
GROUP I STANDINGS:
1. x-Napoli (GP: 5; GD: +5; PTS: 10)
2. Sparta Prague (GP: 5; GD: +7; PTS: 10)
3. BSC Young Boys (GP: 5; GD: +4; PTS: 9)
4. z-FC Slovan Bratislava (GP: 5; GD: -16; PTS: 0)
x-Clinched berth in knockout stage
z-Eliminated from tournament
Group J:
At Aalborg, Denmark:
Thomas Enevoldsen scored the only goal of the match in the 72nd minute as Aalborg BK moved into second place in Group J following their 1-0 home win over Steaua Bucharest.
At Kiev, Ukraine:
Jeremain Lens (53') and Miguel Veloso (78') each scored a goal as Dynamo Kiev locked up a berth in the knockout stage by blanking visiting Rio Ave 2-0.
GROUP J STANDINGS:
1. x-Dynamo Kiev (GP: 5; GD: +6; PTS: 12)
2. Aalborg BK (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 9)
3. Steaua Bucharest (GP: 5; GD: +4; PTS: 7)
4. z-Rio Ave (GP: 5; GD: -7; PTS: 1)
x-Clinched berth in knockout stage
z-Eliminated from tournament
Group K:
At Barysaw, Belarus:
Stefanos Athanasiadis scored twice (82', 88') as PAOK FC defeated already-eliminated Dinamo Minsk 2-0 on the road.
At Guingamp, France:
Marko Marin (6') and Khouma Babacar (13') produced the goalpower that carried Fiorentina to a 2-1 road win over Guingamp as the Italian club locked up the Group K title.
GROUP K STANDINGS:
1. xx-Fiorentina (GP: 5; GD: +8; PTS: 13)
2. Guingamp (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 7)
3. PAOK FC (GP: 5; GD: +4; PTS: 7)
4. z-FC Dinamo Minsk (GP: 5; GD: -12; PTS: 1)
xx-Won Group K and clinched berth in knockout stage
z-Eliminated from tournament
Group L:
At Trabzon, Turkey:
Mehmet Ekici scored what proved to be the winning goal in the 86th minute as Trabzonspor clinched a berth in the knockout stage with a 3-1 home win over FC Metalist Kharkiv.
At Lokeren, Belgium:
Hans Vanaken scored the only goal of the match in the seventh minute as Lokeren knocked off knockout-stage-bound Legia Warsaw 1-0 at home. The win did the Belgian club no good, though, as because of Trabzonspor's win over Metalist, they were still eliminated from the tournament.
GROUP L STANDINGS:
1. x-Legia Warsaw (GP: 5; GD: +3; PTS: 12)
2. x-Trabzonspor (GP: 5; GD: +4; PTS: 10)
3. Lokeren (GP: 5; GD: -1; PTS: 7)
4. z-FC Metalist Kharkiv (GP: 5; GD: -6; PTS: 0)
x-Clinched berth in knockout stage
z-Eliminated from tournament
Group A:
At Villarreal, Spain:
Luciano Vietto (26') and Denis Cheryshev (63') provided the scoring as Villarreal salvaged a 2-2 home draw with Borussia Monchengladbach. Raffael Caetano de Araujo (55') and Granit Xhaka (67') each tallied once for the group-leading German club.
At Zurich, Switzerland:
Yassine Chikhaoui converted two penalty kicks (39', 59') as FC Zurich defeated visiting Apollon Limassol 3-1, knocking the Cypriot club out of European competition.
GROUP A STANDINGS:
1. Borussia Dortmund (GP: 5; +7; PTS: 9)
2. Villarreal (GP: 5; GD: +6; PTS: 8)
3. FC Zurich (GP: 5; GD: -1; PTS: 7)
4. z-Apollon Limassol (GP: 5; GD: -12; PTS: 3)
z-Eliminated from tournament
Group B:
At Turin, Italy:
Torino battled visiting Club Brugge to a 0-0 stalemate.
At Helsinki, Finland:
Macoumba Kandji scored the game-winning goal in the second minute of second-half stoppage time as HJK Helsinki eliminated visiting FC Copenhagen 2-1.
GROUP B STANDINGS:
1. Club Brugge (GP: 5; GD: +7; PTS: 9)
2. Torino (GP: 5; GD: +2; PTS: 8)
3. HJK Helsinki (GP: 5; GD: -5; PTS: 6)
4. z-FC Copenhagen (GP: 5; GD: -4; PTS: 4)
z-Eliminated from tournament
Group C:
At London:
Benjamin Stambouli scored the only goal of the match in the 49th minute as Tottenham Hotspur to lock up a berth in the knockout stage.
