In the Europa League - Victory of Italian giants and Czech counterattack for the Bilbao team (VIDEO) © EuroFootball.com

On Thursday, the second round of matches started in the Europa League.

In Group A, Machachkala's "Anzhi" won 2-0 at home against "Young Boys". Both goals were scored by striker S. Eto'o.

In Group H, Milan's "Inter" easily defeated "Neftchi" 3-1 away. The Italian footballers took care of business in the first half, taking a 3-0 lead.

In Kazan, "Rubin" celebrated a 2-0 victory at home against Belgrade's "Partizan" without G. Arlauskis.

In Group I, Prague's "Sparta" caused a surprise, forcing Bilbao's "Athletic" to surrender with a 3-1 victory at home. In another match, "Lyon" defeated "Ironi" 4-3 away in a goal fest.

In Group J, Rome's "Lazio" defeated "Maribor" 1-0 in front of their own fans. Ederson scored the only goal in the second half.

The match between "Panathinaikos" and "Tottenham" ended in a 1-1 draw.

In Group K, the former giant killer "Rosenborg" lost 0-1 at home to Leverkusen's "Bayer".