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Europa League Results 2019: Scores, Highlights for Final Leg 1 Qualifiers
August 8, 2019
Wolverhampton Wanderers defeated Pyunik 4-0 in the first leg of the 2019/20 UEFA Europa League third-round qualifiers on Thursday.
The Premier League side were clinical on the road and continued their good form from last season with a goalscoring display and clean sheet.
Rangers are a step closer to qualification after a 4-2 away win against FC Midtjylland, but Scottish compatriots Aberdeen lost 2-0 at HNK Rijeka.
There were resounding 5-0 victories for Eintracht Frankfurt and Torino. The Bundesliga team deconstructed FC Vaduz and the Serie A side overpowered Shakhtyor Soligorsk.
It was a good night for two Eredivisie representatives, with PSV Eindhoven defeating FK Haugesund 1-0 and Feyenoord completing a 4-0 win over Dinamo Tbilisi.
La Liga outfit Espanyol skipped to a 3-0 victory over Luzern in Switzerland.
Thursday's Results
FC Astana 5-1 Valletta FC
AEK Larnaca 1-1 KAA Gent
Pyunik 0-4 Wolves
Sparta Prague 2-2 Trabzonspor
Universitatea Craiova 0-2 AEK Athens
Brondby 2-4 Braga
Ventspils 0-3 Vitoria Guimaraes
FK Haugesund 0-1 PSV Eindhoven
Malmo 3-0 Zrinjski Mostar
Mariupol 0-0 AZ Alkmaar
Molde 3-0 Aris
Neftchi Baku 2-2 Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv
Sheriff 1-2 AIK
Thun 3-2 Spartak Moscow
CSKA Sofia 1-1 Zorya Luhansk
Feyenoord 4-0 Dinamo Tbilisi
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 0-1 Strasbourg
Ludogorets 5-0 The New Saints
Maccabi Tel-Aviv 1-2 Suduva
Royal Antwerp 1-0 Viktoria Plzen
FK Sarajevo 1-2 BATE Borisov
F91 Dudelange 3-1 Nomme Kalju
FC Midtjylland 2-4 Rangers
HNK Rijeka 2-0 Aberdeen
IFK Norrkoping 1-1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
FC Vaduz 0-5 Eintracht Frankfurt
Steaua Bucharest 0-0 Mlada Boleslav
Austria Vienna 1-2 Apollon Limassol
Legia Warsaw 0-0 Atromitos Athens
Luzern 0-3 Espanyol
Partizan Belgrade 3-1 Yeni Malatyaspor
Torino 5-0 Shakhtyor Soligorsk
Thursday Recap
Wolves took a step towards advancing from the last stage of qualifying with a convincing victory in Armenia.
Matt Doherty opened the scoring for the English side after 29 minutes, and Nuno Espirito Santo's men did not look back during their performance in the capital.
Raul Jimenez was one of the eye-catching forwards in the Premier League last term, and the striker scored three minutes before half-time. Jimenez grabbed his brace a minute after the restart, and Wolves were home and dry.
Ruben Neves converted a penalty in stoppage time after Patrick Cutrone was fouled in the box. Espirito Santo will have been impressed with what he saw, with his team gearing up for the start of their Premier League season against Leicester on Sunday.
Rangers also delivered a superb away performance, with Steven Gerrard's team winning 4-2.
Alfredo Morelos broke the deadlock for the Scottish side two minutes before half-time, setting up a pulsating second half. Joe Aribo's 52-minute effort doubled the scoreline and Nikola Katic's finish after 56 minutes appeared to have killed off the hosts.
However, Midtjylland were not done and two quick goals pulled them back into the contest. Frank Onyeka was calm with his finish after 58 minutes and Sory Kaba's long shot stunned the Scots just five minutes later to make it 3-2. Scott Arfield made sure of the win with 20 minutes left on the clock, securing Gerrard's men a commanding lead for the return at Ibrox Stadium.