UEFA Europa League Week 1 Quick Review: Juventus Still Sleeping
UEFA Europa League Group Stage finally started!
Of course Europa League is not so strong as Champions League but still we definitely can expect big matches and big surprises.
There were big surprises in first week like Juventus having a crazy draw 3-3 against Polish team, Lech Poznan or Villarreal loosing to Croatian side, Dinamo Zagreb 2-0. And we can't forget defenders of Europa League from last year, Atletico Madrid who lost 1-0 against Aris on their field.
Group stage if definitely a great idea for Europa League because it brings up so many tensions between everybody.
Group A: Juventus Drops Points at Home Surprisingly
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Juventus vs Lech Poznanย 3-3
Chiellini 45โ, 50โ, Del Piero 68โย /ย Rudnevs 14โ (pen.), 30โ, 90โ
Probably the biggest surprise of week 1. Juventus failed to beat a team from Lech Poznan.
Amazing is that Rudnevs scored a hat trick on Juventus. Is Juventus facing a crisis?
Salzburg vs Manchester Cityย 0-2
Silva 8โ, Jรด 63โ
Manchester City beat Salzburg easily and started in style.
 Manchester City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
 Lech Poznan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Juventus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Red Bull Salzburg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | โ2 | 0 |
Group B: Dissapointing Start For Defenders Of Europa League
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Aris vs Atletico Madridย 1-0
Javito 59โ
This also belongs to one of the biggest surprises of week 1.
Nobody expected Forlan and Co to loose against Aris.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Rosenborgย 4-0
Helmes 4โ, 58โ, 61โ, Reinartz 38โ
Thanks to inspire Helmes, Bayer destroyed poor Roseenborg.
 Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 3 |
 Aris | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
 Atletico Madrid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | โ1 | 0 |
 Rosenborg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | โ4 | 0 |
Group C: Favorites Win Easily
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Lille vs Sporting Lisboa 1-2
Frau 57โย ย /ย ย ย Vukcevic 11โ, Hรฉlder Postiga 34โ
Two early goals were enough for Sporting to take all three points.
Levski Sofia vs Gentย 3-2
Joรฃozinho 42โ, Dembรฉlรฉ 60โ, Greene 84โย ย /ย ย Azofeifa 23โ, Suler 48โ
Very crazy match was played in Sofia but Levski was much better team and they deserve to win.
 Levski Sofia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
 Sporting Lisboa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
 Gent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | โ1 | 0 |
 Lille | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | โ1 | 0 |
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Group D: Yellow Submarine Get Torpedoed By Great Dinamo Zagreb
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Dinamo Zagreb vs Villarrealย 2-0
Rukavina 18โ, Sammir 80โ
Dinamo totally outplayed poor Villarreal and deserve to win this match.
This is one of the biggest surprises in Europa League week 1.
Club Bruggeย vs PAOKย ย 1-1
Kouemaha 61โย /ย ย ย Malezas 78โ
Fair draw for both teams.
 Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| PAOK | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Club Brugge | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Villarreal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | โ2 | 0 |
Group E: Dynamo Kyiv Failed To Beat Bate Borisov at Home
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AZ Alkmaar vs Sheriffย 2-1
Gudmundsson 14โ, Jaliens 83โย ย /ย ย ย Moreno 68โ (o.g.)
AZ Alkmaar beat Sheriff easily. Good start for AZ.
Dynamo Kyivย vsย BATE Borisovย 2-2
Milevsky 34โ, Eremenko 44โย ย /ย ย Rodionov 3โ,ย Nekhaychik 54โ
BATE provided us a big surprise as they tied against big favorite, Dynamo Kyiv.
 AZ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
 BATE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Dynamo Kyiv | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Sheriff Tiraspol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | โ1 | 0 |
Group F: Big Surprise As Sparta Beats Italian Side Palermo
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Lausanne vs CSKA Moscowย 0-3
Vรกgner Love 22โ, 80โ (pen.), Ignashevich 68โ
Very comfortable win for Russians. Lausanne can be happy to be part of this competition.
