Score Roundup 04/11/10

UEFA Europa League :

Group A

Juventus (Ita) 0 SV Salzburg (Aus) 0

Juventus were held to a goalless draw by Europa League Group A basement team Salzburg in Turin.

The Italians were the better team in the first half but were denied by some fine saves from Gerhard Tremmel.

Lech Poznan (Pol) 3 Manchester City (Eng) 1

Two late goals from Lech Poznan condemned faltering Manchester City to a third straight defeat - 3-1 - and increased the pressure on manager Roberto Mancini.

Group B

Bayer Leverkusen (Ger) 1 Aris Salonika (Gre) 0

Leverkusen took a big step to reaching the knockout stages of the Europa League by collecting a home win against Aris.

After the two teams played a scoreless draw in game day three in Greece, Arturo Vidal scored the only goal of the game in the 90th minute to secure a win for the Germans.

Rosenborg (Nor) 1 Atletico Madrid (Spa) 2

Tiago struck a sensational late winner to earn Europa League holders Atletico Madrid a hard-fought win over Rosenborg that lifts Quique Sanchez Flores' men up to second spot in Group B.

Group C

KAA Gent (Bel) 3 Sporting Lisbon (Por) 1

Gent gained revenge over 10-man Sporting Lisbon for last month's Europa League thrashing with a 3-1 victory in Group C.

Levski Sofia (Bul) 2 Lille (Fra) 2

An unfortunate own goal from substitute Ivo Ivanov rescued a 2-2 draw for Lille in their Europa League clash at Levski Sofia and ensured the French side remain in the runners-up spot in Group C.

Group D

Club Brugge (Bel) 0 Dinamo Zagreb (Cro) 2

Second-half goals from Brazilian midfielder Sammir and Igor Biscan helped Dinamo Zagreb to a 2-0 victory over Club Brugge at the Jan Breydel Stadion.

PAOK Salonika (Gre) 1 Villarreal (Spa) 0

Villarreal dropped from first place to third in Europa League Group D after a 1-0 defeat to PAOK in Greece.

Vieirinha scored the game's only goal, a header from the 5ft 8in Portuguese winger in the 70th minute, as PAOK edged out opponents who beat them 1-0 in Spain in the last round of matches.

Group E

BATE Borisov (Blr) 3 Sheriff Tiraspol (Mol) 1

BATE Borisov sealed their place in the knockout stages of a European competition for the first time with a 3-1 home win over FC Sheriff.

Dynamo Kiev (Ukr) 2 AZ Alkmaar (Hol) 0

Artem Milevskiy was the hero as Dynamo Kiev gave their hopes of reaching the last 32 of the Europa League a huge lift thanks to a convincing 2-0 victory over lacklustre AZ Alkmaar.

Group F

CSKA Moscow (Rus) 3 Palermo (Ita) 1

Three goals in seven spectacular minutes saw CSKA Moscow come from behind to beat 10-man Palermo 3-1 and secure their Europa League last-32 place.

Lausanne Sports (Swi) 1 Sparta Prague (Cze) 3

Wilfried Bony scored twice as Sparta Prague hit back from behind to beat Lausanne 3-1 in Switzerland and move to the brink of qualifying for the Europa League group stages.

Group G

AEK Athens (Gre) 1 Anderlecht (Bel) 1

AEK Athens and Anderlecht played out a frustrating 1-1 draw in Europa League Group G to each pick up a point that does little to improve their chances of reaching the knockout phase

Hajduk Split (Cro) 2 Zenit St Petersburg (Rus) 3

Zenit St Petersburg clung onto their 100% record in Europa League Group G with a narrow 3-2 victory at Hajduk Split which also ensured their place in the last 32 of the competition.

Group H

Getafe (Spa) 0 VfB Stuttgart (Ger) 3

Stuttgart may be stuttering domestically but they booked their place in the Europa League knockout phase with two matches to spare by extending their 100% record in Group H to four games with a 3-0 victory in Getafe.

Odense BK (Den) 2 Young Boys (Swi) 0

At the fourth time of asking Odense got off the mark in their Europa League campaign as Hans Henrik Andreason struck twice to sink Young Boys in a 2-0 win.

Group I

PSV Eindhoven (Hol) 3 Debrecen (Hun) 0

PSV Eindhoven moved to the brink of qualifying for the last 32 of the Europa League following a comfortable 3-0 home win over pointless Debrecen.

Sampdoria (Ita) 0 FC Metalist Kharkiv (Ukr) 0

Sampdoria were once again left frustrated by Metalist Kharkiv, whose disciplined defence held firm to earn a goalless draw in tonight's Europa League Group I match in Genoa.

Group J

Paris St Germain (Fra) 0 Borussia Dortmund (Ger) 0

Paris St Germain and Borussia Dortmund remain in contention to reach the knockout stages of the Europa League after a scoreless draw in Paris in Group J.

Sevilla (Spa) 4 Karpaty Lviv (Ukr) 0

Sevilla powered their way to the top of Europa League Group J after thrashing Karpaty Lviv 4-0.

The Ukranians' already slim hopes of reaching the knockout stages are now over after they crashed to their fourth successive defeat.

Group K

Liverpool (Eng) 3 Napoli (Ita) 1

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard came to his side's aid once again as his late hat-trick inspired the side to a 3-1 Europa League victory against Napoli which highlighted the gulf in class within the squad.

Steaua Bucharest (Rom) 3 FC Utrecht (Hol) 1

Steaua Bucharest moved from bottom to second in Group K of the Europa League with a 3-1 victory over FC Utrecht.

Group L

FC Porto (Por) 1 Besiktas (Tur) 1

Porto failed to maintain their 100% Europa League record as they were held to a 1-1 draw in an entertaining clash with Besiktas.

Rapid Vienna (Aus) 1 CSKA Sofia (Bul) 2

Brazilian midfielder Marquinhos finally got CSKA Sofia's Europa League campaign up and running after striking a 64th-minute winner to sink Rapid Vienna 2-1 in Group L.

Major League Soccer :

Eastern Conference Semi Final 2ng Leg

New York Red Bulls 1 San Jose Earthquakes 3

The San Jose Earthquakes advanced to the MLS Eastern Conference final as they secured a 3-2 aggregate victory courtesy of a dramatic 3-1 win at the New York Red Bulls.