Beyond PAOK’s game with Eintracht in Toumba, there are other important or interesting matches in the program of the 2nd matchday of the Europa Conference League.
Aston Villa are up for a challenge, hosting unpredictable opponents Zrinski from Bosnia, who may not be one of the big names in European football, but they are a tough side, and Unai Emery knows that all too well. as he admitted at yesterday’s press conference ahead of tonight’s match. After all, in the previous game the team from Mostar found themselves losing 3-0 to Alkmaar and finally prevailed 4-3, while the English were defeated in the group premiere by Legia Warsaw.
Fiorentina welcomes the amazing Ferentvaros this year. “Viola” is on paper one of the favorites to reach the end of the tournament again. However, the Conference League is no different from the rest of Europe’s major competitions and there could be a resounding result tonight.
Iceland’s Breidablik (lost 3-2 at Maccabi Tel Aviv) and Faroe Islands’ Klaksvik (lost 2-1 at Slovan Bratislava) both lost away from home in Matchday 1, but it will be a different prospect at home.
Breidablik will host Ukraine’s Zorya at the Iceland national team’s ‘Laugardalsvollur’ ground in Reykjavik, while former Barcelona player Samuel Utmiti could be among the Lille squad to face Klaxvik at ‘Torsvollur’ in Torshavn.
The program of the 2nd matchday of the groups and the ratings of the Europa Conference League
Thursday, October 5
1st GROUP
Olympia Ljubljana – Slovan Bratislava (19:45)
Klaksvik – Lille (19:45)
Score (in 1 match): Lille 3, Slovan Bratislava 3, Klaksvik 0, Olympia Ljubljana 0
Next game: Lille-Slovan Bratislava, Klaksvik-Olimpija Ljubljana
2nd GROUP
Breidablik-Zorya Luhansk (19:45)
Gent-Maccabi Tel Aviv (19:45)
Score (in 1 match): Maccabi Tel Aviv 3, Ghent 1, Zorya Luhansk 1, Breitenblick 0
Next matchday: Ghent-Bredablik, Maccabi Tel Aviv-Zorya Luhansk
3rd GROUP
Astana-Viktoria Plzen (17:30)
Balkani-Dinamo Zagreb (19:45)
Score (in 1 match): Dinamo Zagreb 3, Viktoria Plzen 3, Balkan 0, Astana 0
Next game: Balkani-Astana, Dinamo Zagreb-Viktoria Plzen
4th GROUP
Bodo Glimt-Bridge (19:45)
Besiktas-Lugano (19:45)
Standings (in 1 team): Besiktas 1, Brugge 1, Bodo Glimt 1, Lugano 1
Next game: Lugano-Bruges, Bodo Glimt-Besiktas
5th GROUP
Alkmaar-Legia Warsaw (22:00)
Aston Villa-Zrinsky (22:00)
Score (in 1 team): Zrinski 3, Legia Warsaw 3, Alkmaar 0, Aston Villa 0
Next game: Alkmaar-Aston Villa, Zrinski-Legia Warsaw
6th GROUP
Fiorentina-Ferencvaros (22:00)
Chukaritsky-Genk (22:00)
Score (in 1 ag.): Ferencvaros 3, Fiorentina 1, Genk 1, Csukaritsky 0
Next game: Genk-Ferencvaros, Fiorentina-Csukaritsky
7th GROUP
PAOK-Eintracht Frankfurt (22:00)
Aberdeen-Helsinki (22:00)
Score (in 1 team): PAOK 3, Eintracht Frankfurt 3, Helsinki 0, Aberdeen 0
Next matchday: Eintracht Frankfurt-Helsinki, Aberdeen-PAOK
8th GROUP
Norgeland-Ludogorets (22:00)
Spartak Trnava-Fenerbahce (22:00)
Score (in 1 team): Ludogorets 3, Fenerbahce 3, Norgeland 0, Spartak Trnava 0
Next game: Fenerbahce-Ludogorets, Spartak Trnava-Norgeland
Source: Sport Fm
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