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On Thursday evening, the UEFA Europa League round of 16 battles began.
The "Liverpool" club had to acknowledge the superiority of the local "Zenit" team in the city of St. Petersburg, Russia. The Russian team scored two goals in a matter of minutes in the middle of the second half. Forward Hulk and defender Sergey Semak stood out.
"Zenit" 2 – 0 "Liverpool" 69‘ [1 – 0] Hulk 72‘ [2 – 0] S.Semak
Another Russian club, "Anzhi," also secured a victory with a score of 3 – 1 against German team "Hannover" players, despite conceding the first goal. Among the goal scorers was Cameroonian Samuel Eto'o.
"Anzhi" 3 – 1 "Hannover" 22‘ [0 – 1] S.Huszti 34‘ [1 – 1] S.Eto‘o 48‘ [2 – 1] O.Akhmedov 64‘ [3 – 1] M.Boussoufa 58‘ S.Eto‘o ("Anzhi") missed a penalty from 11 meters
London's "Chelsea" players managed to defeat Prague's "Sparta" club only at the end of the match. Defender Oscar was the hero for the "Aristocrats."
"Sparta Praha" 0 – 1 "Chelsea" 82‘ [0 – 1] Oscar
A sensation occurred in Italy, where the leading "Napoli" club in the Serie A standings suffered a defeat against the Czech team "Viktoria Plzen."
"Napoli" 0 – 3 "Viktoria Plzen" 28‘ [0 – 1] V.Darida 79‘ [0 – 2] F.Rajtoral 90‘ [0 – 3] S.Tecl
The Spanish club "Levante" crushed Piraeus' "Olympiakos" at home.
"Levante" 3 – 0 "Olympiakos" 10‘ [1 – 0] Pedro Rios 40‘ [2 – 0] Barkero (penalty) 56‘ [3 – 0] O.Martins 29‘ D.Abdoun ("Olympiakos") sent off from the field
Kiev's "Dynamo" and Bordeaux from France settled for a draw after two quick goals in the middle of the first half.
"Dynamo Kyiv" 1 – 1 "Bordeaux" 20‘ [1 – 0] L.Haruna 23‘ [1 – 1] L.Obraniak 76‘ O.Husyev ("Dynamo") missed a penalty
Benfica's victory away against Leverkusen "Bayer" was sealed by a goal from Oscar Cardozo in the 61st minute.
"Bayer" 0 – 1 "Benfica" 61‘ [0 – 1] O.Cardozo
Amsterdam's "Ajax" delighted their fans with a win against Bucharest's "Steaua" without much trouble.
"Ajax" 2 – 0 "Steaua" 28‘ [1 – 0] T.Alderweireld 48‘ [2 – 0] R.van Rhijn 89‘ M.Pintilii ("Steaua") sent off from the field
The match between Belarusian team BATE and Turkish "Fenerbahce" ended goalless. Raul Meireles was sent off the field in the 4th minute.
"BATE" 0 – 0 "Fenerbahce" 4‘ R.Meireles ("Fenerbahce") sent off the field
