Europa League Round of 16 Live!
If it's Thursday, it's the Europa League! This afternoon, we've got eight cracking Europa League first leg fixtures kicking off mostly around 4pm EST. The only English interest is in the delectable clash between Dynamo Chicken Kiev and some Everton Toffee pudding. Join me for all the action here on the LOB!
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Good afternoon, Bob. I can tell by your post that I'm starting to rub off on you. I should be around because kickoff is about a half an hour after my conference period begins.
There are some early kickoffs . Zenit are one up vs Torino early in the second half.
Inter have driven their way to an early lead at Wolfsburg. Herbie will not be pleased.
Zenit are now two up vs Torino.
Zenit have defeated Torino 2-0
It is halftime in tree other Europa League matches . The scores are :
Dnipro 1 Ajax 0
Brugge 0 Besiktas 0
Herbie will be pleased that Wolfsburg have got of neutral to tie it up with Inter. it's 1-1 at the half.
The latest scores :
Brugge 1 Besiktas 1
VWs 2 Inter 1
Afternoon, MUR - I'm just joining in on festivities after conquering the Fall 2015 scheduling. Woo hoo!
I see that Zenit have just completed a tasty 2-0 win against Torino in the early kick-off in St. Petersburg.
De Bruyn has just added a third goal for Wolfsburg who now have a two goal advantage at home to Inter.
Oh - great one-two between De Bruyne and Bendtner but the Belgian couldn't finish it.
Into stoppage time now at Wolfsburg.
That's it - Wolfsburg have come from one-nil down to run out 3-1 winners, thanks to an excellent brace from Kevin de Bruyne.
The team news out of Goodison tonite:
Everton: Howard, Coleman, Alcaraz, Jagielka, Garbutt, McCarthy, Barkley, Barry, Naismith, Lukaku, Mirallas. Subs: Robles, Gibson, Kone, Besic, Atsu, Osman, Browning.
Dynamo Kiev: Shovkovskiy, Vida, Dragovic, Danilo Silva, Antunes, Veloso, Sydorchuk, Gusev, Buyalsky, Yarmolenko, Mbokani.
Subs: Rybka, Garmash, Kravets, Yevhen Chumak, Khacheridi, Kalitvintsev, Teodorczyk.
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
The twee little "Z Cars" theme means that its business time at Everton. I luv it!
Some more final scores:
Dnipro 1 Ajax 0
Brugge 2 Besiktas 1
Wolfsburg drove to victory, defeating Inter 3-1
Good afternoon. It's time to load the link
The match has kicked off from Goodison Park
And we're away at Goodison....
it appears that Roberto is taking this seriously as he puts out a full strength lineup.
The commentator is reminding us that the pride of the Prem is on the line here - Everton are the last English side in the EL and with Chelski now out of the CL, all of the English sides may well be exiting Europe at this stage. Not good for the co-efficient.
Oh dear - panic stations at the back for the Toffees early doors with a dangerous cross coming in. Timmy had to punch clear.
Timmy does well to push away a deflected effort early doors.
As they say, Toffees have a soft centre.
WAY HAY, mate. Sevilla have taken an early lead at Villareal in an all La Liga matchup.
That'll do nicely for us, right, mate?
I had no idea that Sergei Rebrov had gone into management.
Me either. I remember him at SFL about a decade to fifteen years ago
Coleman wins a corner.
A poor corner is cleared by the first defender.
Oh - another dangerous moment out in front of the Everton goal. Mbokani was straight in there but couldn't adjust himself to direct it past Timmy.
It sure will. I am wondering if anyone lost points for picking Chelsea to win the Champions League.I was surprised to see PSG advance.
Dynamo Moscow take the lead at Raffa's Napoli. The Russian clubs are having the upper hand vs the Serie A clubs today
It appears to be raining cats and dogs in Merseyside.
They certainly have. The Russians staking their claim for more spots in Europe.
A typical spring evening in Liverpool.
GOAL! Kyiv strike first! And it was coming!
Gusev got the jump on Barkley and finished beautifully on the volley from the corner. Good start from the Ukraine side.
