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On Thursday evening, the UEFA Europa League group stage matches began. One of the most significant results of the evening was recorded in Group A matches in Valencia, where the local team lost 0-3 to Michael Laudrup's Swansea City. The goals for the winners were scored by Wilfried Bony, Michu, and Jonathan de Guzman.
In the same group meeting, St. Gallen defeated Kuban Krasnodar.
Also, in Group B, there was an unexpected result. PSV from the Netherlands lost to Ludogorets from Bulgaria, while Dinamo Zagreb suffered a defeat against Chornomorets from Ukraine.
In Group C, Vilnius’s Zalgiris was beaten by Salzburg 4-0, while Standard Liege lost to Esbjerg in the last moments of the match.
In Group D, Maribor lost 2-5 to Rubin Kazan, and Zulte-Waregem drew 0-0 with Wigan.
Fiorentina had an easy victory over Pacos de Ferreira, and Pandurii Targu Jiu, represented by Deivydas Matulevicius, lost to Dnipro with no Lithuanian player registered for the match.
In Group F, Eintracht Frankfurt defeated Bordeaux 3-0, while Maccabi Tel Aviv drew 0-0 with APOEL Nicosia.
In Group G, Dynamo Kyiv lost to Genk, and Thun beat Rapid Vienna.
In Group H, Freiburg let go of a two-goal lead against Slovan Liberec, while Sevilla defeated Estoril at the end of the match.
In Group I, Real Betis and Lyon's match ended in a goalless draw, while Vitoria Guimaraes thrashed Rijeka.
In Group J, Trabzonspor beat Apollon, and Lazio defeated Legia Warsaw.
In Group K, Tottenham had no trouble defeating Tromso, and Sheriff and Anzhi had a goalless draw.
In Group L, PAOK snatched a late victory against Shakhter Karagandy, while AZ defeated Maccabi Haifa away.
