The Swiss champions had to settle for a point in Cluj (1-1), during the second day of group A of the Europa League. Their former goalkeeper Yvon Mvogo, he took a goal from elsewhere.
Meschack Elia and his family can blame themselves.
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When you have AS Roma and its stars in your Europa League group, it is almost obligatory to focus on 2nd place. From this perspective, the Bernese had no choice in Romania and their hosts, who are also aiming for qualification, had the same concern not to lose. Result? A horrible first half, which YB fortunately ended better.
The Young Boys, it was simply a victory (1-2 in Zagreb in August 2018 in qualifying for the Champions League), in their last 22 trips to the European front. Before? We have to go back more than six years and a success on the lawn of Slovan Bratislava (1-3) in “C3”. Suffice to say that moving on a grass lawn did not bode well and that the end result does not constitute a huge surprise …
Harm to the coefficient
Switzerland’s UEFA coefficient, which is lower this season than that of the Faroe Islands, has therefore taken another hit. Zesiger saved his side by a header in the 12th minute, like Camara in the 35th. What frustrate the Romanians who did not frame the slightest shot of the first period. YB finally came out of his shell after the half hour and Ngamaleu gave himself the first opportunity in the 37th, but came up against goalkeeper Balgradean.
Cluj responded by Rondon in the 48th, but Von Ballmoos followed suit. In the process, Camara saw a header from a corner fly away, like Aebischer’s strike from the 55th. What was to happen happened in the 62nd, on an avoidable corner. Rondon, in the middle of six Swiss defenders (!), Was able to turn around and send a shot deflected by Zesiger into his own net.
Fassnacht reacted seven minutes later by showing persistence in the opponent’s box. The international was first countered, before getting on his left foot to register the 1-1. Not enough to pass the shoulder and annoying because, at the same time, the future opponent of the Swiss champions, CSKA Sofia, went to snatch a point in Rome (0-0).
Came from elsewhere
In Group C, OGC Nice, which was keen to make people forget the 6-2 slap received in Leverkusen last week, and who wanted to shine the colors of the city after the attack that took place there in the day, did the minimum work, against Hapoel Beer Sheva (1-0). Gouiri opened the scoring halfway in the first half.
In Cyprus, PSV Eindhoven and Yvon Mvogo did not have an easy game against Omonia Nicosia (1-2). The captain of the local players, Jord Gomez (trained at Barca), scored the 1-0 with an incredible goal. The 35-year-old defender played a fast free kick in the middle of the field, hitting from 65 yards! The Freiburg porter was lobbed and could not do anything about it. Malen scored twice (40th and 90th) to put his own people back in place, in this part of Pool E.
No big surprises to be put in their mouths, Thursday, on the side of the European leaders. Arsenal and his team A ‘easily beat Dundalk (group B / 3-0), Benfica played against Standard Liège (D / 3-0), while Napoli won at Real Sociedad (F / 0 -1).
