Hapoel Be'er Sheva Draws Dynamo Zagreb in Europa League Opener
The group stage of the Europa League commenced with Hapoel Be'er Sheva of Israel playing to a scoreless draw against Dynamo Zagreb of Croatia. The match, held on Thursday, saw both teams register four shots on target but fail to convert.
In other results, Benfica of Portugal defeated AC Milan of Italy 2-0, with Ukrainian goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin defending the Portuguese team's goal. Lyon of France beat Anderlecht of Belgium 2-1, while Bayer Leverkusen of Germany secured a 2-0 victory over Celje of Slovenia. Olympiacos of Greece edged out Jagiellonia of Poland 2-1, the winning goal scored in the 84th minute by Ukrainian player Roman Yaremchuk.
Further matches included Sturm Graz of Austria facing Rennes of France, and Sunderland of England taking on AZ Alkmaar of the Netherlands, with Sunderland winning their match 1-0.
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