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Besiktas can continue to hope for a placement for the playoff phase of the Europa League. Thanks to two goals and assistance from Jeremain Lens, the Turks scored a 2-0 deficit against Norway's Sarpsborg on Thursday: 2 to 3.
Besiktas moved from fourth to second place thanks to a tough group win I, with seven points in five games. KRC Genk, who scored 2-2 against Malmö, is leading with eight points. Malmö (6) and Sarpsborg (5) have not yet been eliminated.
Besiktas had a false start and missed a 2-0 deficit after six minutes. Rashad Muhammed opened the scoring, Tobias Heintz doubled the lead with a long and brilliant shot.
Thanks to Lens, Besiktas could always tilt the match. The attacker hit the ball with a lot of thrills in the 62nd minute, although he was lucky enough to be able to slightly change his shot, leaving no chance for the goalkeeper.
Four minutes later, Lens was assisting Vagner Love with a decisive pass. to do it 2-2. At the last minute, the former PSV and AZ player won the match with a nice ball in a ball. Besiktas can secure a place in the next round in two weeks against Malmö. Genk then receives Sarpsborg.
Ryan Babel was missing in Besiktas due to a thigh injury he suffered earlier this month in the League of Nations match between Germany and the Netherlands (2-2 ). Babel was called to order this week by the club management after a social media dispute with a fan who did not understand why the attacker had not yet extended his expiring contract.
Promises in Liege vs Sevilla
Sevilla has won the Europa League three times in the last five seasons, but this edition is far from certain as to wintering. The Spaniards were a sensible 1-0 defeat to Standard Luik.
Quincy Promes, who in competition usually has to settle for rounds but was back in the Europa League, trained his team after an hour of play. Moussa Djenepo ended the standard attack. Sevilla did not overcome this shock and ended the match after Pablo Sarabia's red card with ten men.
Seville shares with nine points out of five the second place of Group J with Standard Liege. Krasnodar is the best with twelve points. In two weeks, the decision will fall in the final round. Sevilla-Krasnodar and Akhisarspor-Standard Liege are on the program
Ranking for playoffs, Europa League:
- Group A: Bayer Leverkusen, FC Zurich
- Group B: RB Salzburg
- Group C: FC Zenit [19659013] Group D: Dinamo Zagreb, Fenerbahce
- Group E: Arsenal, Sporting CP
- Group F: Real Betis
- Group H: Eintracht Frankfurt-on-Main
- Group K: Dinamo Kiev
- ]] Group L: Chelsea
Winner of Willems Group with Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt won the Group H victory with a stunning victory at Olympique de Marseille. In the end, the finalist of the Europa League, defeated last year, was beaten 4-0.
Marseille, already eliminated, helped Frankfurt to score two goals, Luiz Gustavo (2-0) and Bouna Sarr (3 goals). -0). Luka Jovic scored the first and fourth goal of Germany.
Jetro Willems was at the center of the Frankfurt midfielder and played a great game there. Jonathan de Guzmán stayed on the bench. Kevin Strootman, injured, was in Marseille
Lazio finished in second place despite a 2-0 defeat against Apollon Limassol. Cypriots, like Marseille, were already eliminated.
Chelsea, who was already certain of the Group L standings, also remained in the fifth match without loss of points. By the goals of Olivier Giroud (2x), Callum Hudson-Odoi and Álvaro Morata PAOK Saloniki were beaten 4-0.
See the results and rankings of the Europa League
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