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Slovan Liberec 2-4 Olympic Marseille: French Side Qualify For Last 32

Lique 1 side Olympic Marseille fought back to earn a late comeback and a deserved win which ensured they progressed into the last 32 in the Europa League

Marseille survived a late surge from Slovan Liberec to earn a priceless 4-2 victory that sends them to the last 32 of the Europa League on Thursday.

Michel's side knew a win would see them progress from their group and roared into the lead through Michy Batshuayi, whose low shot in the 14th minute put his team in the driver's seat.

Europa League: Kehinde Fatai's Goal Dumps APOEL

Kehinde Fatai continues to lay down the marker following his stunning form in front of goal for Czech club, Sparta Prague in the Europa League.

The Nigerian striker scored the first goal in Sparta’s 2-0 in over APOEL Nicosia in Thursday’s Uefa Europa League.

Fatai netted off a David Lafata assist in the 24th minute to temporarily give the Czechs a 1-0 advantage.

Europa League: Onazi Scores Has Lazio Defeat Saint-Etienne

Ogenyi Onazi scored for SS Lazio in Thursday’s 3-2 Uefa Europa League win over Saint-Étienne.
Saint-Étienne took the lead in the 22nd minute of the contest decided at Stadio Olimpico.

The Nigerian midfielder finished well; rifling home a low half-volley into the bottom-left corner past the Saint-Étienne goalkeeper, Stephane Ruffier.

Onazi was a bundle of activity all night and was booked by Turkish referee, Halis Özkahya in the 25th minute.

Onazi Ogenyi Happy With Man Of The Match Award Against Dnipro

Nigeria international Ogenyi Onazi has told AfricanFootball.com he was delighted to be named man of the match in Lazio's 1-1 draw at Dnipro.

Onazi said he knew it was going to be a tough game at Dnipro, who were runners-up in last year's Europa League.

"I am happy to be named man of the match in the Europa league match against Dnipro,” he said.

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Europa League: Police Detains 60 People Before Vitesse, Southampton Match

Police detained at least 60 soccer supporters in the city of Arnhem on Thursday after violence broke out ahead of a Europa League qualifying game between Vitesse and Southampton, news agency ANP reported.

One police officer was injured during clashes with rioters, who brawled and threw chairs in the town's main square. Police on horseback charged the crowd to break up fighting rival supporters, ANP said.

Bomb Found At Red Star Stadium Before Europa League Match

A bomb was found in Red Star Belgrade's stadium ahead of their Europa league qualifying game against Kazakh side Kairat Almaty on Thursday, Serbian police said.

"During a routine counter-diversion scrutiny, a rusty hand grenade was found on the rooftop above the north-eastern tier of the Rajko Mitic stadium," the Balkan country's interior ministry said on its website (www.mup.gov.rs).

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Three Points Is All That Matters - Mauricio Pochettino

Mauricio Pochettino insisted the points were all that mattered after Tottenham limped to a 2-1 Europa League win at Asteras Tripoli. The Premier League side were in complete control by half-time of Thursday's clash, as first Andros Townsend scored from the penalty spot before turning provider for Harry Kane to head home a second - the striker's 10th goal in all competitions this season.

However, Asteras made life difficult for Spurs in the second half as Diego Rolle and Facundo Parra wasted great chances, while Pablo Mazza saw a shot cannon off the post.

AMAZING!!! 6 Trophies Each For Real & Atletico Since 2010 Despite A Difference Of €465m Spending

Real Madrid and Atletico have won six trophies apiece since 2010 - despite a vast deficit in budget and spending. Atletico won the Europa League under Quique Sanchez Flores in 2009-2010, also missing out in the final of the Copa del Rey that same season as they lost to Sevilla, before winning the Uefa Super Cup at the beginning of 2010-11. And since then, Diego Simeone has added another Europa League crown (in 2011-2012), another Uefa Super Cup (also in 2012), a Copa del Rey (by beating Madrid in the final at the Santiago Bernabeu in 2012-13) and a Liga title (in 2013-2014).

Madrid, meanwhile, have only just caught up with that tally over the same period. Real won three titles in as many seasons under Jose Mourinho: a Copa del Rey in 2010-11, La Liga in 2011-12 and the Spanish Supercopa in 2012-13. His successor, Carlo Ancelotti, has also accumulated three trophies, albeit in less time, after claiming the Copa del Rey and the Champions League (defeating Atletico in the latter last May) in his debut season, before adding the Uefa Super Cup just last week with victory over Sevilla.

