Football, Europa League: Liverpool turn back deficit, Roma with difficulty

As of: September 21, 2023 9:02 p.m

On the first matchday of the Europa League, Liverpool are behind at halftime in Linz, but still win. AS Roma celebrates a victory thanks to Romelu Lukaku.

On the first matchday of the Europa League, Liverpool are behind at halftime in Linz, but still win. AS Roma celebrates a victory thanks to Romelu Lukaku.

FC Villarreal lost 2-0 at Panathinaikos in Athens on Thursday (September 21st, 2023). In Bayer Leverkusen’s group, which celebrated a clear opening win against BK Häcken, Qarabag Agdam from Azerbaijan won 1-0 against Norwegian club Molde FK

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Group A:

Both games kick off at 9 p.m.

Group B:

Both games kick off at 9 p.m.

Group C:

Both games kick off at 9 p.m.

Group D:

Both games kick off at 9 p.m.

Group E:

The Linzer ASK took the lead against Liverpool FC with a remarkable goal from Florian Flecker (14th) and defended their lead until the break. After the substitution, Liverpool needed a controversial penalty to equalize through Darwin Núñez (56th). Luis Díaz (63′) and substitute Mohamed Salah (88′) ensured a successful start for coach Jürgen Klopp’s team with further goals.

In the parallel game, the Belgian club Royal Union Saint-Gilloise and FC Toulouse drew 1-1.

Group F:

The first leader in Group F is Stade Rennes. The French won against Maccabi Haifa 3-0. Panathinaikos achieved a somewhat surprising 2-0 win against FC Villarreal from the Primera Division.

Group G:

Top striker Romelu Lukaku scored the decisive goal in the 65th minute to give AS Roma a 2-1 win at Sheriff Tiraspol from Moldova. Slavia Prague started with a 2-0 away win at Servette Geneva.

Group H:

Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen lived up to their role as favorites and began the group phase with a 4-0 win against Swedish representatives BK Häcken. In the other game, Qarabag Agdam picked up three points thanks to a 1-0 win against FK Molde. Leandro Andrade scored the decisive goal in the 55th minute.

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