Europa League: Galatasaray and Lazio qualified, Marseille eliminated
Galatasaray AS vs Olympique Marseille – photo credit: icon sport
The 5th day of the Europa League this evening delivered the qualifiers for the next round in the group E. Galatasaray and Lazio compost their tickets for the next round. They defeated Marseille 4-2 and Lokomotiv Moscow 3-0 respectively.
Big surprise in Group E. While Marseille served as favorites in this group, the Phocaeans unfortunately disappointed and left the group stage of the Europa League. Opposed tonight in Galatasaray at the NEF Stadium, the Olympians were beaten by the Istanbulites. A scoreless score their summer was finished, 4-2. Alexandr Cicâldău, Ćaletar (CSC), Ryan Babel and Sofiane Feghouli allowed Galatasaray to win despite Arkadiusz Milik’s for OM.
In the other poster, Lazio Rome managed to win away against Lokomotiv Moscow 3-0. Goals identified in the second half and scored by home scorer Ciro Immobile (2 goals) and former Barcelona player Pedro (1 goal). With these victories, Galatasaray and Lazio Rome, respectively 1st with 11 points and 2nd with 8 points, qualifying for the next round before the last day scheduled in two weeks. Marseille (3rd with 4 points) and Lokomotiv Moscow (4th with 2 points) are now out of the race.