Twelve goals in two games
Led by the outstanding national player Florian Wirtz, Bayer Leverkusen continued its successful streak in the Europa League. The Bundesliga table leaders celebrated a gala goal in front of their home crowd on Thursday evening and defeated Qarabağ FK 5:1 (3:1).
With another win in two weeks, last year’s semi-finalists would be perfect for their place in the knockout round of the Europa League after just four of six games. For the first time in 22 years, Bayer started a European Cup season with three wins.
National player Wirtz conceded Qarabağ’s first goal in the current competition in the 4th minute. The Azerbaijanis, who had also previously won twice, equalized with a penalty kick after Granit Xhaka was blacked out by Toral Bayramov (16th). Alejandro Grimaldo (29th), Victor Boniface (35th) and again Grimaldo (54th), each on a pass from Wirtz and Edmond Tapsoba (57th), ensured the dominant victory.
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Eintracht Frankfurt dominates against HJK Helsinki: clear 6-0 win
Eintracht Frankfurt took a big step towards overwintering in the Conference League with a 6-0 (4-0) goal festival against the Finnish record champions HJK Helsinki. The Bundesliga club made things clear in the first half on Thursday in front of 55,500 spectators. Junior Dina Ebimbe (12th minute/hand penalty), Robin Koch (27th), Omar Marmoush (31st) and Tuta (45th + 3) scored for the happy Hessians before the break. After the restart, the scoring continued: Ellyes Skhiri (55th) and Dina Ebimbe again (89th) increased the score to 6-0.
The 2022 Europa League winner continued its upward trend with its third competitive win in a row. The European Cup games in Helsinki (November 9th), at PAOK Thessaloniki (November 30th) and against FC Aberdeen (December 14th) are still scheduled until Advent. In Group B, the Frankfurt team have now pushed the Greeks out of first place. Eintracht faces Borussia Dortmund on Sunday with a completely different caliber.
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