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Friday, October 21, 2016

Europa League : Manchester United beat Fenerbahce 4-1 !

Manchester   United beat Fenerbahce 4-1 in a UEFA Europa League Group A match late Thursday.
The hosts took the lead in the 31st minute when French star Paul Pogba converted a penalty kick.
Manchester United doubled the score three minutes later after another Frenchman, forward Anthony Martial, was successful on another penalty.
A strike by Pogba from 25 meters out in injury time that beat goalkeeper Volkan Demirel put Manchester up by three goals heading to the dressing room at Old Trafford.
Red Devils' English midfielder Jesse Lingard added a fourth goal for good measure as he smashed a shot from outside the penalty box in the second half. 

His two goals helped Pogba to be named player of the match by UEFA.
Meanwhile, other Turkish teams in the Europa League each drew against their opponents.
Atiker Konyaspor played to a 1-1 draw against Portugal's Braga in a Group H match in Konya while Osmanlispor and Spanish team Villarreal ended 2-2 in Group L play in Ankara.

- Group A
Manchester United (England) - Fenerbahce (Turkey): 4-1
Feyenoord (Netherlands) - Zorya (Ukraine): 1-0

TeamsPWDLGFGA+/-Pts
Feyenoord32012116
Manchester United32015236
Fenerbahce311135-24
Zorya301213-21

- Group H
Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) - Gent (Belgium) : 5-0
Atiker Konyaspor (Turkey) - Braga (Portugal): 1-1

TeamsPWDLGFGA+/-Pts
Shakhtar Donetsk33008089
Gent311136-34
Braga302124-22
Atiker Konyaspor301214-31

- Group L
Osmanlispor (Turkey) - Villarreal (Spain): 2-2
Steaua Bucharest (Romania) - Zurich (Switzerland): 1-1
TeamsPWDLGFGA+/-Pts
Villarreal31205415
Osmanlispor31115414
Zurich31114404
Steaua Bucharest302124-22

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Besiktas beat Napoli in Italy ..First CL win in 7 years !

Senol Gunes feels Besiktas deserved their 3-2 win over Napoli following their courageous display, but says they must remain humble.

Besiktas coach Senol Gunes was quick to stress they cannot afford to get carried away after beating Napoli 3-2 in Wednesday's Champions League encounter.
The Istanbul side now sit second in Group B - trailing Napoli by a point - following Vincent Aboubakar's late winner at Stadio San Paolo, but Gunes made it clear they have achieved nothing yet.
"If we had lost the game, we would have been very upset because our players really fought well," Gunes told reporters.
"However, winning does not mean that we are comfortable in the group now.
"It was an enjoyable game but we could have taken more goalscoring chances.
"We were up against a good team who are leaders of our group. They had some dangerous attacks, we struggled to neutralise their quick players in the first half."
Aboubakar scored the decisive goal four minutes from time to help Besiktas to maximum points having previously put the visitors 2-1 to the good after Napoli's Lorenzo Insigne missed a penalty.
"We did an excellent job. Thanks to all our efforts we were able to get the three points," Aboubakar said.
"I am not the only player who needs to be congratulated - the team deserves the praise. My goals tonight were very important, not just for the team but also from a self-confidence point of view.
"The win has taken us to a key position in the group."

Besiktas beat Napoli in Italy ..First CL win in 7 years !

Senol Gunes feels Besiktas deserved their 3-2 win over Napoli following their courageous display, but says they must remain humble.

Besiktas coach Senol Gunes was quick to stress they cannot afford to get carried away after beating Napoli 3-2 in Wednesday's Champions League encounter.
The Istanbul side now sit second in Group B - trailing Napoli by a point - following Vincent Aboubakar's late winner at Stadio San Paolo, but Gunes made it clear they have achieved nothing yet.
"If we had lost the game, we would have been very upset because our players really fought well," Gunes told reporters.
"However, winning does not mean that we are comfortable in the group now.
"It was an enjoyable game but we could have taken more goalscoring chances.
"We were up against a good team who are leaders of our group. They had some dangerous attacks, we struggled to neutralise their quick players in the first half."
Aboubakar scored the decisive goal four minutes from time to help Besiktas to maximum points having previously put the visitors 2-1 to the good after Napoli's Lorenzo Insigne missed a penalty.
"We did an excellent job. Thanks to all our efforts we were able to get the three points," Aboubakar said.
"I am not the only player who needs to be congratulated - the team deserves the praise. My goals tonight were very important, not just for the team but also from a self-confidence point of view.
"The win has taken us to a key position in the group."