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In the decisive round of the Europa League knockout stage on Thursday, a total of thirty-five matches were played.
The tournament favorites "Liverpool," "Man City," and Turin's "Juventus" secured minimal victories with a one-goal margin.
In front of their own spectators, "Liverpool" defeated "Trabzonspor" from Turkey 1-0, thanks to a goal from Ryan Babel. However, the difference could have been greater as Joe Cole missed a penalty kick.
An Arab-owned club achieved the same result away as they defeated the footballers of Romania's "Timisoara." The victors were led by the new addition to the team, Mario Balotelli, who transferred from Inter Milan.
Meanwhile, the "old lady" won at home with a goal from Amauri in added time to defeat the team from Austria, "Sturm Graz."
The return matches will take place in a week on August 26.
Results:
"Sibir" (Russia) 1 – 0 PSV (Netherlands)
BATE (Belarus) 3 – 0 "Maritimo" (Portugal)
"Bayer" (Germany) 3 – 0 "Tavrija" (Ukraine)
CSKA (Russia) 4 – 0 "Anorthosis" (Cyprus)
PSG (France) 2 – 0 "Maccabi" (Israel)
"Rapid" (Austria) 1 – 1 "Aston Villa" (England)
"Slovan" (Slovakia) 0 – 1 "Stuttgart" (Germany)
AIK (Sweden) 0 – 0 "Levski" (Bulgaria)
"Debrecen" (Hungary) 2 – 0 "Lovech" (Bulgaria)
"Dnipro" (Ukraine) 0 – 1 "Lech" (Poland)
"Vaslui" (Romania) 0 – 0 "Lille" (France)
"Omonia" (Cyprus) 0 – 1 "Metalist" (Ukraine)
"Odense" (Denmark) 2 – 1 "Motherwell" (Scotland)
"Feyenoord" (Netherlands) 1 – 0 "Gent" (Belgium)
"Steaua" (Romania) 1 - 0 GC (Switzerland)
"Split" (Croatia) 4 – 1 "Unirea" (Romania)
"Genk" (Belgium) 0 – 3 "Porto" (Portugal)
"Galatasaray" (Turkey) 2 – 2 "Karpaty" (Ukraine)
"Palermo" (Italy) 3 – 0 "Maribor" (Slovenia)
"Brugge" (Belgium) 2 – 1 "Dinamo" (Belarus)
"Napoli" (Italy) 1 – 0 "Elfsborg" (Sweden)
"Liverpool" (England) 1 – 0 "Trabzonspor" (Turkey)
"Celtic" (Scotland) 2 – 0 "Utrecht" (Netherlands)
"Borussia" (Germany) 4 – 0 "Qarabag" (Azerbaijan)
"Sturm" (Austria) 1 – 2 "Juventus" (Italy)
"Getafe" (Spain) 1 – 0 APOEL (Cyprus)
"Dundee United" (Scotland) 0 – 1 AEK (Greece)
AZ (Netherlands) 2 – 0 "Aktobe" (Kazakhstan)
CSKA (Bulgaria) 3 – 0 "The New Saints" (Wales)
"Lausanne" (Switzerland) 1 – 1 "Lokomotiv" (Russia)
ETO (Hungary) 0 – 2 "Dinamo" (Croatia)
PAOK (Greece) 1 – 0 "Fenerbahce" (Turkey)
"Timisoara" (Romania) 0 – 1 "Manchester City" (England)
"Sporting" (Portugal) 0 – 2 "Brondby" (Denmark)
"Villareal" (Spain) 5 – 0 "Dnepr" (Belarus)
