Matchday three in the Europa League saw all three English sides maintain their unbeaten run while Valencia were the round's top scorers after hitting five.
Swansea had to settle for a 1-1 draw despite leading through Michu as they conceded a late penalty which was scored by former Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse who dented the Swans 100% record while St Gallen were demolished 5-1 away to Valencia with Garcia opener followed by a quick brace from Cartabia and a Costa strike gavr them a 4-0 half time lead with Canales adding a fifth before Nater hit a consolation fot the Swiss.
Dinamo Zagreb and PSV drew 0-0 while Ludogrorets top the group after a 1-0 win at Chornomorets with a winning goal from Zlatinski. Esbjerg claimed a 2-1 win over Elfsborg with a Andreason brace sandwiching a Jonsson leveller.
Salzburg maintained their 100% record with a 2-1 win over Liege in a bad tempered game which saw three players given their marching orders, Mane and Carcela meant both sides had 10 men at half time but Salzburg took a lead in the 53rd minute through Soriano and Liege went down to nine as Dos Santos was sent off in the 66th minute, both sides scored late on as Ramalho made it 2-0 but Bia scored a penalty ensured a tight finish.
Wigan are still unbeaten after coming from behind at home to Rubin after Prudnikov gave the Russians a 15th minute lead but an equaliser from Powell gave the Latics a well deserved point and continued their push for the knockout stages while Maribor won 3-1 away to Zulte despite falling behind to a De Fauw opener as Crnic levelled with Mertelj and Megza sealing the win and they held on at 3-1 despite having Milec sent off in the 57th minute.
Fiorentina maintained their 100% record with a 3-0 victory over Pandurii with goals from Rodriguez, Santos and Cuadrado while Dnipro beat Pacos 2-0 with a late show with Rotan and Konoplyanka scoring in the 83rd and 86th minutes.
Bordeaux won 2-1 against APOEL with Sane giving them a 1-0 lead after 24 minutes only for Silva to equalise for the Greeks but the win was sealed for the Ligue 1 side with a late strike from Henrique, Frankfurt defeated Maccabi Tel-Aviv 2-0 with goals from Kadlec and Meier either side of the dismissal of Chaim for the visitors.
Dynamo Kyiv claimed a 3-0 win over Thun with goals from Yarmolenko, Mbokani and Gusev sealing the points and Genk and Rapid Wien drew 1-1 after a Gorius opener was cancelled out by Sabitzer's late equaliser.
Slovan Liberec drew 1-1 at home to Sevilla despite finishing with ten men after leading with a Rabusic goal and having Kovar sent off in the 78th minute but Sevilla's Perez scored a late leveller to share the points.
Freiburg and Estoril also drew 1-1 after Darida's 11th minute opener was cancelled out by Junior's second half equaliser while in group I, Lyon secured a 1-0 win over Rijeka with a second half winner by Grenier. Betis won 1-0 at home to Guimares with a winner from Vadillo.
Apollon and Lazio drew 0-0 while Trabzonspor secured a 2-0 win over Legia after taking an early lead through Janko and Adin sealed the win with eight minutes remaining.
Anzhi put aside their domestic woes to win 1-0 at home to Tromso courtesy of an 18th minute strike from Burmistrov while Tottenham put themselves on the fringe of qualification with a 2-0 win over Sheriff with an early goal from Vertonghen while Defoe continued his scoring run in the competition with a 75th minute strike.
Karagandy and Alkmaar drew 1-1 after two early goals with Finonchenko giving the hosts the lead after 11 minutes only for Gudmundsson to level in the 26th minute for the Eredivise side to share the points while PAOK capped a excellent comeback from 2-0 down to win 3-2 at home to Maccabi Haifa, the visitors led with goals from Ndlovu and Galasa in the 13th and 21st minutes but the Greeks scored a quick double through Vitor and Ninis to send the sides level at the break and their comeback was complete when Salpingidis struck the winner in the 66th minute.
So a good week for the English sides with Tottenham and Swansea both well placed and Wigan looking good behind Rubin with the sides due to meet again in the reverse fixture in a fortnight.
