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Goals from Jan Vertonghen and Jermain Defoe in Tottenham Hotspur’s 2-0 win at Sheriff Tiraspol left the English Premiership club on the cusp of the Europa League knockout stages as four other clubs maintained perfect starts yesterday (Oct 24).
Defoe, with his sixth Europa League goal in four games, equalled Martin Chivers’ club European record of 22 for Spurs with the second goal in Spurs’ win in Moldova over Sheriff Tiraspol.
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Two-time UEFA Cup winners Sevilla needed a late goal to take a point at Slovan Liberec but La Liga rivals Valencia continued their recovery after an opening defeat by thumping St Gallen 5-1.
Substitute Victor Machin equalised two minutes from time as Sevilla salvaged a 1-1 draw against Slovan Liberec in the Czech Republic to stay top of Group H with seven points.
The hosts led through Michael Rabusic’s first-half goal but had goalkeeper Premysl Kovar dismissed on 78 minutes and Machin rounded his replacement Lukas Hrosso to level late on.
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Valencia, UEFA Cup winners in 2004, ran riot in the first half against St Gallen at Mestalla, Argentine Federico Cartabia scoring two of four first-half goals.
The Spaniards moved on to six points in Group A, one behind Swansea City who conceded a penalty in stoppage time that secured Kuban Krasnodar a 1-1 draw in Wales.
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Fiorentina, fresh from a remarkable fightback from 2-0 down to beat Juventus 4-2 in Serie A on Sunday, brushed aside Romania’s Pandurii 3-0 in Group E while Salzburg continue to impress.
They set a record of 31 games unbeaten in the Austrian Bundesliga at the weekend and got the better of a feisty Group C encounter with Standard Liege in which three players saw red.
Salzburg, who won 2-1 thanks to goals from Jonathan Soriano and Ramalho, had Sadio Mane sent off late in the first half, shortly after Mehdi Carcela-Gonzalez was dismissed for Liege.
The Belgians were reduced to nine men on 67 minutes when Brazilian defender Kanu was shown a straight red.
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Lazio relinquished top spot in Group J to Trabzonspor after the Italian side could only draw 0-0 away at Apollon Limassol. Trabzonspor, who eased to a 2-0 win at home over Legia Warsaw, have seven points to Lazio’s five.
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A second-half goal from Clement Grenier handed Olympique Lyon their first Group I win after two draws, the French side edging Rijeka 1-0 to move on to five points, along with Real Betis who beat Vitoria Guimares by the same scoreline.
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Eintracht, 2-0 winners at home to Maccabi Tel Aviv, hold a five-point lead in Group F while Bulgarian champions Ludogorets won 1-0 at Chernomorets Odessa to lead PSV Eindhoven by five points in Group B.
EUROPA LEAGUE SCOREBOARD
Group A
Swansea (Wales) 1 Kuban Krasnodar (Russia) 1
Valencia (Spain) 5 St Gallen (Switzerland) 1
Group B
Chornomorets Odesa (Ukraine) 0 Ludogorets (Bulgaria) 1
Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) 0 PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) 0
Group C
Elfsborg (Sweden) 1 Esbjerg (Denmark) 2
Red Bull Salzburg (Austria) 2 Standard Liege (Belgium) 1
Group D
Wigan (England) 1 Rubin Kazan (Russia) 1
Zulte Waregem (Belgium) 1 Maribor (Slovenia) 3
Group E
Fiorentina (Italy) 3 Pandurii Targu Jiu (Romania) 0
Pacos Ferreira (Portugal) 0 Dnipro (Ukraine) 2
Group F
Bordeaux (France) 2 APOEL Nicosia (Cyprus) 1
Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany) 2 Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Israel) 0
Group G
Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) 3 Thun (Switzerland) 0
Genk (Belgium) 1 Rapid Vienna (Austria) 1
Group H
Liberec (Czech Republic) 1 Sevilla (Spain) 1
Freiburg (Germany) 1 Estoril Praia (Portugal) 1
Group I
Betis (Spain) 1 Vitoria Guimaraes (Portugal) 0
Lyon (France) 1 Rijeka (Croatia) 0
Group J
Trabzonspor (Turkey) 2 Legia Warsaw (Poland) 0
Apollon Limassol (Cyprus) 0 Lazio (Italy) 0
Group K
Anzhi Makhachkala (Russia) 1 Tromso (Norway) 0
Sheriff Tiraspol (Moldova) 0 Tottenham (England) 2
Group L
PAOK (Greece) 3 Maccabi Haifa (Israel) 2
Shakhter Karagandy (Kazakhstan) 1 AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands) 1
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