UEFA Europa League Wrap 29 September 2016
AS Roma 4-0 Astra Giurgiu Serie A outfit Roma thrashed Astra Giurgiu 4-0 in their UEFA Europa League clash on Thursday night. Kevin Strootman opened the scoring for the Italian side in the 15th minute before Federico Fazio doubled the advantage on the stroke of half-time. Fabricio Silva Dornellas scored an own goal to make it 3-0, and Mohamed Salah completed the rout in the 54th minute. Celta de Vigo 2-0 Panathinaikos The game looked set for a goalless draw but John Guidetti (84') broke the deadlock before Daniel Wass (89') secured the victory for the hosts. Schalke 3-1 Salzburg The hosts hit the front in the 15th minute as Leon Goretzka found the back of the net. Duje Caleta-Car doubled the lead as he put the ball into his own net, before Benedikt Howedes (58') made it 3-0. Jonathan Soriano scored a consolation for the away side in the 72nd minute. Fiorentina 5-1 Qarabag The Serie A outfit took the lead in the 39th minute as Khouma Babacar found the target before Nikola Kalinic (43') doubled the lead. Babacar completed his brace on the stroke of half-time, and Mauro Zarate (63', 78') netted a double of his own. Dino Ndlovu produced a consolation strike for the visitors. Be'er Sheva 0-0 Southampton Neither side could find the breakthrough as they shared the spoils in a goalless draw. Sparta Praha 3-1 Inter Milan Vaclav Kadlec (7') gave the home side the lead before doubling it in the 25th minute. Rodrigo Palacio (71') reduced the deficit, but Mario Holek secured the result for Sparta Prague in the 76th minute. Steaua Bucuresti 1-1 Villarreal The Spanish side got their noses in front in the ninth minute via Rafael Borre, but Sulley Muniru (20') equalised for the home team. Athletic Bilbao 1-0 Rapid Wien The hosts edged ahead through Benat in the 59th minute and held on to the fragile lead to claim victory. Other results: Fenerbahce 1-0 Feyenoord, Olympiakos Pireus 0-1 APOEL, Saint-Etienne 1-1 Anderlecht, Dundalk 1-0 Maccabi Tel Aviv, Zenit 5-0 Alkmaar, Austria Wien 0-0 Viktoria Plzen, Genk 3-1 Sassuolo, Astana 0-0 Young Boys, Gabala 2-3 Mainz, Ajax 1-0 Standard Liege, Gent 2-0 Konyaspor, Shakhtar 2-0 Sporting Braga, Krasnodar 5-2 Nice, Slovan Liberec 1-2 Salonica, Zurich 2-1 Osmanlispor
