Talisca hat-trick as Fener cruise, Lyon lead in UEL | OneFootball

After Antony and Igor Jesus stood out earlier, another nine matches wrapped up the sixth round of the UEFA Europa League league phase this Thursday (11).

And there were even more Brazilians catching the eye.

Anderson Talisca secured a hat-trick in his Fenerbahçe’s 4-0 win playing in Norway.

Other highlights included wins for Roma, Porto, and Lyon.

There was also Van Persie’s team conceding a comeback after the 86th minute.

Check out below a summary of the matches that kicked off from 5pm (Brasília time). 

Regulations📝

It’s the same as the Champions League league phase. 

The top eight go directly to the round of 16.

The 16 teams ranked from ninth to 24th face off in a playoff, with the top eight playing at home. 

It’ll be 9th vs 24th, 10th vs 23rd, and so on. 

Check out the FULL standings here. 

🇨🇭 Basel 1 x 2 Aston Villa 🇽🇪

Flying high in the Premier League, Unai Emery’s men continue their good campaign in the UEL.

Guessand opened the scoring (17').

After a set piece with Shaqiri (yes, that one), Basel equalized through Daniliuc (34').

The win that took Villa to 15 points came thanks to Tielemans (53'). 

They’re not leading due to goal difference.

Basel remains at six points. They’re in 26th place. 

🇪🇸 Celta 1 x 2 Bologna 🇮🇹

The Italian side went to Galicia to secure a great result and get closer to the top eight. 

Bryan Zaragoza put Celta ahead (17').

The visitors’ comeback came in the second half thanks to Bernardeschi, who scored from the penalty spot (65'), and then after a pass from Cambiaghi (75'). 

🏴 Celtic 0 x 3 Roma 🇮🇹

Scales helped Roma by scoring a beautiful own goal (6'). 

Looking for better days at the capital club, Ferguson doubled the lead (36') after a great run by Soulé.

The first half also saw another from Ferguson (46') and Celtic missing a penalty with Engels, who hit the post. 

Chasing an unlikely comeback, a persistent Celtic came back strong after the break.

They even scored with Iheanacho, but it was ruled offside. 

Roma also had a goal disallowed after Bailey celebrated. 

They reached 12 points, closing in on the top eight. Celtic, meanwhile, remain at seven. They’re currently 24th.

🇫🇷 Lyon 2 x 1 Go Ahead Eagles 🇳🇱

The French side did their part by winning with goals from Afonso Daniel and Sulc.

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Smit scored for the Dutch team.

Lyon leads with 15 points due to a better goal difference than Midtjylland.

Meanwhile, G.A. Eagles remain at six and are out of the playoff qualification zone. 

🇩🇪 Freiburg 1 x 0 Salzburg 🇦🇹

The German team went into halftime celebrating a goalless score despite Salzburg losing Ratkov to a red card in the 37th minute.

The second half came, and with it, a dominant Freiburg.

Their persistence resulted in just one goal, an own goal by Diabate (50').

Freiburg reached 14 points. They’re in the mix fighting for the overall top spot. 

Salzburg, meanwhile, remain on three. They’re only 31st. 

🇵🇹 Porto 2 x 1 Malmö 🇸🇪

Rodrigo Mora delivered a pinpoint cross for Samu to open the scoring (30').

His second, and Porto’s, came in the 36th minute, finishing off Borja Sainz’s run.

Malmö only pulled one back in the 95th minute after an own goal by Francisco Moura. 

This result took the Portuguese team to 13 points. They’re currently eighth. 

The Swedish side still has just one. They’re in 34th place.

🇳🇴 Brann 0 x 4 Fenerbahce 🇹🇷

Fenerbahçe strolled in Norway.

Akturkoglu opened the scoring just five minutes in.

Brann’s situation got even worse in the 18th minute, when Fauske Helland was sent off.

Anderson Talisca scored twice before halftime. The first after a beautiful control and finish with no chance (36'), and the second capitalizing on a corner (44').

Talisca didn’t stop being the star of the night. He even got his third (65').

🇷🇴 FCSB 4 x 3 Feyenoord 🇳🇱

There was NO shortage of excitement.

Feyenoord were winning on Romanian soil until the 86th minute.

But Thiam and Tanase secured the second comeback of the game.

Tengstedt, Quinten Timber, and Sauer scored for Robin van Persie’s side.

They remain on three and outside the playoff zone.

FCSB, who had taken the lead, also celebrated with Ngezana and Toma. 

They’re up to six points and dreaming of a playoff spot.

🇬🇷 Panathinaikos 0 x 0 Viktoria Plzen 🇨🇿

Jemelka was sent off after picking up two yellow cards within 20 minutes at the 32nd minute.

But the hosts couldn’t take advantage of the extra man.

The pressure was on, but Rafa Benítez’s team was held to a 0-0 draw. 

Both now have ten points. They remain inside the playoff zone.

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