UEFA Europa League Wrap 8 December 2016
Villarreal 2-1 Bucuresti Villarreal scored a late winner to secure their spot in the Europa League last 32 on Thursday with a 2-1 win over Bucuresti. The Spanish side hit the front in the 15th minute as Nicola Sansone scored, but Vlad Achim (55') equalised for the visitors. The visitors were reduced to ten men in the 80th minute when Tamas. In the 88th minute Manu Trigueros produced the winner for Villarreal who advanced from Group L in second place. Qarabag 1-2 Fiorentina The Italian outfit took the lead on the hour mark when Matias Vecino hit the back of the net. Reynaldo levelled matters in the 73rd minute but Federico Chiesa (76') won it for Fiorentina. In the 84th minute Chiesa was sent off, but the Viola held on for the win and finished top of Group J. Feyenoord 0-1 Fenerbahce A solitary strike from Moussa Sow (22') was enough to give the Turkish outfit the win at De Kuip as they qualified top of Group A. Astra Giurgiu 0-0 Roma The two sides had to share the spoils after playing out a goalless draw. The draw was enough to see Roma claim top spot in Group E, while the hosts qualified in second. Nice 2-1 Krasnodar Fyodor Smolov (51') put the visitors in the lead but a penalty from Alexy Bosetti (pen 64') equalised the game before Maxime le Marchand (77') won it for Nice. However, Krasnodar qualified in second position, while Nice are eliminated. Salzburg 2-0 Schalke 04 Xaver Schlager (22') and Josip Radosevic (90') were on target for the hosts as they claimed a comfortable win over the German side. However, Schalke finished top of Group I nonetheless. Inter 2-1 Sparta Praha Eder (23') put the Italian side in front before an equaliser from Lukas Marecek (54'). Eder then completed his brace in the 90th minute to secure the win for the Nerazzurri. However, it was Sparta who qualified top of Group K. Southampton 1-1 Be'er Sheva Maor Buzaglo gave the travelers the advantage in the 78th minute before a 90th-minute equaliser from Virgil van Dijk. The draw was enough to see the visitors claim second position in the group, while the Saints were ousted. Other results: * = Qualified Konyaspor 0-1 Gent*, Sporting 2-4 Shakhtar*, Salonica* 2-0 Slovan Liberec, Osmanlispor* 2-0 Zurich, APOEL* 2-0 Olympiakos*, Young Boys 3-0 Astana, Mainz 2-0 Gabala, Alkmaar* 3-2 Zenit*, Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-1 Dundalk, Viktoria Plzen 3-2 Austria Wien, Rapid Wien 1-1 Athletico Bilbao*, Panathinaikos 0-2 Celta de Vigo*, Standard Liege 1-1 Ajax*, Anderlecht* 2-3 Saint-Etienne*