MccArthy hooks away a poor back header from Alcaraz for a corner
GOAL kIEV TAKE THE LEAD FROM THE RESULTING CORNER WITH A NEAR POST VOLLEY FROM THE RESULTING CORNER.
It was a nice volley from Gusev. Barkley learned well in his time at ER, but forgot about the session on marking
You missed an eventful extra time yesterday. I hope you had a great dinner. Jose had crow.
Fiorentina have taken the lead vs Roma in the all Serie A matchup.
The travelling Ukrainian contingent are dancing around , enjoying themselves.
The Chunk gets past Danilo Silva down the left and his cross is cleared for a corner. The corner from Luke Garbutt is a complete waste as it goes out for a goal kick.
WAY HAY !!! SEVILLA GO TWO UP AT vILLARREAL.
Jags does well to block a header from the lively Mabokuani
Napoli tie it up vs Dynamo Moscow.
Timmy does well to push around a powerful long range effort from Sydorchuk , then Kiev try a corner straight from the training ground that goes horribly wrong and a long clearance makes it to the Chunk. Shovkovsky, the Kiev keeper, got it horribly wrong as he rushed out of his box to clear, but sliced it to the Chunk, who attempted a shot from 40 yards out into an empty net, but shot wide.
Mirallis is fouled inches outside the D.
More like 25 yards out.
Shovkovsky does well to tip over the free kick from the Chunk
OH!!! a Header from Jags off the corner is headed off the line by Danilo Silva then Alcaraz has a shot deflected for another corner.
Another wasted corner as it again goes out for a goal kick.
GOAL !!! 1-1 AS NAISMITH SCORES WITH A FINISH PAST SHOVKOVSKY. cREDIT TO THE CHUNK AS HE WENT ON A SOLO RUN PAST THREE PLAYERS THEN FOUND NAISMITH WITH A PASS ON THE OUTSIDE OF HIS FOOT.
Napoli have come from behind as they lead 2-1 vs Dynamo Moscow.
shovkovsky got it horribly wrong again in the Kiev goal as Mirallis rounded him off a long ball, but his cross was cut out.
It's halftime as there was not any stoppage time.
It's 1-1 as the Toffees finished the stronger team and should take advantage of the shaky Shovkovsky in goal
I'm back from a brief meeting and see that Stephen Naismith has leveled things for the Toffees and that it's 1-1 at half-time.
The second half is underway
welcome back. He did. A solo run form the Chunk led to the assist
The Toffees have a free kick just outside the Kiev box.
Shovkovsky pushes out a free kick from Garbutt for a corner.
Naismith headed on the corner and it came off the Chunk's chest and straight to Shovkovsky as he couldn't quite make the right contact.
Sevilla were 0-2 up at Villarreal and two quick goals are scored as Sevilla are 1-3 ahead.
The Toffees had two chances as Kone had a header saved and Gareth Barry shot just wide. Then Yarmalenko shot just over for Kiev.
Napoli lead Dynamo Moscow 3-1.
The Chunk has a near post effort saved off a run and pass from Barkley
Leon Osman is on for Ross Barkley. Kone came on for Mirallis a few minutes ago.
A quarter of an hour remaining and still 1-1.
PENALTY TOFFEES AS DANILO SILVA IS CALLED FOR A BLATANT HAND BALL FROM A CROSS BY LEON OSMAN
GOAL!!!! THE CHUNK PUTS THE TOFFEES AHEAD FROM THE SPOT . IT WAS A POOR PENALTY STRAIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE, GRAZING SHOVKOVSKY'S BOOT, BUT THEY ALL COUNT
Osman heads just wide from a tasty cross from the Chunk.
Roma have tied it up at Fiorentina.
Mbokani is booked for a really clumsy challenge on Mccarthy as they both went up for a header.
Into stoppage time. Three minutes
It's over at Goodison and the Toffees win 2-1. They will take a slender lead to the Ukrainian capital next week.
I'm headed home.I'll be around this weekend .
CHEERS!
Thanks for hanging in there, MUR. It was good to see an English side victorious; however, that early Kyiv goal may well come back to haunt them in the second leg in Ukraine.
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