
On Thursday, players of three Russian clubs held their starting matches at the group stage of the second most important European Cup - the UEFA Europa League .
“Krasnodar” in the group j on the exit managed to beat the Turkish “Akhisar Beledespor” with a score of 1: 0. The only ball scored in the 26th minute Victor Classon. In the next round, the team on October 4 will accept the Spanish Seville on their field.
Zenit from St. Petersburg started in the Europa League with a visiting draw with the Danish "Copenhagen" - 1: 1. The hosts of Robert Mac (44 ') answered the hosts of Piros Sotiriu (63'). In the next round, the St. Petersburg will accept the Czech "Slavia".
And the football players of the Moscow Spartak in the first round of the Group G lost the bronze medalist of the Austria championship - the Vienna Rapida - with a score of 0: 2. In the 50th minute, the player of Spartak Artem Timofeev struck his own gate. The second ball was scored by Thomas Murg (68 '). The next rival of the red and white on October 4 will be the Spanish Villarreal, which they will accept in Moscow.
We add that the game in Vienna, due to UEFA sanctions, was supposed to be held without Spartak fans, but the fans of the red and white still supported their team, and the receiving side even allowed them to the closed guest sector.