Europa League Qualify: Shakhtar prevails in Turkiye, Braga held in the Bulgarian capital

The high -level shock of Shakhtar Donetsk with Besiktas highlighted the action in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday, while the first stages of the second qualification round took place.

The Pitmen fled with a 4-2 victory in the Turkish capital, putting themselves in a good place for the leg back next Thursday in Krakow. It only took them for seven minutes to go to Alisson, while the Brazilian winger beat several opponents before sending Mert Gunok in the wrong direction.

Eguialdo added a second just before half an hour, putting the Ukrainian giants two to the good. A few minutes before the break, Tammy Abraham obtained one for the local team in the square.

The men of Arda Turan continued their solid display with a series of 51 passes which led Kevin to spin their third. The former man of Palmeiras added a fourth in time after Joao Mario scored a second 10 minutes before.

The Shakhtar, which is now 9-1-0 against the Turkish teams, has marked 10 times in qualification in the Europa League this summer, more than any other team.

Elsewhere, the Eredivisie Utrecht side has overcome an early deficit to prevail 3-1 against Tiraspol sheriff. Suffian El Karouani helped Victor Jensen and Nick virgin to give his team to the head, before Adrian Blake added a third 20 minutes of time.

There were two games that ended aimedlessly. The omnipresent team of the UEL, Sporting Braga, took place in Bulgaria against Levski Sofia, for the first time since the inaugural season of the competition under its current appearance, the Portuguese outfit was retained on the board in a qualifier on the road.

The other relentless meeting occurred in Switzerland, because Karlo Muhar of Cfr Cluj failed to convert an 11 -minute penalty against Lugano. Although the local team had most of the ball, they could not convert any of their 11 attempts to a goal.

Anderlecht was the only one else to win in the night, thanks to a kasper dolberg shot 10 minutes before the interval. It was enough to give them a close success of 1-0 on Hacken.

The goal of Doguhan Simsir’s 72nd minute canceled Jamie McGrath’s first match for Hibernian when they held 1-1 in Denmark against FC Midtjylland. As for Banik Ostrava, they maintained their heads twice against Legia Warsaw, but were returned twice in their 2-2 draw. Michal Frydrych thought he had marked his second in the death match, but he was excluded for the offside.

In Cyprus, Celje and Aek Larnaca could not be separated because the match ended 1-1. The two teams obtained their objectives by a penalty, the Slovenes finding their equalizer eight after restarting.

The eight legs back are scheduled for next Thursday, the winners going to the third qualification round in August. By joining them, there will be Wolfsberger, Fredrikstad and Paok, as well as the 15 losing teams of the champions of the second qualification round.

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