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On Thursday, the UEFA Europa League group stage III matches were played.
Once again, Turin's "Juventus" footballers had to settle for just one point, ending the match away against "Salzburg" with a 1-1 draw.
The wealthy "Man City" club defeated Poznan's "Lech" team 3-1 in front of their own fans and became the sole leader of Group A.
It is worth noting that Togo national team striker Emmanuel Adebayor scored in all three matches within the hosts' ranks.
Last year's champion Madrid "Atletico" team won their first victory in the tournament, crushing "Rosenborg" players 3-0 at home.
In the intriguing clash between "Napoli" and "Liverpool," there were no goals scored.
Results:
Group A:
"Man City" 3 - 1 Poznan's "Lech" 13' [1 - 0] E.S. Adebayor 25' [2 - 0] E.S. Adebayor 50' [2 - 1] J. Tshibamba 73' [3 - 1] E.S. Adebayor
"Salzburg" 1 - 1 Turin's "Juventus" 36' [1 - 0] D. Svento 47' [1 - 1] M. Krasic
Standings:
1. "Man City" 7 2. Poznan's "Lech" 4 3. Turin's "Juventus" 3 4. "Salzburg" 1
Group B:
Thessaloniki's "Aris" 0 - 0 Leverkusen's "Bayer"
Deividas Česnauskis ("Aris") did not leave the bench.
Madrid "Atletico" 3 - 0 "Rosenborg" 17' [1 - 0] D. Godin 66' [2 - 0] S. Aguero 78' [3 - 0] D. Costa
Standings:
1. Leverkusen's "Bayer" 5 2. Thessaloniki's "Aris" 4 3. Madrid "Atletico" 4 4. "Rosenborg" 3
Group C:
"Lille" 1 - 0 Sofia's "Levski" 49' [1 - 0] A. Chedjou
Lisbon's "Sporting" 5 - 1 "Gent" 7' [1 - 0] D. Solomao 13' [2 - 0] Liedson 17' [2 - 1] S. Wils 27' [3 - 1] Liedson 37' [4 - 1] Maniche 60' [5 - 1] H. Postiga
Standings:
1. Lisbon's "Sporting" 9 2. "Lille" 4 3. Sofia's "Levski" 3 4. "Gent" 1
Group D:
Zagreb's "Dinamo" 0 - 0 "Brugge"
"Villarreal" 1 - 0 Thessaloniki's PAOK 38' [1 - 0] M. Ruben
Standings:
1. "Villarreal" 6 2. Thessaloniki's PAOK 4 3. Zagreb's "Dinamo" 4 4. "Brugge" 2
Group E:
Alkmaar's AZ 1 - 2 Kiev's "Dynamo" 16' [0 - 1] A. Milevsky 35' [1 - 1] E. Falkenburg 38' [1 - 2] Y. Khacheridi
90' N. Moisander (AZ) was sent off the field.
Tiraspol's "Sheriff" 0 - 1 Borisov's BATE 9' [0 - 1] S. Sosnovsky
Standings:
1. Borisov's BATE 7 2. Kiev's "Dynamo" 4 3. Alkmaar's AZ 3 4. Tiraspol's "Sheriff" 3
Group F:
"Palermo" 0 - 3 Moscow's CSKA 34' [0 - 1] S. Doumbia 59' [0 - 2] S. Doumbia 82' [0 - 3] T. Necid
23' V. Love (CSKA) missed a penalty. 75' J. Pastore ("Palermo") was sent off the field.
Prague's "Sparta" 3 - 3 Lausanne-Sport 6' [0 - 1] S. Meoli 10' [1 - 1] B. Wilfried 20' [2 - 1] J. Kucka 23' [3 - 1] B. Wilfried 75' [3 - 2] M. Steuble 90' [3 - 3] S. Carlos
Standings:
1. Moscow's CSKA 9 2. Prague's "Sparta" 4 3. "Palermo" 3 4. Lausanne-Sport 1
Group G:
Brussels' "Anderlecht" 3 - 0 Athens' AEK 31' [1 - 0] M. Boussoufa 71' [2 - 0] R. Lukaku 75' [3 - 0] R. Juhasz
St. Petersburg's "Zenit" 2 - 0 Split's "Hajduk" 25' [1 - 0] A. Bukharov 68' [2 - 0] Danny
Standings:
1. St. Petersburg's "Zenit" 9 2. Brussels' "Anderlecht" 3 3. Split's "Hajduk" 3 4. Athens' AEK 3
Group H:
"Stuttgart" 1 - 0 Madrid's "Getafe" 29' [1 - 0] C. Marica
Bern's "Young Boys" 4 - 2 "Odense" 25' [1 - 0] H.B. Ntsama 34' [2 - 0] S.L. Sutter 48' [2 - 1] P. Utaka 61' [3 - 1] D. Degen 74' [4 - 1] S. Lulic 84' [4 - 2] C. Sorensen (from penalty)
Standings:
1. "Stuttgart" 9 2. Bern's "Young Boys" 6 3. Madrid's "Getafe" 3 4. "Odense" 0
Group I:
"Debrecen" 1 - 2 Eindhoven's PSV 35' [1 - 0] M. Mijadinoski 40' [1 - 1] O. Engelaar 66' [1 - 2] J. Reis
Mindaugas Malinauskas ("Debrecen") played the entire match.
Kharkiv's "Metalist" 2 - 1 Genoa's "Sampdoria" 32' [0 - 1] V. Koman 38' [1 - 1] B.F. Taison 73' [2 - 1] R.C. Xavier
56' B.F. Taison ("Metalist") was sent off the field.
Standings:
1. Eindhoven's PSV 7 2. Kharkiv's "Metalist" 6 3. Genoa's "Sampdoria" 4 4. "Debrecen" 0
Group J:
Dortmund's "Borussia" 1 - 1 PSG 50' [1 - 0] N. Sahin (from penalty) 87' [1 - 1] C. Chantome
Lviv's "Karpaty" 0 - 1 "Sevilla" 34' [0 - 1] F. Kanoute
88' V. Checher ("Karpaty") was sent off the field.
Standings:
1. PSG 7 2. "Sevilla" 6 3. Dortmund's "Borussia" 4 4. Lviv's "Karpaty" 0
Group K:
"Utrecht" 1 - 1 Bucharest's "Steaua" 60' [1 - 0] E. Duplan 75' [1 - 1] A. Schut (own goal)
"Napoli" 0 - 0 "Liverpool"
Standings:
1. "Liverpool" 5 2. "Napoli" 3 3. "Utrecht" 3 4. Bucharest's "Steaua" 2
Group L:
Istanbul's "Besiktas" 1 - 3 "Porto" 26' [0 - 1] R. Falcao 69' [0 - 2] Hulk 88' [0 - 3] Hulk 90' [1 - 3] Bobo
44' Maicon ("Porto") was sent off the field. 88' Fernando ("Porto") was sent off the field.
Sofia's CSKA 0 - 2 Vienna's "Rapid" 28' [0 - 1] J.V.o. Hesselink 32' [0 - 2] S. Hofmann
Standings:
1. "Porto" 9 2. Istanbul's "Besiktas" 6 3. Vienna's "Rapid" 3 4. Sofia's CSKA 0