Sparta Prague vs Palermo 3-2
Bony 17โ, Kladrubskรฝ 68โ, Kadlec 75โย ย /ย Maccarone 38โ, Hernรกndez 83โ
Sparta made a big surprise by beating Palermo in a high scoring match. Great match.
 CSKA Moscow | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
 ย Sparta Prague | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| Palermo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | โ1 | 0 |
 Lausanne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | โ3 | 0 |
Group G: Favorites Without Problems
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Anderlecht vs Zenit ST. Petersburgย ย 1-3
Juhasz 66โย ย /ย Kerzhakov 8โ, 33โ, 44โ
Thanks to Kerzhakov great hat trick, Anderlecht was destroyed.
AEK Athens vs Hajduk Spitย 3-1
Djebbour 12โ, Liberopoulos 65โ, Scocco 89โย ย ย /ย ย Ibricic 29โ (pen.)
AEK Athens completely deserved to beat Hajduk.
| AEK Athens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| Zenit St. Petersburg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| Anderlecht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | โ2 | 0 |
| Hajduk Split | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | โ2 | 0 |
Group H: Stuttgart and Getafe Leave No Surprises
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Stuttgart vs Young Boysย 3-0
Cacau 23โ (pen.), Gentner 59โ, Tasci 90โ
Stuttgart machine totally outplayed poor Young Boys.
Getafe vs Odenseย 2-1
Arizmendi 50โ, Rรญos 81โย /ย Andreasen 44โ
Late goal gave Getafe all three points. They deserved it.
| Stuttgart | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
| Getafe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
 Odense | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | โ1 | 0 |
| Young Boys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | โ3 | 0 |
Group I: Fair Draw For Psv and Sampdoria
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PSV vs Sampdoriaย 1-1
Dzsudzsรกk 90โย ย /ย Cacciatore 25โ
Late goal saved PSV but the draw is a fair result for both sides.
Debrecen vs Metalist Kharkivย ย 0-5
Edmar 24โ, 74โ, Xavier 34โ, Fininho 77โ, Valyayev 89โ
Ukranian side completely destroyed Hungarian side, Debrecen. Metalist did fantastic start.
| Metalist Kharkiv | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 3 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sampdoria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Debrecen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | โ5 | 0 |
Group J: Paris SG Shocked Sevilla
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Sevilla vs PSGย 0-1
Nene 76'
Big surprise in Sevilla as PSG takes all 3 points.
Karpaty Lviv vs Borussia Dortmundย 3-4
Golodyuk 44โ, Kopolovets 52โ, Kozhanov 78โย /ย Sahin 13โ (pen.), Gรถtze 27โ, 90โ, Barrios 87โ
Very exciting match but Borussia was a better team and they deserve to win.
| Borussia Dortmund | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| Karpaty Lviv | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | โ1 | 0 |
| Sevilla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | โ1 | 0 |
Group K: Liverpool Does It In Style
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Liverpool vs Steaua Buchurestย 4-1
Cole 1โ, N'Gog 55โ (pen.), 90โ, Lucas 81โย ย /ย Tanase 13โ
Liverpool destroyed Steaua, enough said.
Napoli vs Utrechtย 0-0
Goalless draw between the Dutch and the Italians.
| Liverpool | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 |
| Napoli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Utrecht | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Steaua Buchurest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | โ3 | 0 |
Group L: Porto and Besiktas Take It Easy
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Porto vs Rapid Wienย 3-0
Rolando 26โ, Falcao 65โ, Micael 77โ
Porto left no chances for Rapied Wien. Great win for Porto.
Besiktas vs CSKA Sofiaย ย 1-0
Ernst 90โ
Late goal gave Besiktas all 3 points. Crazy finishing.
| Porto | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
 Besiktas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| CSKA Sofia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | โ1 | 0 |
| Rapid Wien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | โ3 | 0 |
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