Conference League: Okaka show. Ok Villarreal, Apollon surprise

Villarreal suffers but the check in extremis, Basaksehir overcomes Rigas thanks to a brace from Okaka. In the fourth day of the Conference League, Partizan, Djurgardens, Cluj of Scuffet and Apollon Limassol also win, which surprises Az Alkmaar (1-0). Calafiori’s Basel drew 3-3 at Slovan Bratislava: among the Slovaks, Kucka also scored. The matches in Belgrade and Cluj ended late, interrupted respectively by the launch of smoke bombs and the illness of a fan.

GROUP A

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Istanbul Basaksehir holds onto the first place, wins the qualification and remains at +3 from Fiorentina. In the match against Rigas, the Turks line up Biglia and Okaka from 1 ‘: the match starts downhill already after 11’, when Turuc finds the corner with a left-handed player who surprises the opposing goalkeeper. Okaka doubles at the end of the first half with a corner kick and, in the second half, celebrates his personal double with a ballet: a tap-in by the former Udinese sets the result at 3-0.

GROUP C

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Fourth consecutive victory in the Conference League and first place with full points: the Villareal of Reina and Albiol conquer the qualification thanks to a win at Austria Vienna. The Spaniards struggled to score, but in the 87th minute Jackson put the ball into the net using an assist with Morales’ heel.

GROUP D

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Partizan Belgrade confirms the surprise of the group and, after four games, are still unbeaten in Europe. In the match against Cologne, Diabate beats the Germans a quarter of an hour after the kick-off. The match was suspended for a few minutes due to poor visibility caused by the launch of smoke bombs by the Serbian fans. Once order has been restored, the teams regularly resume playing and, upon returning from the locker rooms, Partizan doubles with Ricardo Gomes. The final 2-0 is worth the first place in the group.

GROUP E

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Apollon Limassol interrupts the sprint of Az Alkmaar, who arrived in Cyprus with the strength of 9 points obtained in the first three outings. At 32 ‘Roberge brings the hosts forward with a header, then begins the (irrelevant) assault of the Dutch. The Apollon holds up for over an hour and finds the first victory in the tournament.

GROUP F

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Third consecutive success in the Conference League, second in eight days against the Belgians of Gent: after just 45 ‘, Djurgardens are already ahead 3-0 thanks to goals from Holmberg, Wikheim and Banda. In the second half Wikheim still stamps the poker, then Depoitre and Cuypers close the gap. At the triple whistle, the scoreboard scores 4-2.

GROUP G

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In the most balanced group of the tournament – the one that, after three days, saw all four teams at 4 points – Cluj conquered the top thanks to a 2-0 win over Slavia Prague. The formation coached by Petrescu-dragged by Scuffet, decisive with his saves-passes thanks to a penalty by Deac and a header by Yuri Matias. To report the 10 minutes of recovery assigned by the referee at the end of the first half due to the previous interruption of the match, essential to allow the ambulance to rescue a Romanian fan, who was hit by an illness.

GROUP H

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After last week’s defeat (0-2 in Switzerland), Calafiori’s Basel – on the pitch from 1 ‘- got a comeback draw against Slovan Bratislava. Males scores the 0-1 on a penalty kick in the 29th minute, then the Slovaks are unleashed: the former Pescara Weiss draws again from the spot, Kucka signs the 2-1 and Cavric apparently closes the score in the 53rd minute. In the final, the changes of the coach Frei proved decisive, who included Diouf and Zeqiri in the 64th minute. The first scores after a minute, the second in the 72nd minute: it ends 3-3.