Football – Marseille eliminated from the Europa League, Monaco qualified
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Beaten in Galatasaray, the Marseillais will not play the round of 16 of the European competition. The Monegasques beat Real Sociedad.
Without any offensive idea in the absence of Dimitri Payet and in great defensive distress, OM were clearly and logically beaten Thursday in Istanbul by Galatasaray (4-2), which eliminates them from the Europa League and returns their future continental a notch lower, in the Europa Conference League.
“You absolutely have to win”; “This is the last card”. The chorus had already been sung before Matchday 4, and Marseille’s fourth draw, against Lazio Rome. But Thursday it was true, OM really had to win to keep a chance to finish at the top of Group E and go straight to the round of 16.
Jorge Sampaoli’s players, penalized in particular by a terrible first half hour (two goals conceded), stayed very far and can not even finish second, Lazio having won on the ground of Lokomotiv Moscow 0-3.
For OM, Europe is not yet finished. He will host Lokomotiv Moscow on the last group day and a draw will be enough for him to reach the play-offs of the new C4, a modest consolation prize.
Group F: two armchairs for three
In Group F, everything remains possible for Red Star Belgrade, 1st with 10 points, Braga, 2nd with 9, and Midtjylland, 3rd with 8. On Thursday, the Serbs won 1-0 against Ludogorets and the Danes won. beat the Portuguese 3-2.
The final day, December 9, will see Midtjylland travel to Bulgaria and the Red Star will play their qualification in Braga.
Group G: it’s over for Celtic
Albian Ajeti, entered in the 76th minute for Celtic on the field of Bayer Leverkusen, could not do anything to prevent the defeat of the Scots (2-3) and their elimination from the competition. With this victory, the Germans are sure to finish first in the group, ahead of Real Betis, who won 2-0 on Thursday against Ferencvaros.
Little consolation for the Glasgow players, they are sure to finish third and play the rest of the Conference League.
Group H: two-man fight
Dinamo Zagreb and Genk, who drew 1-1 on Thursday, will battle from a distance on the final matchday to see who will reclaim 2nd place in this group. The 1st is secured for West Ham, who won 0-2 on Rapid Vienna.
On the last day, Zagreb, 2nd with 7 points, will move to West Ham and Genk, 3rd with 5 points, will challenge Rapid in Vienna.
Group A: Lyon unbeaten
Olympique Lyonnais, without Xherdan Shaqiri remaining on the bench, continued their victorious route by winning a fifth time Thursday night at Brondby 3-1. Led 0-1 by the Danes, Peter Bosz’s men turned the situation around in 19 minutes in the second half by Cherki twice (57th and 66th) and Slimani (76th).
In the second place game, Glasgow Rangers secured their qualification against Sparta Prague with a 2-0 victory. The Scots are second with seven points and will go to Lyon on December 9, while the Czechs are third at three lengths and receive Brondby.
Group B: Qualified Monaco
Monaco pulled off the feat of the evening by winning 2-1 against Spain’s La Liga runner-up, Real Sociedad. Two goals from Kevin Volland and Youssouf Fofana, very prominent but sent off late in the match for a stupid foul, allowed ASM to secure 1st place in Group B.
For the Basques, things get complicated. Their defeat, coupled with the victory of PSV Eindhoven 2-0 against Sturm Graz, moved him to third place (6 points), two lengths behind the Dutch. And on December 9, Real Sociedad will host Eindhoven, while Monaco will go to Austria.
Group C: Napoli and Leicester in the duel
Nothing is played at all in this group, where the four teams stand in two points, from Leicester (8) to Legia Warsaw (6) via Spartak Moscow (7) who beat Naples (7) on Wednesday . Thursday, the English took the measure of Legia 3-1 and offered themselves a “final” in Naples on December 9.
Group D: Eintracht or Olympiakos
Djibril Sow’s Eintracht Frankfurt, who played the entire match, equalized in the 94th minute against Royal Anvers (2-2). Entered in the 90th minute, Paciencia – it cannot be invented – scored what allows the Germans to keep two points ahead (11) at the head of the group, ahead of Olympiakos (9). Both teams are qualified.
The Greeks, they waited for the 90th to beat Fenerbahce, on a goal from Soares. The first place will be played on the last day. Frankfurt will go to Turkey and Olympiakos to Belgium.