THE Villarreal he only wanted a victory to come out first in the group in which he participates Panathinaikos and took her beating Rennes 3-2 away from home in a match with an improbable development and a thriller finale, thus avoiding the Europa League playoffs.
There, on the contrary, will be found Romawho finished 2nd behind Slavia Prague, as well as Toulouse and Qarabag, who secured qualification.
5th GROUP
THE Liverpool it was uneventful and with changes in Belgium, however a 2-1 win for Union Saint-Jiloise was not enough as Toulouse beat LASK Leeds 2-1 to book their ticket to the Europa League round of 16.
Everything was decided in the first half for Union, who opened the scoring with Amura in the 32′, saw Kwansa equalize for the “reds” and finally got the victory with the goal of Puertas (43′).
The Belgians will continue in the Conference League, while the Toulouse continues in Europa after the double in Austria.
Dallinga (54′) and Suazo (83′) found the back of the net for the French Cup winners, with the losers temporarily equalizing through Ljubicic in the 61st minute.
Results
Union St. Gilois-Liverpool 2-1
LASK Leeds-Toulouse 1-2
The rating
6th GROUP
THE Wren fought to maintain the lead against her Villarrealbut the experienced Spaniards took the victory, 3-2, in France and overturned the facts, passing to the “16” of Europa.
The lead with Moreno’s penalty (36′ pen.) was immediately dissipated by a terrible goal by Assignon (37′), with Acomas putting the “yellow submarine” in front again in 62′.
Another terrible two minutes followed, with Blaze equalizing again for the French in the 79th minute and Pareylos instantly redeeming the Spaniards (80th minute) for 3-2, which was also the final score!
The home team pushed for redemption and in the 90+11′ they thought they had found it with Assignon’s goal, which was ultimately disallowed after the use of VAR…
Results
Rennes-Villarreal 2-3
Panathinaikos-Maccabi Haifa 1-2
The rating
7th GROUP
Slavia Prague emphatically secured qualification to the “16”, defeating Servet 4-0 and sending the Roma in the playoffs.
The Czechs were sweeping in the first half and opened the scoring with Dudera (15′), before Sranc doubled his team’s tally (25′).
Afterwards, Sittil took action and with two goals (30′, 45+1′) gave dimensions of triumph to the dominance of Slavia – who then relaxed and did not score another goal.
The “Galorossi”, for their part, did their duty by defeating Sheriff Tiraspol 3-0 at the “Olimpico”.
Lukaku (11′) and Belotti (32′) netted early for Jose Mourinho’s side, with Picilli shaping the final score in stoppage time.
Results
Roma-Serif Tiraspol 3-0
Slavia Prague-Servet 4-0
The rating
The ticket for the Europa League playoffs was secured by Karabaghwhich beat Haken 2-1 and finished in 2nd place behind Leverkusen. Andrade (1′) and Benzia (45+3′) found the net for the Azeri, with Huseynov’s own goal in stoppage time setting the final score.
In Germany, the “aspirins” had an easy task against Molde, which they defeated 5-1.
Schick (6′), Tapsoba (22′) and… Ellingsen (25′ aut.) cleaned up early for Xabi Alonso’s team, with Hlozek (60′) and Baba (70′) rounding up the scoring, before Kitolano reduced on 75′.
However, the Scandinavians are not going… home, as they will continue in the Conference League.
8th GROUP
Results
Leverkusen-Molde 5-1
Karabagh-Haken 2-1
The rating
Source: Sport Fm
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