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Europa League
Led by more than 1,000 fans at the Swedbank Stadion, the fortress of Malmö, Genk had to make a big comeback to score against some (almost) invincible Swedes at home and win a ticket to the 16-of-finals. the Europa League. The task seemed difficult before kick-off as Zlatan Ibrahimovic's former team had been at home for more than six months (Editor's note: May 7 against IFK Göteborg 1-2). As usual after ninety minutes, the fortress remained inviolate.
To Philippe Clément's greatest regret, his fears about this pivotal meeting in a season pretty well started on the European scene.
The little stoppage in the league (facing two poorly ranked Pro League) has had the gift of awakening Genkois jostled but confident of their abilities.
On the first real occasion of this intense part, the three Limburg nuggets (Berge, Trossard and Pozuelo) got into their usual register. The Norwegian recovered for Trossard, who infiltrated at full speed in the Swedish defense. Everything was punctuated by a pichenette above the guardian which only the Spanish has the secret. The Genkies were also right on the return of the locker room (0-2) and had everything in hand to validate the ticket for the next round.
But the looseness
Philippe Clement's men played them a bad trick. The Swedes triggered the revolution and returned to the mark, all in 120 seconds! A monumental mess considering the golden opportunity they had at hand. Their Turkish direct opponent, Besiktas, also came back from hell (led 2-0 at the break and won 2-3) at the Norwegians of Sarpsborg, where Genk had dropped for the first and only time in this group phase.
They will have to do justice to the Scandinavians and win all three points to be sure to join Bruges for the knockout phase. Be careful not to spoil an ultimate and precious chance that would greatly influence a season well under way
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