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 Poznan 3-3
Chiellini 45’, 50’, Del Piero 68’ / Rudnevs 14’ (pen.), 30’, 90’
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 City 0-2
Silva 8’, Jô 63’
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 | –2 | 0 |
Group B: Dissapointing Start For Defenders Of Europa League
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Aris vs Atletico Madrid 1-0
Javito 59’
This also belongs to one of the biggest surprises of week 1.
Nobody expected Forlan and Co to loose against Aris.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Rosenborg 4-0
Helmes 4’, 58’, 61’, Reinartz 38’
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 | –1 | 0 |
 Rosenborg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | –4 | 0 |
Group C: Favorites Win Easily
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Lille vs Sporting Lisboa 1-2
Frau 57’ / Vukcevic 11’, Hélder Postiga 34’
Two early goals were enough for Sporting to take all three points.
Levski Sofia vs Gent 3-2
Joãozinho 42’, Dembélé 60’, Greene 84’ / Azofeifa 23’, Suler 48’
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 | −1 | 0 |
 Lille | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 |
Group D: Yellow Submarine Get Torpedoed By Great Dinamo Zagreb
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Dinamo Zagreb vs Villarreal 2-0
Rukavina 18’, Sammir 80’
Dinamo totally outplayed poor Villarreal and deserve to win this match.
This is one of the biggest surprises in Europa League week 1.
Club Brugge vs PAOK 1-1
Kouemaha 61’ / Malezas 78’
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 | −2 | 0 |
Group E: Dynamo Kyiv Failed To Beat Bate Borisov at Home
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AZ Alkmaar vs Sheriff 2-1
Gudmundsson 14’, Jaliens 83’ / Moreno 68’ (o.g.)
AZ Alkmaar beat Sheriff easily. Good start for AZ.
Dynamo Kyiv vs BATE Borisov 2-2
Milevsky 34’, Eremenko 44’ / Rodionov 3’, Nekhaychik 54’
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 | −1 | 0 |
Group F: Big Surprise As Sparta Beats Italian Side Palermo
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Lausanne vs CSKA Moscow 0-3
Vágner Love 22’, 80’ (pen.), Ignashevich 68’
Very comfortable win for Russians. Lausanne can be happy to be part of this competition.
Sparta Prague vs Palermo 3-2
Bony 17’, Kladrubský 68’, Kadlec 75’ / Maccarone 38’, Hernández 83’
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 |
 Sparta Prague | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| Palermo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0 |
 Lausanne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
Group G: Favorites Without Problems
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Anderlecht vs Zenit ST. Petersburg 1-3
Juhasz 66’ / Kerzhakov 8’, 33’, 44’
Thanks to Kerzhakov great hat trick, Anderlecht was destroyed.
AEK Athens vs Hajduk Spit 3-1
Djebbour 12’, Liberopoulos 65’, Scocco 89’ / Ibricic 29’ (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 | −2 | 0 |
| Hajduk Split | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
Group H: Stuttgart and Getafe Leave No Surprises
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Stuttgart vs Young Boys 3-0
Cacau 23’ (pen.), Gentner 59’, Tasci 90’
Stuttgart machine totally outplayed poor Young Boys.
Getafe vs Odense 2-1
Arizmendi 50’, Ríos 81’ / Andreasen 44’
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 | −1 | 0 |
| Young Boys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
Group I: Fair Draw For Psv and Sampdoria
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PSV vs Sampdoria 1-1
Dzsudzsák 90’ / Cacciatore 25’
Late goal saved PSV but the draw is a fair result for both sides.
Debrecen vs Metalist Kharkiv 0-5
Edmar 24’, 74’, Xavier 34’, Fininho 77’, Valyayev 89’
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 | −5 | 0 |
Group J: Paris SG Shocked Sevilla
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Sevilla vs PSG 0-1
Nene 76'
Big surprise in Sevilla as PSG takes all 3 points.
Karpaty Lviv vs Borussia Dortmund 3-4
Golodyuk 44’, Kopolovets 52’, Kozhanov 78’ / Sahin 13’ (pen.), Götze 27’, 90’, Barrios 87’
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 | −1 | 0 |
| Sevilla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
Group K: Liverpool Does It In Style
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Liverpool vs Steaua Buchurest 4-1
Cole 1’, N'Gog 55’ (pen.), 90’, Lucas 81’ / Tanase 13’
Liverpool destroyed Steaua, enough said.
Napoli vs Utrecht 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 | −3 | 0 |
Group L: Porto and Besiktas Take It Easy
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Porto vs Rapid Wien 3-0
Rolando 26’, Falcao 65’, Micael 77’
Porto left no chances for Rapied Wien. Great win for Porto.
Besiktas vs CSKA Sofia 1-0
Ernst 90’
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 | −1 | 0 |
| Rapid Wien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
