Sweden’s Malmo beat Turkey’s Besiktas 2-0 Thursday in their second match of the Europa League 2018-19 group stage.
The second week of the UEFA Europa League concluded Thursday with 24 matches.
In the Group I away match, Besiktas was the more composed side in possession, but loud chants by the home fans distracted the Black Eagles in the first half.
Malmo right-back Andreas Vindheim scored in the 51st minute as he whipped in a ball from the right touchline that appeared to deflect off Besiktas’ Caner Erkin and snuck into Loris Karius’ net. The Swedish side expanded its lead in the 76th minute as Markus Rosenberg scored from the penalty spot, with the match ending 2-0.
In the other Group I match, Sarpsborg defeated Genk 3-1.
Malmo had lost the opener 2-0 at Genk while Beşiktaş had defeated Sarpsborg 3-1 in their first match in the group.
The other results are as follows:
Group A: Leverkusen 4-2 AEK Larnaca, Zurich 1-0 Ludogorets
Group B: Rosenborg 1-3 Leipzig, Salzburg 3-1 Celtic
Group C: Bordeaux 1-2 Kobenhavn, Zenit 1-0 Slavia Praha
Group D: Fenerbahce 2-0 Spartak Trnava, Anderlecht 0-2 Dinamo Zagreb
Group E: Vorskla 1-2 Sporting CP, Qarabag 0-3 Arsenal:
Group F: Real Betis 3-0 Dudelange, Milan 3-1 Olympiacos:
Group G: Spartak Moskva 3-3 Villarreal, Rangers 3-1 Rapid Wien
Group H: Apollon 2-2 Marseille, Eintracht Frankfurt 4-1 Lazio
Group I: Malmo 2-0 Besiktas, Sarpsborg 3-1 Genk
Group J: Krasnodar 2-1 Sevilla, Standard Liege 2-1 Akhisar
Group K: Astana 2-0 Rennes, Jablonec 2-2 Dynamo Kyiv
Group L: BATE 1-4 PAOK, Chelsea 1-0 Vidi
Porto beat Galatasaray 1-0 in Champions League
Portugal’s Porto defeated Turkey’s Galatasaray 1-0 Wednesday in a UEFA Champions League Group D match.After the first half ended 0-0, a header by Porto’s Moussa Marega gave the hosts the lead early in second half in the 49th minute, with the match ending 1-0.Porto shares the top spot in Group D with Germany’s Schalke 04 with 4 points each followed by Galatasaray with 3 points and Lokomotiv Moskva with no points in two matches.To date, the UEFA Champions League Cup has proved elusive for Turkish clubs, with the Lions being the only Turkish club to have won the UEFA Cup in 1999-2000 and the 2000 UEFA Super Cup.The second week of the UEFA Champions League ended Wednesday with eight matches in Group A, B C and D that included three hat-tricks.France’s Paris Saint-Germain defeated Serbia’s Crvena Zvezda 6-1 with a hat-trick by Neymar.Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo missed play against Switzerland’s Young Boys due to a one-match ban. Despite his absence, Juventus beat them 3-0 with a hat-trick by Paulo Dybala.Roma defeated Czech side Viktoria Plzen 5-0 as Edin Dzeko scored a hat-trick while Turkish right winger Cengiz Under scored a goal and made one assist.The results are as follows: Tuesday: Hoffenheim (Germany) 1- 2 Manchester City (England) Juventus (Italy) 3-0 Young Boys (Switzerland) AEK (Greece) 2-3 Benfica (Portugal) Bayern Munich (Germany) 1- 1 Ajax (Netherlands) Olympique Lyon (France) 2-2 Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) Roma (Italy) 5-0 Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic) CSKA Moskova (Russia) 1-0 Real Madrid (Spain) Manchester United (England) 0-0 Valencia (Spain) The following are Wednesday’s matches: Paris Saint-Germain (France) 6-1 Crvena Zvezda (Serbia) Lokomotiv Moskva (Russia) 0-1 Schalke 04 (Germany) Borussia Dortmund (Germany) 3-0 Monaco (France) Atletico Madrid (Spain) 3-1 Club Brugge (Belgium) PSV (Netherlands) 1-2 Inter (Italy) Tottenham (England) 2-4 Barcelona (Spain) Napoli (Italy) 1-0 Liverpool (England) Porto (Portugal) 1-0 Galatasaray (Turkey)
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