Eintracht Frankfurt's winning streak comes to an end in the first round of the Europa League. After conceding two goals in the final minutes, the team from Hesse had to settle for a 3-3 draw against Viktoria Pilsen.
After three successive wins in the Bundesliga, Frankfurt carelessly squandered what they thought was a sure triumph in the Europa League. The visitors from the Czech Republic turned the game on its head with goals in the 86th and 93rd minutes. Aurèle Amenda was once again left out by coach Dino Toppmöller. The 21-year-old central defender has only made one brief appearance since moving from Young Boys to Frankfurt this summer.
Nedim Bajrami got off to a better start at his new club in two respects. The former Swiss junior international, who now plays for Albania, scored after just 56 seconds for Glasgow Rangers in a 2-0 win in Malmö. It was the first goal in the third game for Bajrami, who wore the shirt of Sassuolo before moving to Scotland.
Following the dismissal of coach Daniele De Rossi, AS Roma missed out on their second win in their second game under new coach Ivan Juric. Despite dominating the game, the Italians conceded a 1:1 equalizer against Athletic Bilbao shortly before the end.
José Mourinho made a successful start to the Europa League campaign. The Portuguese head coach won 2:1 with Fenerbahce Istanbul against Union Saint-Gilloise, while Fenerbahce's city rivals Besiktas went down 4:0 at Ajax Amsterdam.
Results and standings:
Thursday: Fenerbahçe Istanbul - Union Saint-Gilloise 2:1 (1:0). Malmö - Glasgow Rangers 0:2 (0:1). Ajax Amsterdam - Besiktas Istanbul 4:0 (1:0). AS Roma - Athletic Bilbao 1:1 (1:0). Eintracht Frankfurt - Viktoria Pilsen 3:3 (1:1). FCSB Bucharest - RFS Riga 4:1 (2:1). Lyon - Olympiakos Piraeus 2:0 (0:0). Braga - Maccabi Tel Aviv 2:1 (0:1). Tottenham Hotspur - Karabakh Agdam 21.00.
Wednesday: AZ Alkmaar - Elfsborg Boras 3:2 (1:1). Bodö/Glimt - FC Porto 3:2 (2:1). Dynamo Kiev - Lazio Roma 0:3 (0:3). FC Midtjylland - Hoffenheim 1:1 (1:0). Galatasaray Istanbul - PAOK Saloniki 3:1 (0:0). Manchester United - Twente Enschede 1:1 (1:0). Nice - Real Sociedad 1:1 (1:1). Ludogorez Rasgrad - Slavia Prague 0:2 (0:1). Anderlecht - Ferencvaros Budapest 2:1 (0:0). -
1. Ajax Amsterdam 1/3 (4:0). 2. FCSB Bucharest 1/3 (4:1). 3. Lazio Roma 1/3 (3-0). 4. Galatasaray Istanbul 1/3 (3-1). 5. Glasgow Rangers 1/3 (2-0). 5 Lyon 1/3 (2-0). 5. Slavia Prague 1/3 (2-0). 8. AZ Alkmaar 1/3 (3:2). 8th Bodö/Glimt 1/3 (3:2). 10. Anderlecht 1/3 (2:1). 10. Braga 1/3 (2:1). 10. Fenerbahçe Istanbul 1/3 (2:1). 13th Eintracht Frankfurt 1/1 (3:3). 13. Viktoria Pilsen 1/1 (3-3). 15th AS Roma 1/1 (1-1). 15th Athletic Bilbao 1/1 (1-1). 15th FC Midtjylland 1/1 (1-1). 15th Hoffenheim 1/1 (1-1). 15th Manchester United 1/1 (1-1). 15th Nice 1/1 (1-1). 15 Real Sociedad 1/1 (1-1). 15th Twente Enschede 1/1 (1-1). 23rd Karabakh Agdam 0/0 (0-0). 23rd Tottenham Hotspur 0/0 (0-0). 25th Elfsborg Boras 1/0 (2:3). 25th FC Porto 1/0 (2:3). 27th Ferencvaros Budapest 1/0 (1-2). 27 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1/0 (1-2). 27 Union Saint-Gilloise 1/0 (1-2). 30th PAOK Saloniki 1/0 (1-3). 31st Ludogorez Rasgrad 1/0 (0:2). 31st Malmö 1/0 (0:2). 31st Olympiakos Piraeus 1/0 (0:2). 34. RFS Riga 1/0 (1:4). 35 Dynamo Kyiv 1/0 (0:3). 36. Besiktas Istanbul 1/0 (0:4).
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