On Thursday, the second round of the UEFA Europa League group stage kicked off. "Manchester United" played a goalless draw away against "AZ Alkmaar" team. The hosts started the match actively and already in the 11th minute sent the ball towards the "Man Utd" goal, but the visitors were saved by a well-timed interception. Just a few minutes later, "AZ Alkmaar" made another dangerous shot, but in that episode, David De Gea successfully played. The "Red Devils" woke up and also started threatening the opponents' goal, but Mason Greenwood and Angel Gomes did not capitalize on their chances. In the 52nd minute, much dissatisfaction from "AZ Alkmaar" players towards the match referee from Lithuania, Gediminas Mažeika, who did not award a penalty kick, even though the ball hit the hand of a "Man Utd" defender in the penalty area. Throughout the remaining time, both teams had opportunities to expand their victory, but the match ended goalless. In other matches, "Sevilla" celebrated a minimal victory by defeating APOEL 1-0 at home. The only goal of the match was scored by Javier Hernandez in the 17th minute left unmarked in the penalty area. The Spanish team controlled the situation throughout the game and did not allow the opponents to take a shot on goal. For the "Sevilla" team, this was their second victory in this season's Europa League tournament.
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Other results: - "Feyenoord" 2:0 "Porto" - "Arsenal" 4:0 "Standard" - "Astana" 1:2 "Partizan" - "Basaksehir" 1:1 "Monchengladbach" - "Beşiktaş" 0:1 "Wolves" - "Braga" 2:2 "Slovan" - CSKA 0:2 "Espanyol" - "Ferencváros" 0:3 "Ludogorets" - "Oleksandriya" 1:1 "Gent" - "St. Etienne" 1:1 "Wolfsburg" - "Wolfsberger" 1:1 "Roma" - "Young Boys" 2:1 "Rangers" - "Celtic" 2:0 CFR - "Guimaraes" 0:1 "Eintracht" - "Krasnodar" 1:2 "Getafe" - "Lazio" 2:1 "Rennes" - "Lugano" 0:0 "Dynamo" - "Malmo" 1:1 "Copenhagen" - "Rosenborg" 1:4 PSV - "Sporting" 2:1 LASK - "Trabzonspor" 2:2 "Basel" - "Dudelange" 1:4 "Qarabag"
