EUROPA LEAGUE
After the first round of Europa League matches, Ajax sit top of the table, sharing equal points with 12 other teams. At the other end, Beşiktaş find themselves bottom, also on equal points with 12 other teams.
10 teams took just a point from their opening fixtures, having failed to secure a win.
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
AZ Alkmaar ( 3 ) – ( 2 ) Elfsborg
Bodø/Glimt ( 3 ) – ( 2 ) Porto
Dynamo Kyiv ( 0 ) – ( 3 ) Lazio
Midtjylland ( 1 ) – ( 1 ) Hoffenheim
Galatasaray ( 3 ) – ( 1 ) PAOK
Manchester United ( 1 ) – ( 1 ) Twente
Nice ( 1 ) – ( 1 ) Real Sociedad
Ludogorets Razgrad ( 0 ) – ( 2 ) Slavia Prague
Anderlecht ( 2 ) – ( 1 ) Ferencváros
- Anderlecht, AZ Alkmaar, Bodø/Glimt, Galatasaray, Lazio, and Slavia Prague got a winning start to their Europa League season at the expense of Ferencváros, Elfsborg, Porto, PAOK, Dynamo Kyiv, and Ludogorets Razgrad, respectively.
- Points were shared in a 1-all draw between Midtjylland and Hoffenheim, Manchester United and Twente, and Nice and Real Sociedad.
- Ruben van Bommel scored twice in AZ Alkmaar’s narrow 3-2 home win over Elfsborg.
- Jens Petter Hauge scored twice in Bodø/Glimt’s narrow 3-2 home win over Porto.
- Boulaye Dia scored twice for Lazio as his side took a 3-0 first-half lead to seal a win over Dynamo Kyiv.
- Max Moerstedt’s 90th-minute goal saved Hoffenheim from a defeat and denied Midtjylland a winning start at home.
- Four goals were scored in the second half after a goalless first half, with Galatasaray getting three of those goals to pick up three points in a 3-1 win over PAOK.
- Manchester United dropped points at home to Twente after giving up a first-half lead in the second half. Christian Eriksen put Manchester United into the lead with his goal in the 35th minute, which was leveled in the 68th minute by a goal from Sam Lammers.
- Evann Guessand failed to score from a penalty in the 55th minute, which would’ve handed Nice a home win over Real Sociedad. A 1-1 draw from the first half held, with Nice and Real Sociedad sharing the points.
- A goal in each half gave Slavia Prague a winning start away against Ludogorets Razgrad.
- Ferencváros pulled one back in the 86th minute after Anderlecht had gone a man down due to a red card, with Nilson Angulo picking up two yellow cards three minutes apart. The game ended in a 2-1 win for Anderlecht.
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Fenerbahçe ( 2 ) – ( 1 ) Union Saint-Gilloise
Malmö FF ( 0 ) – ( 2 ) Rangers
Ajax ( 4 ) – ( 0 ) Beşiktaş
Roma ( 1 ) – ( 1 ) Athletic Club
Eintracht Frankfurt ( 3 ) – ( 3 ) Viktoria Plzeň
FCSB ( 4 ) – ( 1 ) RFS
Lyon ( 2 ) – ( 0 ) Olympiacos
Braga ( 2 ) – ( 1 ) Maccabi Tel Aviv
Tottenham Hotspur ( 3 ) – ( 0 ) Qarabağ
Athletic Club, Eintracht Frankfurt, Roma, and Viktoria Plzeň failed to secure a win but managed to avoid defeat.
Meanwhile, Ajax, Braga, FCSB, Fenerbahçe, Lyon, Rangers, and Tottenham Hotspur were all winners, defeating Beşiktaş, Maccabi Tel Aviv, RFS, Union Saint-Gilloise, Olympiacos, Malmö FF, and Qarabağ, respectively.
- Rangers were the only away team to win on the day, securing a 2-0 win over Malmö FF.
- Aitor Paredes scored the equalizing goal in the 85th minute for Athletic Club, securing a 1-1 draw in Rome against Roma.
- Six goals were evenly split between Eintracht Frankfurt and Viktoria Plzeň. Plzeň came from a goal down to make it 1-1 in the first half, and then clawed back from two goals down in the second half to secure a 3-3 draw with two late goals (86’ and 90+3’).
- Despite going down to 10 men in the 8th minute, Tottenham took the lead four minutes later and went on to secure a 3-0 home win over Qarabağ to begin their campaign.
- Lyon started their campaign with a 2-0 home win over Olympiacos.
- Fenerbahçe got a winning start to the campaign at home with a victory over Union Saint-Gilloise.
- Mika Godts scored twice as Ajax cruised to a comfortable 4-0 home win against Beşiktaş to kick off their campaign.
- FCSB got a winning start at home over RFS, with Darius Olaru scoring twice in the second half to extend a 2-1 first-half lead.
- Braga came from behind to win 2-1 against Maccabi Tel Aviv, with Bruma scoring both goals to give them a winning start at home.
THE EUROPA LEAGUE STANDINGS AFTER MD1:
1st | Ajax – ( 3 )
2nd | FCSB – ( 3 )
3rd | Lazio – ( 3 )
4th | Tottenham Hotspur – ( 3 )
5th | Galatasaray – ( 3 )
6th | Lyon – ( 3 )
7th | Rangers – ( 3 )
8th | Slavia Prague – ( 3 )
9th | Anderlecht – ( 3 )
10th | AZ Alkmaar – ( 3 )
11th | Bodø/Glimt – ( 3 )
12th | Braga – ( 3 )
13th | Fenerbahçe – ( 3 )
14th | Athletic Club – ( 1 )
15th | Eintracht Frankfurt – ( 1 )
16th | Hoffenheim – ( 1 )
17th | Manchester United – ( 1 )
18th | Midtjylland – ( 1 )
19th | Nice – ( 1 )
20th | Real Sociedad – ( 1 )
21st | Roma – ( 1 )
22nd | Twente – ( 1 )
23rd | Viktoria Plzeň – ( 1 )
24th | Elfsborg – ( 0 )
25th | Ferencváros – ( 0 )
26th | Maccabi Tel Aviv – ( 0 )
27th | Porto – ( 0 )
28th | Union Saint-Gilloise – ( 0 )
29th | Ludogorets Razgrad – ( 0 )
30th | Malmö FF – ( 0 )
31st | Olympiacos – ( 0 )
32nd | PAOK – ( 0 )
33rd | Dynamo Kyiv – ( 0 )
34th | Qarabağ – ( 0 )
35th | RFS – ( 0 )
36th | Beşiktaş – ( 0 )
