Champions league hots up… Chelsea loses at home
By Oladunjoye Opeyemi
Last night UEFA matches marked the first play-offs for teams in Groups E-H. The Goal scoring streak that started the day before continued as standings in each group were decided.
In Group E,Schalke 04 beat Steaua Bucureşti 3-0 to top the group while Basel is second place after a surprising win over Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea FC
Group F saw Arsenal top the Group as their match against Olympique de Marseille finished 2-1while SSC Napoli beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1.
In Group G,Atletico Madrid won Zenit Saint Petersburg 3-1 to top the Group while Austria Wien lost 0-1 to Porto at home.
Group H saw Spanish Champions,FC Barcelona whip Ajax 4-0 with a Hat trick from Lionel Messi while AC Milan beat Celtic FC in San Siro.
Tonight’s fixtures for the Europa League are
Dinamo Zagreb vs FC Chornomorets Odesa
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bordeaux
FC Red Bull Salzburg vs Elfsborg
FC St Gallen vs Kuban Krasnodar
Fiorentina vs Paos de Ferreira
Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Apoel Nicosia
NK Maribor vs Rubin Kazan
PSV vs Ludogorets Razgrad
Pandurii Targu-Jiu vs FC Dnipro
SV Zulte Waregem vs Wigan Athletic
Standard Lige vs Esbjerg fB
Valencia vs Swansea City
Apollon Limassol vs Trabzonspor
Dynamo Kyiv vs KRC Genk
Estoril-Praia vs Sevilla
FC Thun vs SK Rapid Wien
Lazio vs Legia Warsaw
Maccabi Haifa vs AZ
PAOK Salonika vs Shakhter Karagandy
Real Betis vs Lyon
