The victory of Sevilla in the minority

The rival of Krasnodar in Group G, Sevilla, unexpectedly encountered serious difficulties in a match with an outsider of the quartet Akhisar Belediyespor. The first game between the teams ended in a major victory for the Spanish team - 6-0, and at first it seemed that the second meeting would end in a rout.

“Sevilla” with ex-midfielder “Spartak” Quincy Promes in the composition quickly opened the scoring, and soon scored more. Everything indicated that Akhisara had no chances.

However, after the break, the wards of Cihat Arslan went forward and immediately created colossal problems for the relaxed opponent. Do not have time to start the second half, as Elvis Manyu broke through to another goal and reduced the backlog in the long run.

Five minutes later, Akhisar not only earned a penalty, but also achieved a numerical advantage. Sergi Gomez received a second yellow card.

The home team didn’t realize the penalty kick, but they continued to storm the opponent’s gates and finally won back. Shortly before the final whistle, Onur Ayik closed the pitch from the flank.

Having caught courage Turkish team rushed forward. However, Sevilla was still stronger: in the 85th minute the guests earned a penalty and, unlike the opponent, managed to realize it. The exact blow struck Ever Banega.

Thus, after four rounds in group G, Sevilla and Krasnodar lead, with nine points each.

Success of “Astana” and “Dynamo”

In group K, the leadership was captured by teams from the post-Soviet space - Kiev Dynamo and Astana. Both teams in the reporting round were marked by important home wins.

Kazakhstan team beat Czech “Jablonec” with difficulty. Three points to the hosts brought an accurate kick to Evgeny Postnikov in the 88th minute - 2: 1.

“Astana” in the current season of the Europa League not for the first time showed character in the end of the match. Previously, the wards of Roman Grigorchuk in the 95th minute snatched a draw in Kiev, and at home on the 92nd put an end to the game with Renn.

In turn, Dynamo calmly beat Rennes. The first two goals were scored by Kyivans after the draw of standard positions, and the third with a beautiful shot to the far nine after the solo pass of Nikolay Shaparenko.

Young players of the Ukrainian team did not leave their opponents a single chance. Guests at the very end were marked only by a goal of prestige - 1: 3.

Astana and Dinamo have practically secured trips to the LU playoffs. They have eight points each, Rennes has three, and Jablonec has two.

Departure of "Marseille"

And Marcel can be called the main disappointment of the tournament. The current finalist for two rounds before the end of the group stage lost all chances to continue the fight in the playoffs.

In the reporting round, the French team needed to score points in an away match with Lazio, but the wards of Rudi Garcia were not able to achieve even a draw.

In addition to the first half, the Romans scored a largely illogical ball, and immediately after the break they doubled their advantage. Goal Floryan Toven "Marcel" from the defeat did not save.

By the way, the brigade of the Russian arbiter Vladislav Bezborodov served the game.

Lazio had already made its way into the playoffs, and the Romans were made up by Eintracht from Frankfurt am Main, which beat Apollo from Cyprus. Thus, in group H the intrigue died already after four rounds.

Entrance to the playoffs of Arsenal

Early guaranteed himself a ticket to the playoffs and the London “Arsenal”. Even the loss of points in the home game with Sporting did not prevent the English team from removing all the questions.

Wards Unai Emery all 90 minutes stormed the gates of rivals, owned a total advantage, created moments, but were not able to force the goalkeeper of the Reniss Ribeiro from Lisbon to capitulate.

In the end, the guests were completely outnumbered, and the ex-defender of Arsenal, Mathieu Flamini, earned a straight red card.

In a parallel match of group E, “Karabakh” on the road turned out to be stronger than the Ukrainian “Vorskla” and won the first victory at the stage of the group stage.

The only goal in the 13th minute from the penalty spot was scored by Araz Abdullayev. The team from Agdam took revenge from the opponent for a home defeat two weeks ago. However, both teams are likely to fight only for third place, because it will be extremely difficult for them to get ahead of Sporting, although they still have chances.

Bad luck BATE

Belarusian BATE was close to taking home points from Chelsea. Already in the 12th minute, Dmitry Baga kicked from outside the penalty shook the bar. The guests realized their moment right after the break. Olivier Giroud accurately struck his head.

It is noteworthy that for the Frenchman this goal was the first in all tournaments for 186 days. The “dry” series of a football player was 794 minutes. The last time the world champion was distinguished in the Premier League match with Liverpool, which took place in early May.

And on the third minute added to the second half, BATE presented another incredible chance. After a corner at the gate of the guests followed by another long-range strike, but Chelsea was again saved by the stand.

Bendtner's game before prison

Another team that secured a ticket to the playoffs following the results of four rounds was Salzburg. The current semifinalist of the tournament on the road quietly defeated Rosenborg with refereeing Alexey Eskov and scored the fourth victory in a row in the group stage.

Back in the first half, the Austrian team scored four unanswered goals against the opponent. Hat Trick managed to get Takumi Minamo.

However, after the break, the guests slowed down, and Rosenborg scored twice. Moreover, two assists as part of the owners gave Niklas Bendtner, who was recently sentenced to 50 days in prison for beating a taxi driver. However, the footballer filed an appeal and continues to enter the field.

Four deletions

Gaming day turned out to be quite rich in deletions - four players earned red cards at once. Sergi Gomez and Flamini were already discussed above.

In addition, in the match “Fenerbahce” - “Anderlecht” two “mustard plaster” in four minutes managed to earn midfielder Zakaria Bakkali guests.

As a result, the Turkish team with Roman Neustedter won an important victory - 2: 0. Goal and assists noted the ex-Dynamo Mathieu Valbuena.

In the minority, he played the away match with Apollon Eintracht. Nine minutes before the end, Marc Stender received the second yellow card.