Swansea had to settle for a 1-1 draw despite leading through Michu as they conceded a late penalty which was scored by former Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse who dented the Swans 100% record while St Gallen were demolished 5-1 away to Valencia with Garcia opener followed by a quick brace from Cartabia and a Costa strike gavr them a 4-0 half time lead with Canales adding a fifth before Nater hit a consolation fot the Swiss.
Dinamo Zagreb and PSV drew 0-0 while Ludogrorets top the group after a 1-0 win at Chornomorets with a winning goal from Zlatinski. Esbjerg claimed a 2-1 win over Elfsborg with a Andreason brace sandwiching a Jonsson leveller.
Salzburg maintained their 100% record with a 2-1 win over Liege in a bad tempered game which saw three players given their marching orders, Mane and Carcela meant both sides had 10 men at half time but Salzburg took a lead in the 53rd minute through Soriano and Liege went down to nine as Dos Santos was sent off in the 66th minute, both sides scored late on as Ramalho made it 2-0 but Bia scored a penalty ensured a tight finish.
Wigan are still unbeaten after coming from behind at home to Rubin after Prudnikov gave the Russians a 15th minute lead but an equaliser from Powell gave the Latics a well deserved point and continued their push for the knockout stages while Maribor won 3-1 away to Zulte despite falling behind to a De Fauw opener as Crnic levelled with Mertelj and Megza sealing the win and they held on at 3-1 despite having Milec sent off in the 57th minute.
Fiorentina maintained their 100% record with a 3-0 victory over Pandurii with goals from Rodriguez, Santos and Cuadrado while Dnipro beat Pacos 2-0 with a late show with Rotan and Konoplyanka scoring in the 83rd and 86th minutes.
Bordeaux won 2-1 against APOEL with Sane giving them a 1-0 lead after 24 minutes only for Silva to equalise for the Greeks but the win was sealed for the Ligue 1 side with a late strike from Henrique, Frankfurt defeated Maccabi Tel-Aviv 2-0 with goals from Kadlec and Meier either side of the dismissal of Chaim for the visitors.
Dynamo Kyiv claimed a 3-0 win over Thun with goals from Yarmolenko, Mbokani and Gusev sealing the points and Genk and Rapid Wien drew 1-1 after a Gorius opener was cancelled out by Sabitzer's late equaliser.
Slovan Liberec drew 1-1 at home to Sevilla despite finishing with ten men after leading with a Rabusic goal and having Kovar sent off in the 78th minute but Sevilla's Perez scored a late leveller to share the points.
Freiburg and Estoril also drew 1-1 after Darida's 11th minute opener was cancelled out by Junior's second half equaliser while in group I, Lyon secured a 1-0 win over Rijeka with a second half winner by Grenier. Betis won 1-0 at home to Guimares with a winner from Vadillo.
Apollon and Lazio drew 0-0 while Trabzonspor secured a 2-0 win over Legia after taking an early lead through Janko and Adin sealed the win with eight minutes remaining.
Anzhi put aside their domestic woes to win 1-0 at home to Tromso courtesy of an 18th minute strike from Burmistrov while Tottenham put themselves on the fringe of qualification with a 2-0 win over Sheriff with an early goal from Vertonghen while Defoe continued his scoring run in the competition with a 75th minute strike.
Karagandy and Alkmaar drew 1-1 after two early goals with Finonchenko giving the hosts the lead after 11 minutes only for Gudmundsson to level in the 26th minute for the Eredivise side to share the points while PAOK capped a excellent comeback from 2-0 down to win 3-2 at home to Maccabi Haifa, the visitors led with goals from Ndlovu and Galasa in the 13th and 21st minutes but the Greeks scored a quick double through Vitor and Ninis to send the sides level at the break and their comeback was complete when Salpingidis struck the winner in the 66th minute.
So a good week for the English sides with Tottenham and Swansea both well placed and Wigan looking good behind Rubin with the sides due to meet again in the reverse fixture in a fortnight.
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