The Czech representatives Tomáš Souček, Vladimír Coufal and Alex Král helped West Ham in the 5th round of the basic groups of the European League to win 2-0 on the field of Vienna Vienna. The worst second place in his group will be occupied by Olympiakos, who was helped to the triumph 1-0 over Fenerbahce by a clean sheet with goalkeeper Tomáš Vaclík.
The hammers secured the first place in group H with the fourth win and advanced to the round of 16. Leverkusen also qualified among the top 16 teams from Group G., who overshot Celtic 3: 2 at home.
West Ham coach David Moyes let most of the players of the usual starting line-up rest, and his charges still dealt with the last team in the group. They decided with two goals at the end of the first half. Captain Noble followed Jarmolenko’s exact header a moment later with a penalty that turned 11 of the last 12 penalty kicks he took.
The king got to the field from the bench in the 65th minute, when he replaced Souček in the middle. The 23-year-old played for the third match in the London club jersey.
Dinamo Zagreb held the second place in group H, which ensures the progress to the playoffs, with a 1: 1 draw with Genk. The Croatian team has a two-point lead over today’s opponent.
The Czech duel between Vaclík and Fenerbahc defender Filip Novák was decided by Soares’ prompt end in the 90th minute. Vaclík kept the second clean sheet in the competition and his team remains in second place by two points behind Frankfurt, which drew 2: 2 with Antwerp.
Striker Tomáš Pekhart played the final 12 minutes of defeating the Legion Warsaw 1: 3 on the Leicester pitch. “Foxes” was helped to lead Group C by one-shot Patson Daka, with five goals, the second best scorer in the European League.
Monaco defeated San Sebastian 2: 1 and thanks to a better mutual balance, it will maintain a three-point lead over the second PSV Eindhoven, which defeated Graz 2: 0. San Sebastian and PSV will compete for the second place in two weeks in a direct duel, the Spanish team must win.
Leverkusen still shot 3: 2 Celtic at home without an injured Patrik Schick. Bayer led after Andrich’s header after a corner kick, but Juranovič equalized in the 40th minute with a “dloubáček” from the penalty. Joto arranged a turn after the break, but the last word was home.
In the 82nd minute, Andrich leveled again and in the 87th minute, he decided with a shot from Diaby’s volley. Leverkusen thus has a three-point lead and better mutual matches with Betis, who defeated Ferencváros 2-0. The Spanish team has a certain progress from the second place, the third Celtic is waiting for the elimination part of the Conference League.
Football European League – 5th round of basic groups
Group B
Monaco – San Sebastian 2: 1 (2: 1). Branky: 28. Volland, 38. Fofana – 35. Isak. K: 89. Fofana (Monaco).
PSV Eindhoven – Sturm Graz 2: 0 (1: 0). Goals: 45. Carlos Vinícius from pen., 56. Bruma.
| 1. | Monaco | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6:3 | 11 |
| 2. | PSV Eindhoven | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9:5 | 8 |
| 3. | Saint Sebastian | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6:6 | 6 |
| 4. | Graz | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2:9 | 1 |
Group C
Leicester – Legia Warsaw 3: 1 (3: 1). Goals: 11. Daka, 21. Maddison, 33. Ndidi – 26. Mladenovič.
| 1. | Leicester | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10:8 | 8 |
| 2. | Naples | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12:8 | 7 |
| 3. | Spartak Moskva | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9:9 | 7 |
| 4. | Legia Warsaw | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4:10 | 6 |
Group D
Olympiakos Pireus – Fenerbahce Istanbul 1:0 (0: 0). Branka: 90. Soares.
Eintracht Frankfurt – Antverpy 2-2 (1:1). Branky: 13. Kamada, 90.+4 Paciencia – 33. Nainggolan, 88. Samatta.
| 1. | Frankfurt | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9:5 | 11 |
| 2. | Olympiakos Pireus | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8:6 | 9 |
| 3. | Fenerbahce | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6:7 | 5 |
| 4. | Antwerp | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5:10 | 2 |
Group E
Galatasaray – Marseille 4:2 (2: 0). Goals: 12th Cicaldau, 30th own Čaleta-Car, 65th Feghúlí, 83rd Babel – 70th and 85th Milik.
Lokomotiv Moscow – Lazio Rome 0: 3 (0: 0). Goals: 56. with pen. and 63. of pen. Immobile, 87. Pedro.
| 1. | Galatasaray | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7:3 | 11 |
| 2. | Lazio Rome | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7:3 | 8 |
| 3. | Marseille | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5:7 | 4 |
| 4. | Lokomotiv Moscow | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2:8 | 2 |
Group F
Midtjylland – Braga 3: 2 (1: 1). Goals: 2. Sviatchenko, 48. Isaksen, 90. + 3 Evander with pen. – 43. Horta, 85. Galeno.
Red Star Belgrade – Ludogorets Razgrad 1: 0 (0: 0). Branka: 57. Ivanic.
| 1. | Red Star Belgrade | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5:3 | 10 |
| 2. | Braga | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11:8 | 9 |
| 3. | Central Jutland | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7:7 | 8 |
| 4. | Ludogorets Razgrad | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3:8 | 1 |
Group G
Betis Sevilla – Ferencváros Budapest 2: 0 (1: 0). Branky: 5. Tello, 52. Canales.
Leverkusen – Celtic Glasgow 3:2 (1: 1). Goals: 16th and 82nd Andrich, 87th Diaby – 40th Juranovich with pennies, 56th Jota.
| 1. | Leverkusen | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14:4 | 13 |
| 2. | Betis Sevilla | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10:9 | 10 |
| 3. | Celtic Glasgow | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10:13 | 6 |
| 4. | Ferencváros Budapest | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4:12 | 0 |
Group H
Rapid Vienna – West Ham United 0: 2 (0: 2). Goals: 40. Jarmolenko, 45. + 2 Noble from pen.
Dinamo Zagreb – Genk 1: 1 (1: 1). Goals: 35. Menalo – 45. + 1 Ugbo.
| 1. | West Ham United | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11:2 | 13 |
| 2. | Dinamo Zagreb | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8:6 | 7 |
| 3. | Genk | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4:9 | 5 |
| 4. | Rapid Vienna | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3:9 | 3 |
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