At Tripoli, Greece:
Demba Ba (15') and Gokhan Tore (PK-61') each scored once for Besiktas, whom despite blowing a two-goal lead and settling for a 2-2 road draw with Asteras Tripoli, still clinched a berth in the knockout stage. Jeronimo Barrales (72') and Facundo Parra (83') each scored a goal for the Greek club, who were still eliminated from European competition.
GROUP C STANDINGS:
1. x-Tottenham Hotspur (GP: 5; GD: +6; PTS: 11)
2. x-Besiktas (GP: 5; GD: +5; PTS: 9)
3. z-Asteras Tripoli (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 5)
4. z-Partizan Belgrade (GP: 5; GD: -8; PTS: 1)
x-Clinched berth in knockout stage
z-Eliminated from tournament
Group D:
At Glasgow, Scotland:
Alan Carvalho scored twice (8', 13') as FC Red Bull Salzburg held off Celtic 3-1 on the road. Despite the defeat, the Bhoys still laid claim to a knockout-stage berth and will join their Austrian guests in the Round of 32.
At Giurgiu, Romania:
Sadat Bukari scored the only goal of the match as FC Astra Giurgiu knocked off Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 and eliminated the Croatian club from the tournament.
GROUP D STANDINGS:
1. xx-FC Red Bull Salzburg (GP: 5; GD: +9; PTS: 13)
2. x-Celtic (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 8)
3. z-FC Astra Giurgiu (GP: 5; GD: -5; PTS: 4)
4. z-Dinamo Zagreb (GP: 5; GD: -4; PTS: 3)
xx-Won Group D and clinched berth in knockout stage
x-Clinched berth in knockout stage
z-Eliminated from tournament
Group E:
At Khimki, Russia:
William Vainqueur (55') and Aleksei Ionov (61') delivered the goals as Dynamo Moscow locked up the Group E title with a 2-1 home win over Panathinaikos.
At Estoril, Portugal:
In a match that was suspended on Thursday due to heavy rainfall but was concluded on Friday, Memphis Depay (6'), Luciano Narsingh (14'), and Georginio Wijnaldum (82') each scored a goal as PSV Eindhoven blew a two-goal lead, fell behind, but came back to gain a 3-3 road draw with Estoril and locked up a berth in the knockout stage. Toze (12'), Kuca (30'), and Diogo Amado (39') each socred goal for the now-eliminated Portuguese club.
GROUP E STANDINGS:
1. xx-Dynamo Moscow (GP: 5; GD: +5; PTS: 15)
2. x-PSV Eindhoven (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 8)
3. z-Estoril (GP: 5; GD: -1; PTS: 4)
4. z-Panathinaikos (GP: 5; GD: -5; PTS: 1)
xx-Won Group E and clinched berth in knockout stage
x-Clinched berth in knockout stage
z-Eliminated from tournament
Group F:
At Milan, Italy:
Dani Osvaldo scored the winning goal in the 50th minute as Inter Milan won the Group F title with their 2-1 home win over FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.
At Saint-Etienne, France:
Ricky van Wolfswinkel's equalizer in the 21st minute enabled Saint-Etienne to salvage a 1-1 home draw with Qarabag FK. Ruslan Rotan scored in the 16th minute for the Azerbaijani club.
GROUP F STANDINGS:
1. xx-Inter Milan (GP: 5; GD: +4; PTS: 11)
2. Qarabag FK (GP: 5; GD: -2; PTS: 5)
3. Saint-Etienne (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 5)
4. FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (GP: 5; GD: -2; PTS: 4)
xx-Won Group F and clinched berth in knockout stage
Group G:
At Rijeka, Croatia:
Moises Lima Magalhaes (26') and Andrej Kramaric (PK-34') delivered the goals as HNK Rijeka defeated visiting Standard Liege 2-1 and knocked the Belgian club our of the tournament.
At Rotterdam, Netherlands:
Jens Toornstra (56') and Karim El Ahmadi (83') produced the goals that enabled Feyenoord Rotterdam to clinch a berth in the knockout stage with their 2-0 home blanking of defending Europa League titlists Sevilla.
