Tag: Europa
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Europa: Uninspiring Man Utd held by AZ Alkmaar
Manchester United’s alarming away form continued as they were held to an uninspiring 0-0 draw against AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side failed to register a shot on target in the Europa League for the very first time as their winless run on the road stretched to a concerning 10 games.…
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Europa: Martinelli impresses in Arsenal victory
Teenage striker Gabriel Martinelli scored two goals and set up another to give Arsenal victory over Standard Liege in the Europa League. There was less than three minutes between the 18-year-old Brazilian’s first and second goals while team-mate Joe Willock, 20, made it 3-0 before half-time. Martinelli, who joined for £6m this summer, later set…
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Chelsea beat to book Europa League last-four place
Chelsea reached the UEFA Europa League semi-finals by beating Slavia Prague 4-3, helped by a Pedro double on Thursday. Pedro led Chlesea’s first half onslaught before withstanding the Czech’s comeback bid after the break in a pulsating game. The London side were cruising 4-1 at half-time but Slavia Prague added two goals early in the…
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Arsenal thrash Rennes 3-0 to reach Eurpoa quater-finals
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang inspired an Arsenal comeback as they overturned a two-goal deficit from the first leg and reached the Europa League quarter-finals with a 4-3 aggregate win over Rennes, BBC reports. The striker put Arsenal ahead within four minutes, firing in Aaron Ramsey’s cut-back, before setting up Ainsley Maitland-Niles before half-time at Emirates Stadium. He…
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Europa: Chaos as Arsenal’s clash with Vorskla left in doubt
Arsenal may not be able to play their penultimate Europa League tie with Ukraine side Vorskla Poltava in Kiev amid tensions in the region. The match had been scheduled to take place in Poltava but has been moved after martial law was declared in some regions of Ukraine. It was due to take place in…
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UEFA to use VAR in Champions, Europa Leagues
European football’s governing body Uefa has said that Video assistant referees (VAR) could be introduced to the Champions League and Europa League this season. Uefa originally opted against using VAR this season despite it being used by most major European leagues and Fifa at the World Cup in Russia. Speaking at a joint Uefa and…
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Europa League draw: Arsenal drawn against Sporting, Chelsea meet PAOK Salonika
Arsenal will play Sporting Lisbon in the group stage of the Europa League. Unai Emery’s side have been drawn in Group E of this season’s competition with the Portuguese club, Qarabag of Azerbaijan and Ukrainian side Vorskla. Chelsea, who won the competition in 2012-13, are in Group L with Greek side PAOK Salonika, BATE Borisov…
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Burnley fan stabbed before Europa League match in Athens
A Burnley fan was stabbed, and four others were injured, before the first leg of their Europa League play-off against Olympiakos in Greece. The fan needed stitches to a leg wound and received medical attention at the stadium in Piraeus near Athens. About 1,000 Burnley fans travelled to Greece for the game; 23 were arrested…
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Assistant referee sustains head cut by drink thrown from stands
Sturm Graz have condemned the “damaging” behaviour of a fan who threw a full drink at an assistant referee which cut his head open. The incident happened at the Austrian club’s home Europa League fixture with Cypriot club AEK Larnaca on Thursday. TV footage clearly shows a home fan rising from his seat and aiming…
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Burnley beat Aberdeen in extra time to progress in Europa League
Burnley edged through to the next round of the Europa League, but only after a tense extra-time victory over Scottish Premiership runners-up Aberdeen. Jack Cork’s header and an Ashley Barnes penalty – both in the additional half-hour – saw the Premier League side through to face Istanbul Basaksehir. Chris Wood had put Burnley 2-1 ahead…