Sporting de Braga relegated to the Europa League this Thursday, in a sixth and final round of the Europa League group stage, in which Jose Mourinho’s Roma qualified for the play-off.
Fenerbahçe, owned by Jorge Jesus, already qualified for this round, now moves straight to the round of 16, after winning Group B.
In Minho, in Group D, Sporting de Braga fulfilled its obligation to Malmö by beating the Swedes 2-1, but Union Berlin’s victory, with the Portuguese Diogo Leite in the title, in Belgium over Union Saint-Gillis ( 1- 0) sent the Portuguese emblem to the European third division.
Ricardo Horta, in the 36th minute, and Álvaro Djaló, in the 55th minute, scored goals for Braga, with Sejdiu, in the 77th minute, bringing it back to the Swedes, who said goodbye to the competition with zero points.
Even with 10 points, the Minho have not qualified and are now playing in the play-off to access the round of 16 of the Europa League, while Union Saint-Gilloise, as already known, closed the group first with 13, and Union Berlin finished second with 12.
In Belgium, just six minutes later, Sven Michel scored the winning goal for the Berlin emblem, the current Bundesliga leaders.
Bang in Rome
In Group C, Roma joined Betis, who had already confirmed first place, but with much distress in the mix, as is usual in Mourinho’s team, in the reception of Ludogorets, who also contested qualifying.
The Bulgarians took the lead at half-time, with a goal from Brazilian Rick in the 41st minute, but Roma, with Rui Patrício, turned things around in the second half thanks to a double by Pellegrini, in the 56th and 65th minute, both from a penalty , with Zaniolo, at 85, confirming the triumph.
Roma, the current holders of the Europa League League title, advance to the play-off, while Betis finished the group stage with a 3-0 home win over Finland’s HJK, with Rui Silva and William in the eleven.
Fenerbahçe wins away
Already qualified in Group B, Fenerbahçe tried to escape the play-off and go straight to the round of 16, winning 2-0 at the loaned home of Dinamo Kiev in Krakow, Poland.
Miguel Crespo was a full-time starter in Jesus’ team, which took advantage of Rennes’ draw with AEK Larnaca (1-1), with the French still left with one more round.
With first place up for grabs in Group A, Arsenal confirmed the round of 16 in London against Zurich (1-0), with Fábio Vieira starting and Cedric Soares in the second half, with PSV Eindhoven unable to finish. to win in Norway over the Bodo/Glimt (2-1). Netherlands goes to the play-offs.
Manchester United will have to make it through the play-off
In the first series of matches of the day, Feyenoord, Midtjylland, Monaco and Nantes ensured continuity in the Europa League, while Manchester United missed by one goal in the sixth and final round of this phase to win their group.
In the Basque Country, with three Portuguese in the starting eleven (Diogo Dalot, Bruno Fernandes and Cristiano Ronaldo), the red devils beat Real Sociedad 1-0 with a goal from the Argentine Alejandro Garnacho, an 18-year-old attacker, in the 17th minute. , but the result was insufficient for the English to guarantee first place in Group E.
With the two emblems added up to 15 points, but with one more goal in the equalizer, Real Sociedad go straight to the eighth finals of the Europa League, while Manchester United have to play themselves.
Pool F reached the final round with all four teams with a chance of progress, Dutch Feyenoord finishing in first place and reserved place in eighth, and Danish Midtjylland in second place, with all teams tied on eight points.
Lazio eventually relegated to the Europa Conference League and Sturm Graz retired from international competitions this season.
In the Netherlands, Feyenoord defeated Lazio 1-0, with goalkeeper Luís Maximiano on the Italian bench, and in Denmark, Midtjylland defeated Sturm Graz 2-0.
In Group G, Nantes joined Freiburg, with a 2-0 win in Greece over Olympiacos, and in Group H, Monaco defeated Estrela Vermelha 4-1 at home, while Gelson Martins watched the game from the bench, securing second place behind Ferencváros .
Source: DN
