West Ham, Brighton Advance in the Europa League; Atalanta Makes Round of 16 – News18

Tomáš Souček struck late once more to assist West Ham beat TSC Bačka Topola 1-0 and advance to the knockout stage of the Europa League on Thursday.

The midfielder met Maxwel Cornet’s cross at the far publish to volley dwelling the winner in the 89th minute in Serbia.

Souček, who has scored in 5 straight video games, had snatched a 2-1 victory for West Ham towards Burnley with a stoppage-time winner Saturday in the Premier League.

West Ham is tied atop Group A with Germany’s Freiburg, which routed Olympiacos 5-0. Michael Gregoritsch had a hat trick by the thirty sixth minute. Kiliann Sildillia and Ritsu Doan additionally socred. The winners each have 12 factors.

The Hammers want solely some extent towards Freiburg on Dec. 14 in London to win the group and keep away from a two-legged playoff in February.

Brighton superior from Group B after João Pedro transformed from the spot for a 1-0 win over 10-man AEK in Athens.

Pedro was fouled in the field earlier than sending goalkeeper Cican Stankovic the unsuitable method for his fifth purpose of the marketing campaign. The hosts misplaced midfielder Mijat Gaćinović to a second yellow card in the sixty fifth minute.

Brighton took a provisional group lead with 10 factors with a recreation to go, main Marseille — which hosts Ajax later Thursday — by two factors. AEK stays on 4 factors in third.

The eight group winners in Europe’s second-tier competitors earn a direct place in the final 16 of the competitors whereas ending in second solely will get a group a playoff towards the golf equipment who drop into the Europa League as third-place finishers in Champions League teams.

Atalanta superior on to the spherical of 16 regardless of 1-1 draw at dwelling with Sporting Lisbon. Sporting substitute Marcus answered Gianluca Scamacca’s opening purpose. Atalanta gained Group D with 11 factors. Sporting is second with eight.

In Group C, Lukáš Haraslín’s second-half curling shot from the edge of the space led Sparta previous Real Betis 1-0 in Prague to maintain the Czech group’s dwelling for a prime-two end alive.

Maccabi Haifa remained winless in final place in Group F after a 3-0 loss to Rennes in a recreation performed at the Puskas Arena in Budapest as a result of Israel isn’t allowed to host UEFA-sanctioned matches attributable to the struggle with Hamas.

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Viktoria Plzeň stays the solely group up to now to be assured first place in its group in the third-tier league. The Czechs gained 1-0 at Ballkani to make it 5 wins from 5 in Group C.

Club Brugge thumped Besiktas 5-0 in Turkey to steer Group D with 13 factors. Bodo/Glimt trails by three after a 5-2 win over Lugano.

A primary-place end earns a direct spot in the final 16, whereas ending in second takes golf equipment right into a playoff with third-place finishers in the Europa League.

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