On Thursday, 40 UEFA Europa League matches were played in European stadiums. "Lithuanian" clubs had mixed results - Tomas Danilevičius contributed with a goal to "Livorno's" victory against an Austrian team, while many Lithuanians supporting Edinburgh's "Hearts" and Tallinn's "Levadia" had to admit defeat at home against Prague's "Sparta" and "Newcastle" respectively. Among the favorites, victories were achieved by "Parma", "Ajax", "Schalke", "Tottenham", "Auxerre", "Marseille", "Fenerbahce", "Brugge" and "Sevilla", while one of the most interesting matches saw "Palermo" winning against "West Ham" on the road.
All UEFA Europa League first stage results:
Kazan's "Rubin" (Russia) 0 - 1 "Parma" (Italy) Tallinn's "Levadia" (Estonia) 0 - 1 "Newcastle" (England) Berlin's "Hertha" (Germany) 2 - 2 "Odense" (Denmark) Warsaw's "Legia" (Poland) 2 - 0 Vienna's "Austria" (Austria) Liberec's "Slovan" (Czech Republic) 1 - 1 Belgrade's "Crvena Zvezda" (Serbia) "Xanthi" (Greece) 3 - 4 Bucharest's "Dinamo" (Romania) Achna's "Ethnikos" (Cyprus) 0 - 0 "Lens" (France) Odessa's "Chornomorets" (Ukraine) 0 - 1 Tel Aviv's "Hapoel" (Israel) Moscow's "Lokomotiv" (Russia) 2 - 1 Waregem's "Zulte" (Belgium) Kristiansand's "Start" (Norway) 2 - 5 Amsterdam's "Ajax" (Netherlands) Istanbul's "Besiktas" (Turkey) 2 - 0 Sofia's "CSKA" (Bulgaria) Bratislava's "Artmedia" (Slovakia) 2 - 2 Barcelona's "Espanyol" (Spain) Bucharest's "Rapid" (Romania) 1 - 0 "Nacional" (Portugal) Gelsenkirchen's "Schalke" (Germany) 1 - 0 "Nancy" (France) "Trabzonspor" (Turkey) 2 - 2 Pamplona's "Osasuna" (Spain) Belgrade's "Partizan" (Serbia) 4 - 2 "Groningen" (Netherlands) "Atvidabergs" (Sweden) 0 - 3 Zurich's "Grasshoppers" (Switzerland) "Derry" (Ireland) 0 - 0 "PSG" (France) "Braga" (Portugal) 2 - 0 Verona's "Chievo" (Italy) "Basel" (Switzerland) 6 - 2 Skopje's "Rabotnicki" (Macedonia) Alkmaar's "AZ" (Netherlands) 3 - 2 Kayseri's "Kayserispor" (Turkey) Prague's "Slavia" (Czech Republic) 0 - 1 London's "Tottenham" (England) "Molde" (Norway) 0 - 0 Glasgow's "Rangers" (Scotland) Zagreb's "Dinamo" (Croatia) 1 - 2 "Auxerre" (France) Sofia's "Lokomotiv" (Bulgaria) 2 - 2 Rotterdam's "Feyenoord" (Netherlands) "Sion" (Switzerland) 0 - 0 Leverkusen's "Bayer" (Germany) Krakow's "Wisla" (Poland) 0 - 1 Thessaloniki's "Iraklis" (Greece) Liege's "Standard" (Belgium) 0 - 1 Vigo's "Celta" (Spain) Haifa's "Maccabi" (Israel) 1 - 1 Lovech's "Litex" (Bulgaria) Istanbul's "Fenerbahce" (Turkey) 2 - 1 "Randers" (Denmark) Edinburgh's "Hearts" (Scotland) 0 - 2 Prague's "Sparta" (Czech Republic) Frankfurt's "Eintracht" (Germany) 4 - 0 "Brondby" (Denmark) "Marseille" (France) 1 - 0 "Mlada Boleslav" (Czech Republic) Athens' "Panathinaikos" (Greece) 1 - 1 Zaporizhzhia's "Metalurh" (Ukraine) "Ruzomberok" (Slovakia) 0 - 1 "Club Brugge" (Belgium) "Salzburg" (Austria) 2 - 2 "Blackburn" (England) "Livorno" (Italy) 2 - 0 "Pasching" (Austria) Athens' "Atromitos" (Greece) 1 - 2 "Sevilla" (Spain) London's "West Ham" (England) 0 - 1 "Palermo" (Italy) Setubal's "Vitoria" (Portugal) 0 - 0 "Heerenveen" (Netherlands)