Aris Limassol fought but was defeated by Betis, Atalanta “stumbled” in Austria

Her evening began with “rich” action 3rd matchday in the Europa League, with exciting matches for the 3rd, 4th and 8th groups!

THE Aris Limassol he fought it, but finally “bent” in the 75th minute of the home match against Betisknowing the 1-0 defeat, but remaining very much in the hunt for qualification.

Also for the 3rd group, Sparta Prague and Rangers they were tied 0-0, while for the 4th, Atalanta and Sporting they did not manage to leave with victories from their seats Sturm Graz (2-2) and Rakov (1-1) respectively. Molde celebrated its first victory in the 8th group in an impressive way, winning with an emphatic 5-1 against Hacken.

3rd group

One of the most ambiguous groups of the competition, with its four teams starting the 3rd matchday having collected all 3 points!

THE Aris Limassol welcomed her Betis and although he once again showed several positive elements, he was finally defeated 1-0, with Agiothe Pereth to score the winning goal in the 75th minute of the match. The Cypriot champions made it very difficult for the Spaniards, they had two goals and a few more good chances to take the lead and equalise, but in the end it was a goalless draw. However, he remains alive in the hunt for qualification, being just one point behind Sparta Prague and Rangerswhich were “stuck” in a 0-0 draw, in the match between them held in the Czech Republic.

Results:

Aris Limassol-Betis 0-1

(75′ Pereth)

Sparta Prague-Rangers 0-0

The next (4th) competition (9/11):

Betis-Aris Limassol (22:00)

Rangers-Sparta Prague (22:00)

The rating:

4th group

THE Atalanta had a golden opportunity to make 3/3 and “embrace” the qualification, however despite leading 2-1 at home Sturm Graz and played with one player more than 53′, he failed to get the three points, after the final was equalized 2-2 with a penalty in 80′.

THE Pras surprised the Italians, opening the score in the 13th minute, before Muriel turns the match on its head, equalizing at 34′ and making it 1-2 with a penalty at 45’+7′. In the 53rd Hirlander sent off with a second yellow card for Sturm, who managed to equalize thanks to a well-placed penalty from Horvat in the 80’s.

The other match of the group also ended in a draw, between Rakov (for which Papanikolaou, Tsiftsis did not compete) and Sporting. The Portuguese were forced to battle with a man less for almost the entire match, with Giokeres sent off in the 8th minute, but they took the lead with Coats in the 14th minute, before the Poles equalized in the 79th minute with Piasetskyfor the final 1-1.

Results:

Sturm Graz-Atalanta 2-2

(13′ Pras, 80′ pen. Horvath – 34′, 45’+7′ pen. Muriel)

Rakov-Sporting 1-1

(79′ Piasetski – 14′ Coates)

The next (4th) competition (9/11):

Atalanta-Shurm Graz (22:00)

Sporting-Rakov (22:00)

The rating:

8th group

She celebrated her first victory in the 8th group and in an impressive way Moldeprevailing with the emphatic 4-1 in the Nordic derby with the Hacken!

The Swedes opened the scoring in the 6th minute of the match with Gulbrandsen, before the visitors equalized in the 21st minute through Sonko. However, the hosts took the lead again in the 27th minute, with Wolf Ekrembefore o Breivik make it 3-1, just three minutes later (30′). In the 54th minute Haken had a goal disallowed, before Eikrem scored again, for the final 4-1, with Bjornback to put the icing on the cake of Molde’s triumph, scoring the fifth goal at 90’+3′.

Results:

Molde-Hacken 5-1

(6′ Gulbrandsen, 27′, 55′ Eikrem, 30′ Breivik, 90’+3′ Bjornback – 21′ Sonko)

Leverkusen-Karabakh (22:00)

The next (4th) competition (9/11):

Qarabag-Leverkusen (19:45)

Hacken-Molde (22:00)