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On Thursday, the Europa League group stage matches started.
In Group A, Machachkala's "Anzhi" played a 1-1 draw away with "Udinese", while "Liverpool" defeated "Young Boys" 5-3 as guests. J.Shelvey scored twice for the English team.
In Group B, Madrid's "Atletico" celebrated victory by crushing "Hapoel" 3-0 in Tel Aviv, and Plzen's "Viktoria" forced "Academica" to surrender with a 3-1 home win.
In Group E, the "Screen" bullies played a 2-2 draw away with "Stuttgart".
In Group F, "Napoli" achieved an easy victory by thrashing Stockholm's AIK 4-0 at home. E.Vargas scored a hattrick for the "Serie A" team.
In Group H, Milan's "Inter" failed to defeat Kazan's "Rubin" at home, drawing 2-2. The Italians managed to save the game in the last minutes when Y.Nagatomo scored in the 90th minute.
In Group I, "Ironi" held on for a 1-1 draw away against Bilbao's "Athletic", while "Lyon" defeated Prague's "Sparta" 2-1.
In Group J, "Tottenham" and "Lazio" played a goalless draw in London.
