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On Thursday, the UEFA Europa League matches of the second round were played.
In Group I, the 2009-10 tournament champions, Atletico Madrid players, managed to snatch a 1-1 draw against Rennes on the road.
The same result was recorded in the duels between Glasgow Rangers and Udinese.
English teams had a good day - important victories were achieved by Tottenham, Stoke, Birmingham, and Fulham.
Kazan's Rubin, represented by goalkeeper Giedrius Arlauskis, played a thrilling 2-2 draw with PAOK from Salonica in front of their own fans.
The Lithuanian did not leave the bench of substitutes.
Meanwhile, Vaslui, defended by goalkeeper Vytautas Černiauskas, also played a 2-2 draw against Zurich players and added the second point to their tournament table account.
Roma's Lazio, without Lithuanian national team defender Marius Stankevičius, suffered a 2-1 defeat in Lisbon against Sporting.
Results:
Group A
Kazan's Rubin 2 - 2 PAOK Salonica
23' [0-1] C. Lazar
52' [1-1] N.H. Valdez
66' [2-1] V. Dyadyun
80' [2-2] G. Fotakis
Giedrius Arlauskis ("Rubin") did not leave the bench of substitutes.
London's Tottenham 3 - 1 Dublin's Shamrock Rovers
50' [0-1] S. Rice
60' [1-1] R. Pavlyuchenko
62' [2-1] J. Defoe
66' [3-1] G.d. Santos
Tournament table:
1. Kazan's Rubin 4
2. London's Tottenham 4
3. PAOK Salonica 2
4. Dublin's Shamrock Rovers 0
Group B
Liege Standard 3 - 0 Copenhagen
57' [1-0] L.M. Seijas
72' [2-0] Felipe
79' [3-0] Kanu
Poltava Vorskla 1 - 2 Hannover
32' [0-1] M. Abdellaoue
44' [0-2] C. Pander
50' [1-2] O. Kurylov
Tournament table:
1. Liege Standard 4
2. Hannover 4
3. Copenhagen 3
4. Poltava Vorskla 0
Group C
Warsaw Legia 3 - 2 Tel Aviv Hapoel
34' [0-1] T.T. Temile
67' [1-1] D. Ljuboja
72' [2-1] M. Komorowski (from the penalty spot)
79' [2-2] M. Lala
89' [3-2] M. Radovic
Bucharest Rapid 1 - 3 Eindhoven PSV
28' [1-0] D. Alexa
43' [1-1] W. Bouma
89' [1-2] O. Toivonen
90' [1-3] T. Matavz
Tournament table:
1. Eindhoven PSV 6
2. Warsaw Legia 3
3. Bucharest Rapid 3
4. Tel Aviv Hapoel 0
Group D
Vaslui 2 - 2 Zurich
32' [0-1] A. Alphonse
62' [1-1] W. Lopes (from the penalty spot)
77' [2-1] M. Temwanjera
79' [2-2] A. Alphonse
61' P. Koch ("Zurich") was sent off the field.
Vytautas Černiauskas ("Vaslui") played the whole match.
Lisbon's Sporting 2 - 1 Rome's Lazio
21' [1-0] R.v. Wolfswinkel
40' [1-1] M. Klose
45' [2-1] E. Insua
50' E. Insua ("Sporting") was sent off the field.
Marius Stankevičius ("Lazio") was not registered for the match.
Tournament table:
1. Lisbon's Sporting 6
2. Vaslui 2
3. Rome's Lazio 1
4. Zurich 1
Group E
Tel Aviv Maccabi 1 - 1 Kiev Dynamo
9' [0-1] B. Ideye
44' [1-1] D. Micha
Stoke 2 - 1 Istanbul Besiktas
13' [0-1] R. Hilbert
15' [1-1] P. Crouch
78' [2-1] J. Walters (from the penalty spot)
Tournament table:
1. Stoke 4
2. Istanbul Besiktas 3
3. Kiev Dynamo 2
4. Tel Aviv Maccabi 1
Group F
Bilbao Athletic 2 - 0 PSG
20' [1-0] I. Gabilondo
45' [2-0] M.S. Laskurain
52' M.L. Sissoko (PSG) was sent off the field.
Salzburg 3 - 0 Bratislava Slovan
60' [1-0] S. Leonardo
77' [2-0] G. Zarate
90' [3-0] D. Svento
Tournament table:
1. Bilbao Athletic 6
2. PSG 3
3. Salzburg 3
4. Bratislava Slovan 0
Group G
Malmo 1 - 2 Vienna Austria
17' [0-1] N. Barazite
36' [0-2] A. Grünwald
82' [1-2] M. Raneigie
Kharkov Metalist 1 - 1 Alkmaar AZ
26' [0-1] J. Altidore
76' [1-1] B.F. Taison
Tournament table:
1. Alkmaar AZ 4
2. Kharkov Metalist 4
3. Vienna Austria 3
4. Malmo 0
Group H
Braga 1 - 2 Bruges Club
53' [1-0] H. Barbosa
71' [1-1] J. Akpala
90' [1-2] R. Donk
Maribor 1 - 2 Birmingham
29' [1-0] D. VOlas
64' [1-1] C. Burke
79' [1-2] W. Elliott
