UEFA Europa League: Lithuanian clubs had different fortunes (all results)

On the evening of the second round of UEFA Europa League matches were played. The first to enter the competition were the clubs competing in groups G-L, as well as Moscow's "Dinamo" and "PSV Eindhoven". Looking at all the matches, we can see that there was no shortage of fierce battles. More than half of the matches ended either in a draw or with a minimal difference. Signs of recovery are beginning to show from the Italian league bronze medalist "Napoli", who won 2-0 away against Bratislava's "Slovan". Marek Hamsik and Gonzalo Higuain distinguished themselves among the guests. Unexpected draws were recorded in the matches between representatives of two major football nations. "Sevilla" drew 2-2 with the team of "Rijeka" from Croatia. Spaniards were brought ahead in this match by Iago Aspas, but at the beginning of the second half, Andrej Kramaric scored a penalty kick goal. In addition, Thimothee Kolodziejczak was shown a red card. In the 68th minute, "Rijeka" took the lead after Zoran Kvrzic's accurate strike and it seemed that they would secure three points. However, in the last moments of the match, "Sevilla" equalized thanks to Stephane Mbia. The fifth strongest team from England, Liverpool's "Everton" did not defeat "Krasnodar". The Russian club was ahead in the 43rd minute thanks to Ari, but in the closing moments of the second half, the "Toffees" secured a draw thanks to Samuel Eto'o. In another match from group H, "Wolfsburg" and "Lille" also played a 1-1 draw. The French team initially scored in the 77th minute through a penalty kick goal by Divock Origi, but after 5 minutes Kevin de Bruyne restored the balance. Teams represented by Lithuanians in the Europa League performed differently today. The injured Luka Spalvis' "Aalborg" defeated the resistance of "Rio Ave" by a narrow margin, while Giedrius Arlauskis, defending the colors of Bucharest's "Steaua", conceded three goals from his own net. The team from the Romanian capital recognized the superiority of Kiev's "Dynamo" with a score of 1-3. Another Spanish club, "Villarreal", crushed Limassol's "Apollon" 4-0 in a later match. The winners were twice marked by Gerard Moreno and Javier Espinosa Gonzalez. Another English giant, London's "Tottenham", ended the match with Istanbul's "Besiktas" in a draw. Harry Kane scored a goal for the "Spurs", and at the very end, Demba Ba equalized from the penalty spot. Results: Group E: Moscow's "Dinamo" 1 - 0 "PSV" Group G: "Feyenoord" 2 - 1 "Standard Liege" "Rijeka" 2 - 2 "Sevilla" Group H: "Krasnodar" 1 - 1 "Everton" "Wolfsburg" 1 - 1 "Lille" Group I: "Slovan" 0 - 2 "Napoli" "Sparta" 3 - 1 "Young Boys" Group J: "Aalborg" 1 - 0 "Rio Ave" Kiev's "Dynamo" 3 - 1 "Steaua" Group K: Minsk's "Dinamo" 0 - 3 "Fiorentina" "Guingamp" 2 - 0 "PAOK" Group L: "Lokeren" 1 - 0 "Metalist" "Trabzonspor" 0 - 1 "Legia" --- Group A: "Zurich" 1 - 1 "Gladbach" "Villarreal" 4 - 0 "Apollon" Group B: "HJK" 0 - 3 "Club Brugge" "Torino" 1 - 0 "Copenhagen" Group C: "Asteras" 2 - 0 "Partizan" "Tottenham" 1 - 1 "Besiktas" Group D: "Astra Giurgiu" 1 - 2 "Salzburg" "Celtic" 1 - 0 Zagreb's "Dinamo" Group E: "Estoril" 2 - 0 "Panathinaikos" Group F: "Inter" 2 - 0 "Karabakh" "Saint-Etienne" 0 - 0 "Dnipro"