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On Thursday, the UEFA Europa League tournament started. The London "Arsenal" footballers convincingly began their journey in the tournament, defeating the Vienna "Rapid" team in an away game with a score of 2:1 in Group B. The Vienna team scored the first goal - in the 51st minute, after a mistake by the "Gunners" goalkeeper Leno, Taxiarchis Fountas sent the ball into the net. "Arsenal" managed to equalize in the 70th minute with a header goal from David Luiz after a set piece. Just four minutes later, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang redirected the ball into the empty goal from a few meters away, securing victory for his team.
In Group C, Leverkusen's "Bayer" team started the fight with a very easy victory, defeating the "Nice" footballers 6:2 at home. The hosts took the lead with goals from Nadiem Amiri in the 11th minute and Lucas Alario in the 16th minute, but Amine Gouiri reduced the deficit in the 31st minute. In the second half, "Bayer" scored four more goals: Moussa Diaby in the 61st minute, Karim Bellarabi in the 79th minute (who added another goal in the 83rd minute), and Florian Wirtz in the 87th minute. "Nice" scored their second goal in the 90th minute with Alexis Claude Maurice.
Other results: Sofia CSKA 0:2 CFR, Dundalk 1:2 Molde, Beer Sheva 3:1 Slavia, Lech 2:4 Benfica, Napoli 0:1 AZ Alkmaar, PAOK 1:1 Omonia, PSV 1:2 Granada, Rijeka 0:1 Real Sociedad, Standard 0:2 Rangers, Young Boys 1:2 Roma
