The second highest continental competition left us with surprising results in the first matches between the second in the group stage and the third in the Champions League. Next Thursday they will be resolved and we will know the qualifiers who will join the leaders of the previous round of the competition.
This edition of the Europa League has left us with interesting clashes in the first round of the play-off, with stakes that will have to be resolved in the return matches with the innovative cancellation of the double value of away goals. The results were the following:
The Transnistrian team is determined to be one of the surprises in the Europa League. He managed to get ahead before the break thanks to Sebastien Thill from eleven meters and opened the biggest difference in the tie thanks to Adama Traoré in the last ten minutes.
The Italians reversed the electronic thanks to a brace from Berat Djimsiti after the hour of play, both goals arriving practically in succession. After fifteen minutes of the match, Francisco “Tiquinho” Soares had overtaken the Hellenes.
The contest at the Sánchez Pizjuán had a crazy first half. Ivan Rakitic put the locals ahead before the first quarter of an hour from eleven metres. In the last five minutes before the break, the Croatian equalizer was seen thanks to Mislav Orsic and two goals from Seville, the work of Lucas Ocampos and Anthony Martial.
The Verdiblancos obtained an important victory in a Russian fiefdom. The match seemed to be on track with goals from Guido Rodríguez and Willian José, who arrived in the first 20 minutes. However, in two plays practically in a row the score was equalized thanks to Artem Dzyuba and Malcom Filipe. In a crazy first half, Andrés Guardado signed the third goal from Betis and closed the electronic.
The tie in Portuguese fief was very open. Mattia Zaccagni put the visitors ahead after 23 minutes of play. Toni Martínez signed a double for the Portuguese, shortly before reaching the break and a few minutes after returning from it.
The Scots gave the surprise of the day by winning at Signal Iduna Park. In the last moments of the first half they managed to score two goals through James Tavernier, from a penalty, and Alfredo Morelos. They started the second half picking at the wound thanks to John Lundstram. The visitors reacted quickly with a goal from Jude Belingham, but were instantly answered with an own goal from Jude Bellingham. In the last minutes, Raphaël Guerreiro reduced differences.
One of the great events of this round ended in a draw. The txuri-urdin they went ahead on the scoreboard twice, thanks to Robin Le Normand before ten minutes and Mikel Oyarzábal exceeding the hour mark, from eleven metres. The Teutons rejoined the match thanks to Christopher Nkunku in the first instance, after half an hour, and Emil Forsberg, who shortly before the end converted a maximum penalty.
The contest at the Camp Nou ended in a draw after Piotr Zielinski put the Italians ahead before reaching half an hour of play. Ferran Torres established the equalizer from eleven meters thirty minutes later. The lack of Barça success stood out, with six shots on goal in 21 attempts.
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