Reigning Czech champions Sparta Prague defeated Aris Limassol away in the final round of the Europa League group stage to move from third to second place, thus securing promotion.
Sparta went to Cyprus knowing that victory would take them away from subgroup C forward, but then it depends on the second game, either first or second. Sparta immediately made up for it with the outside teams of the group, scoring three unanswered goals against Aris in the first half. Aris scored a goal in the second half, but the hosts were unable to do more.
As the return match between Real Betis and Glasgow Rangers remained tied 2-2 for a long time in Spain, Sparta were locked in to win the group, but Kemar Roofe scored in the 78th minute to give Rangers a 3-2 lead and the group winner. , meaning that Betis, who play in the Spanish Premier League, remained third with nine points and continue their European season in the Conference League. Before the start of the last round, Betis was the leader of the subgroup.
A-alagrupis it was open whether West Ham United or Freiburg would get first place. West Ham needed a draw at home, but goals from Mohmmed Kudus and Edson Alvarez instead led to a 2-0 victory. Third place went to Piraeus Olympiakos and fourth to Backa Topola TSC.
in subgroup B it was a similar situation between Marseille and Brighton. Marseille only needed a draw away from home and the score remained 0-0 for a long time, until Joao Pedro scored Brighton’s 1-0 win in the 88th minute. Third place went to Ajax Amsterdam and fourth to AEK Athens.
in subgroup D Atalanta and Sporting Lisbon had already secured first and second place respectively. Third place went to Graz Sturm and fourth to Czestochowa Rakow, FC Flora’s European summer opponent.
Results:
Subgroup A:
West Ham United – Freiburg 2:0 (2:0)
14. Mohammed Kudus, 42. Edson Alvarez
Piraeus Olympiakos – Backa Topola TSC 5:2 (3:0)
21., 68. Ayoub El Kaabi, 40., 42. Daniel Podence, 46. ov. Veljko Ilic – 48. Ifet Djacovac, 61. Aleksandar Cirkovic
Elimination: 60. Nikola Kuveljic (TSC)
Subgroup B:
Brighton – Marseille 1:0 (0:0)
88. Joao Pedro
Amsterdam Ajax – Athens AEK 3:1 (2:1)
5., 56. Chuba Akpom, 20. Kenneth Taylor – 11. Levi Garcia
Subgroup C:
Limassol Aris – Prague Sparta 1:3 (0:3)
84. Leo Bengtsoon – 4. Jan Kuchta, 11., 45+1. Veljko Birmancevic
Real Betis-Glasgow Rangers 2:3 (2:2)
14. Juan Miranda, 37. Ayoze Perez – 10. Abdallah Sima, 20. Cyriel Dessers, 78. Kemar Roofe
Subgroup D:
Czestochowa Rakow-Atalanta 0:4 (0:2)
14., 72. Luis Muriel, 26. Giovanni Bonfanti, 90+2. Charles De Ketelaere
Sporting Lisbon – Sturm Graz 3:0 (1:0)
39. Viktor Gyökeres, 60., 70. Goncalo Inacio
2023-12-14 22:12:23
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