With many interesting games, the first matchday of the League Phase of the Europa League was completed.
The competition may not have started well for the two Greek teams, since the PAOK was defeated 3-1 in Polis by Galatasaray and Olympiacos 2-0 from Lyon in France, but in general we saw a very nice spectacle, with a lot of goals in the 18 matches that took place.
See below in detail the results of the first matchday, the standings, as well as the schedule for the following week.
Detailed results of the 1st round:
Wednesday 25/09
Alkmaar-Elfsborg 3-2
(44′, 50′ Van Bommel, 74′ pen. Parrott – 23′ Umma, 53′ Hedlund)
Bodo/Glimt-Porto 3-2
(15′ Hogg, 40′, 62′ Hauge – 8′ Omorontion, 90′ Goul)
Anderlecht-Ferentzvaros 2-1
(60′ Verseren, 66′ pen. Dolberg – 86′ Traore)
Galatasaray-PAOK 3-1
(48′ auto. Bamba, 76′ Akgun – 67′ Konstantelias)
Dynamo Kyiv-Lazio 0-3
(5′, 35′ Dia, 34′ Dele-Basirou)
Ludogorets-Slavia Prague 0-2
(37′ Jurasek, 65′ Chitil)
Manchester United-Twente 1-1
(35′ Eriksen – 68′ Lammers)
Midland-Hoffenheim 1-1
(42′ Osorio – 89′ Mersted)
Nice-Sociedad 1-1
(45′ Rosario – 18′ Barenetsea)
Thursday 26/09
Malmo-Rangers 0-2
(1′ Bayrami, 76′ McCausland)
Fenerbahce-Saint-Zilois 2-1
(26′ Sojontsu, 82′ Burgess own goal – 90’+3′ Sykes)
Ajax-Besiktas 4-0
(31′ Fitch-Jim, 51’/73′ Hotch, 55′ Taylor)
Eintracht Frankfurt-Victoria Plzeň 3-3
(38′ Ekitike, 62′ Ebibe, 67′ Christensen – 41′ Schultz, 86′ Andou, 90’+2′ Jemelka)
Lyon-Olympic 2-0
(65′ Serki, 71′ Benrahma)
Braga-Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-1
(88’/90’+5′ Bruma – 30′ Davida)
Roma-Bilbao 1-1
(32′ Dovbik – 85′ Paredes)
Steaua Bucharest-Riga 4-1
(8′ Birlitzea, 32′ Stefanescu, 58′, 69′ Olaru – 23′ Lipuscek)
Tottenham-Qarabag 3-0
(12′ Johnson, 52′ Sarr, 68′ Solanke)
Europa League League Phase standings:
1. Ajax (4-0) 3
2. Steaua (4-1) 3
3. Lazio (3-0) 3
4. Tottenham (3-0) 3
5. Galatasaray (3-1) 3
6. Slavia Prague (2-0) 3
7. Rangers (2-0) 3
8. Lyon (2-0) 3
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9. Bodo Glimt 1 (3-2) 3
10. Alkmaar 1 (3-2) 3
11. Anderlecht 1 (2-1) 3
12. Fenerbahce (2-1) 3
13. Prague (2-1) 3
14. Eintracht Fr. (3-3) 1
15. Viktoria Plzen (3-3) 1
16. Manchester United 1 (1-1) 1
17. Twente 1 (1-1) 1
18. Nice (1-1) 1 yes
19. Real Sociedad (1-1) 1
20. Midland (1-1) 1
21. Hoffenheim (1-1) 1
22. Roma (1-1) 1 yes
23. Athletic Bilbao (1-1) 1
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24. Porto (2-3) 0
25. Elfsborg (2-3) 0
26. Ferentsvaros (1-2) 0
27. Union St. Gilois (1-2) 0
28. Maccabi Tel Aviv (1-2) 0
29. PAOK (1-3) 0
30. Ludogorets (0-2) 0
31. Malmo (0-2) 0
32. Olympiacos (0-2) 0
33. Dynamo Kyiv (0-3) 0
34. Qarabag (0-3) 0
35. Riga (1-4) 0
36. Besiktas (0-4) 0
* We remind you that the teams that will finish in positions 1-8 advance directly to the “16” phase. The seat groups 9-24 they will play each other in double matches playoffs for the other 8 positions. The first matches will take place at the headquarters of teams 17-24 and the return matches at the headquarters of teams 9-16. The last 12 teams are eliminated.
Next game’s schedule:
Thursday, 3/10
19:45 Karabagh – Malmo
19:45 Lazio – Nice
19:45 Maccabi Tel Aviv – Midland
19:45 Olympiacos – Braga
19:45 Real Sociedad – Anderlecht
19:45 Riga – Galatasaray
19:45 Slavia Prague – Ajax
19:45 Ferencvaros – Tottenham
19:45 Hoffenheim – Dynamo Kyiv
22:00 Athletic Bilbao – Alkmaar
22:00 Elfsborg – Roma
22:00 Viktoria Plzen – Ludogorets
22:00 Besiktas – Eintracht Fr.
22:00 Union Saint Gilois – Bodo Glimt
22:00 PAOK – Steaua
22:00 Porto – Manchester G.
22:00 Rangers – Lyon
22:00 Twente – Fenerbahce
Source: Sport Fm
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