AEL LIMASSOL 1 TOTTENHAM 2: Soldado, Kane Fires Spurs To Europa Victory

Tottenham Hotspur closed in on a place in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League after coming from behind to win 2-1 away to AEL Limassol in Cyprus in their play-off first leg. The north London side are looking to reach the group stage for the fourth season running, and late goals by Roberto Soldado and Harry Kane have them in the driving seat ahead of next week's return at White Hart Lane. However, their fellow Premier League side Hull City have work to do after losing 1-0 away to Belgian Cup holders Lokeren.

Tottenham's quest did not get off to the best of starts at the Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium in Larnaca. Spanish striker Adrian Sardinero opened the scoring in the 14th minute for AEL, who finished second in the Cypriot top flight last season and parachuted into the Europa League after losing to Zenit St. Petersburg in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.

LOKEREN 1 HULL 0: Allan McGregor Error Hampers Tiger's Europa League Qualification

Hull City were left to rue an error from goalkeeper Allan McGregor as they slipped to a 1-0 Europa League defeat to Lokeren. A scuffed clearance from the 32-year-old goalkeeper just before the hour went straight to Hans Vanaken, who produced a cool finish to hand his side victory in the first leg of the play-off tie.

Despite a bright start, Steve Bruce's side failed to breach the Belgian Cup winners, with Yannick Sagbo wasting their best chance early on. The visitors will head into the return leg at the KC stadium needing at least a two-goal margin to keep their dream of qualifying for the group stages alive. Hull, who made nine changes from their weekend win over QPR, enjoyed a lively start to proceedings in Belgium and should have taken the lead after seven minutes.

EUROPA LEAGUE : Sevilla, Benfica to meet in Europa final

Benfica and Sevilla reached the Europa League final on Thursday, further cementing an Iberian grip on the continent's game.

In a week which had already seen Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid set up a Champions League title showdown, Europe's second-tier tournament followed a similar script.

Benfica, runners-up to Chelsea in last year's final, weathered a Juventus onslaught in Turin to hold out for a 0-0 draw and a 2-1 semifinal aggregate win.

JORGE JESUS: Juventus Can't Afford To Slip Up

Jorge Jesus says all the pressure is on Juventus ahead of the second leg of Benfica's Europa League semi-final next week.

The newly-crowned Primeira Liga champions won the first leg in Lisbon 2-1 last week and they travel to Turin on Thursday looking to make it to successive finals in the competition.

With this year's final being held at the Juventus Stadium, the Benfica boss has piled on the pressure on Antonio Conte's side by suggesting they cannot afford not to be eliminated.

EUROPA LEAGUE: How Lima Fired Benfica To Late Victory Over Juventus

Rodrigo Lima came off the bench to fire Benfica to a 2-1 victory over Juventus in an enthralling Europa League semi-final first leg at Estadio da Luz.

Benfica – spurred on by a fervent home crowd – started brightly and took the lead inside three minutes when Ezequiel Garay headed a corner past the despairing reach of Gianluigi Buffon.

Miralem Sulejmani wasted a great opening to double the hosts’ lead before Juventus belatedly imposed themselves on the match, fashioning a couple of half-chances from aerial deliveries as the opening period wore on.

EUROPA LEAGUE: Juventus Held, Spurs Suffers Defeat

The pressure on Tim Sherwood and Tottenham cranked up a gear as their hopes of reaching the Europa League quarterfinals were made remote by Benfica's comprehensive 3-1 victory in North London.

Sherwood publicly criticised his players after Saturday's embarrassing 4-0 defeat to rivals Chelsea, which midfielder Sandro revealed led to a furious two-hour crisis meeting at Stamford Bridge.

However, there was to be no morale-boosting response in this last-16 tie against Benfica, who are now overwhelming favourites to progress ahead of next week's second leg.

EUROPA LEAGUE: Emmanuel Adebayor`s Brace Lands Spurs In Next Round

Tottenham came from behind to beat 10-man Dnipro and advance to the last 16 as Emmanuel Adebayor stuck twice to see off the spirited Ukrainians 3-1 on the night.

Having lost 1-0 in Dnipropetrovsk last week, Tim Sherwood's side were further up against it when Roman Zozulya headed the visitors in front shortly after the break before rallying to win 3-2 on aggregate.

The tie swung back in their favour in 13 second-half minutes as Christian Eriksen levelled on the night before Zozulya received a red card for a headbutt on Jan Vertonghen, who seemed to go down easily.
Spurs soon made light work of turning around the tie as Adebayor struck twice in four minutes to set up a tie with Benfica, who eased into the next round as they completed a 4-0 aggregate win over 10-man PAOK Salonika.