Talisca hat-trick as Fener cruise, Lyon lead in UEL

After Antony and Igor Jesus stood out earlier, nine other games concluded the sixth round of the UEFA Europa League group stage this Thursday (11).

And there was another Brazilian catching attention.

Anderson Talisca secured a hat-trick in Fenerbahçe's 4-0 win in Norway.

Other highlights were the victories of Roma, Porto, and Lyon.

There was also the team led by Van Persie suffering a comeback after the 86th minute.

See below a summary of the matches that kicked off from 5 PM (Brasília time). 

Regulations📝

It's the same as the Champions League group stage. 

The top eight go directly to the round of 16.

The 16 teams between positions nine and 24 face off in a playoff, with the top eight playing at home. 

It will be the 9th against the 24th, the 10th facing the 23rd, and so on. 

Check the COMPLETE standings here. 

🇨🇭 Basel 1 x 2 Aston Villa 🇽🇪

Flying high in the Premier League, Unai Emery's team continues with a good campaign in the UEL.

Guessand opened the scoring (17').

After a set piece with Shaqiri (yes, that one), Basel equalized through Daniliuc (34')

The victory that took Villa to 15 points came thanks to Tielemans (53'). 

They don't lead due to goal difference.

Basel stopped at six points. They are in 26th place. 

🇪🇸 Celta 1 x 2 Bologna 🇮🇹

The Italian team went to Galicia to secure a great result and get closer to the G-8. 

Bryan Zaragoza put Celta ahead (17').

The visitors' reaction came in the second half thanks to Bernardeschi, who scored from a penalty (65') and then after a pass from Cambiaghi (75') 

🏴 Celtic 0 x 3 Roma 🇮🇹

Scales helped Roma by scoring a beautiful own goal (6'). 

In search of better days at the Italian capital club, Ferguson extended the lead (36') after a great move by Soulé.

The first half also saw another from Ferguson (46') and Celtic missing a penalty with Engels, who hit the post. 

Seeking an unlikely comeback, the persistent Celtic returned well after the break.

They even scored with Iheanacho, but it was offside. 

Roma also had a goal disallowed after Bailey celebrated. 

They reached 12 points, closing in on the G-8. Celtic, on the other hand, stopped at seven. They are currently 24th.

🇫🇷 Lyon 2 x 1 Go Ahead Eagles 🇳🇱

The French team did their part by winning with goals from Afonso Daniel and Sulc.

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Smit scored the goal for the Dutch team.

They are the leader with 15 points due to a better goal difference than Midtjylland.

The G.A. Eagles stopped at six and are out of the playoff qualification zone. 

🇩🇪 Freiburg 1 x 0 Salzburg 🇦🇹

The German team went into the break celebrating the goalless score despite Salzburg losing Ratkov to a red card at 37'.

The second half came, and with it, a Freiburg dominating the actions.

The persistence secured only one goal, an own goal by Diabate (50').

Freiburg reached 14 points. They are in the "pack" fighting for the top overall position. 

Salzburg remains with three. They are only 31st. 

🇵🇹 Porto 2 x 1 Malmö 🇸🇪

Rodrigo Mora crossed "with his hand" for Samu to open the scoring (30').

His second and Porto's came at 36', completing Borja Sainz's move.

Malmö only reduced the deficit at 95' after an own goal by Francisco Moura. 

This result took the Portuguese team to 13 points. They are currently eighth. 

The Swedish team remains with just one point. They are in 34th place.

🇳🇴 Brann 0 x 4 Fenerbahce 🇹🇷

Fenerbahçe strolled in Norway.

Akturkoglu opened the scoring just five minutes in.

Brann's situation worsened even more at 18', when Fauske Helland was sent off.

Anderson Talisca scored twice before the break. The first after a beautiful control and finish with no chance (36') and the second taking advantage of a corner (44').

Talisca didn't stop being the protagonist of the night. He also scored the third (65').

🇷🇴 FCSB 4 x 3 Feyenoord 🇳🇱

THERE WAS plenty of emotion.

Feyenoord was winning on Romanian soil until the 86th minute.

But Thiam and Tanase secured the second comeback of the game.

Tengstedt, Quinten Timber, and Sauer scored the goals for the team led by Robin van Persie.

They remain with three and out of the playoff zone.

FCSB, who took the lead, had also celebrated with Ngezana and Toma. 

They reached six points. And dream of a playoff spot.

🇬🇷 Panathinaikos 0 x 0 Viktoria Plzen 🇨🇿

Jemelka was sent off after receiving two cards in a 20-minute interval at 32'.

But the hosts couldn't take advantage of the numerical superiority.

The pressure was immense, but the team led by Rafa Benítez remained at 0-0. 

Both teams now have ten points. They remain within the playoff zone.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.