GROUP G STANDINGS:
1. x-Feyenoord Rotterdam (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 9)
2. Sevilla (GP: 5; GD: +2; PTS: 8)
3. HNK Rijeka (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 7)
4. z-Standard Liege (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 4)
x-Clinched berth in knockout stage
z-Eliminated from tournament
Group H:
At Krasnodar, Russia:
Nolan Roux delivered the equalizer in the 79th minute as LOSC Lille Metropole kept their slim hopes of advancing alive with their 1-1 road draw with FC Krasnodar. Ariclenes da Silva Ferreira scored in the 35th minute for the now-eliminated Russian club.
At Wolfsburg, Germany:
Romelu Lukaku (43') and Kevin Mirallas (76') each scored a goal as Everton locked up the Group H crown with a 2-0 road win over VfL Wolfsburg.
GROUP H STANDINGS:
1. xx-Everton (GP: 5; GD: +8; PTS: 11)
2. VfL Wolfsburg (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 7)
3. LOSC Lille Metropole (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 4)
4. z-FC Krasnodar (GP: 5; GD: -6; PTS: 3)
xx-Won Group H and clinched berth in knockout stage
z-Eliminated from tournament
Group I:
At Bratislava, Slovakia:
Yuya Kubo scored twice (18', 63') as BSC Young Boys defeated FC Slovan Bratislava 3-1 on the road.
At Prague, Czech Republic:
The match between Sparta Prague and visiting Napoli ended in a 0-0 deadlock, which locked up a knockout-stage berth for the Italian club.
GROUP I STANDINGS:
1. x-Napoli (GP: 5; GD: +5; PTS: 10)
2. Sparta Prague (GP: 5; GD: +7; PTS: 10)
3. BSC Young Boys (GP: 5; GD: +4; PTS: 9)
4. z-FC Slovan Bratislava (GP: 5; GD: -16; PTS: 0)
x-Clinched berth in knockout stage
z-Eliminated from tournament
Group J:
At Aalborg, Denmark:
Thomas Enevoldsen scored the only goal of the match in the 72nd minute as Aalborg BK moved into second place in Group J following their 1-0 home win over Steaua Bucharest.
At Kiev, Ukraine:
Jeremain Lens (53') and Miguel Veloso (78') each scored a goal as Dynamo Kiev locked up a berth in the knockout stage by blanking visiting Rio Ave 2-0.
GROUP J STANDINGS:
1. x-Dynamo Kiev (GP: 5; GD: +6; PTS: 12)
2. Aalborg BK (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 9)
3. Steaua Bucharest (GP: 5; GD: +4; PTS: 7)
4. z-Rio Ave (GP: 5; GD: -7; PTS: 1)
x-Clinched berth in knockout stage
z-Eliminated from tournament
Group K:
At Barysaw, Belarus:
Stefanos Athanasiadis scored twice (82', 88') as PAOK FC defeated already-eliminated Dinamo Minsk 2-0 on the road.
At Guingamp, France:
Marko Marin (6') and Khouma Babacar (13') produced the goalpower that carried Fiorentina to a 2-1 road win over Guingamp as the Italian club locked up the Group K title.
GROUP K STANDINGS:
1. xx-Fiorentina (GP: 5; GD: +8; PTS: 13)
2. Guingamp (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 7)
3. PAOK FC (GP: 5; GD: +4; PTS: 7)
4. z-FC Dinamo Minsk (GP: 5; GD: -12; PTS: 1)
xx-Won Group K and clinched berth in knockout stage
z-Eliminated from tournament
Group L:
At Trabzon, Turkey:
Mehmet Ekici scored what proved to be the winning goal in the 86th minute as Trabzonspor clinched a berth in the knockout stage with a 3-1 home win over FC Metalist Kharkiv.
At Lokeren, Belgium:
Hans Vanaken scored the only goal of the match in the seventh minute as Lokeren knocked off knockout-stage-bound Legia Warsaw 1-0 at home. The win did the Belgian club no good, though, as because of Trabzonspor's win over Metalist, they were still eliminated from the tournament.
GROUP L STANDINGS:
1. x-Legia Warsaw (GP: 5; GD: +3; PTS: 12)
2. x-Trabzonspor (GP: 5; GD: +4; PTS: 10)
3. Lokeren (GP: 5; GD: -1; PTS: 7)
4. z-FC Metalist Kharkiv (GP: 5; GD: -6; PTS: 0)
x-Clinched berth in knockout stage
z-Eliminated from tournament
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