The English first and already qualified with a round to spare. First knockout for Legia Warsaw against Lugano. Betis wins again
Five out of five for Chelsea who beat the cold in Almaty (-14°) and Astana 3-1, closing the round with a day early. Practice resolved in 39′ for Maresca, who fields the usual second lines in the Conference League: former Barça player Marc Guiu (double) and Portuguese Renato Veiga decide. Former Milan player Piatek scored in Basaksehir’s victory (3-1) over German side Heidenheim. Another former Serie A player, Filip Djuricic, also scored: the Serbian was the protagonist of Panathinaikos’ victory (2-0) against The Saints. Betis returns to winning ways, Guimares – Fiorentina’s next opponent – flies to second place thanks to the poker win against San Gallo.
piatek goals
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En plein of the Blues, alone at the top with 15 points with the best attack (21 goals) and second best defense (4 goals). In the freezing cold in Kazakhstan, Maresca’s team, full of youngsters, easily beat Astana 3-1, for whom Tomasov’s spectacular goal was not enough. The Swedes of Djugarden win 2-1 on the Vikingur pitch. First success for Basaksehir who beat Heidenheim 3-1 at home. First three points also for Dinamo Minsk: 2-0 to little Larne, very last with zero points. Former Fiorentina player Diks scores in Copenhagen’s 2-0 win against Hearts. Ihler’s brace is not enough for Molde: 2-2 at the last minute against Helsinki. First surprise defeat of Legia Warsaw after four consecutive victories: the Poles fall 2-1 at home against Lugano, moving away from the top. The Armenians of Noah surrender within friendly walls against Apoel, it ends 1-3. Poker of Cercle Brugge against Ljubljana: Belgians seventh in the standings. Betis beats Petrocub (Moldavian team) 1-0 thanks to Bakambu’s goal.
the others
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Former Milan Lazetic’s Backa Topola was destroyed in 20 minutes by Gent: it ended 3-0. Mlada Boleslav only needed a goal from Vydra in the 76th minute to beat Jagiellonia. The Cypriots of Omonia win 3-1 against Rapid Vienna, everything happens in the second half. Pafos’ compatriots also beat Celje: 2-0. Shamrock Rovers takes sixth place thanks to the final 3-0 with which they beat Borac. Portuguese Guimares are Chelsea’s new rivals: 4-1 in Switzerland against St. Gallen and second place achieved with 13 points, -2 behind the Blues. The former Sampdoria and Sassuolo player Djuricic scores in the 2-0 with which Panathinaikos gets rid of the New Saints.
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