Rondón pulled one back for Zenit in Saint Petersburg after Son Heung-Min had done the damage with a brace of goals on 68' and 73'. After four matches of the six in this group phase, Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund have already qualified for the next round. Tomorrow Groups EFGH play.
Played today: Groups ABCD
Group A
Malmö 0 Atlético Madrid 2
Juventus 3 Olympiacos 2
Group B
Basel 4 Ludogorets 0
Real Madrid 1 Liverpool FC 0
Group C
Zenit 1 Bayer Leverkusen 2
Benfica 1 Monaco 0
Group D
Dortmund 4 Galatasaray 1
Arsenal 3 Anderlecht 3
Group A
Matchday 4
Malmö 0 Atlético Madrid 2
Juventus 3 Olympiacos 2
Matchday 3
Atlético Madrid 5 Malmö 0
Olympiacos 1 Juventus 0
Matchday 2
Malmö 2 Olympiacos 0
Atlético 1 Juventus 0
Matchday 1
Juventus 2 Malmö 0; Olympiacos 3 Atlético 2
CA Madrid 4 games 3 win 0 draws 1 loss 10 goals for 3 against goal difference 7 9 points
Juventus 4 2 0 2 5 4 1 6
Olympiacos FC 4 2 0 2 6 7 -1 6
Malmö FF 4 1 0 3 2 9 -7 3
Group B
Matchday 4
Basel 4 Ludogorets 0
Real Madrid 1 Liverpool FC 0
Matchday 3
Liverpool FC 0 Real Madrid CF 3
Ludogorets Razgrad 1 Basel 0
Matchday 2
Basel 1 Liverpool FC 0
Ludogorets 1 Real Madrid 2
Matchday 1
Liverpool 2 Ludogorets Razgrad 1; Real Madrid 5 Basel 1
Real Madrid CF 4 4 0 0 11 2 9 12
FC Basel 1893 4 2 0 2 6 6 0 6
Liverpool FC 4 1 0 3 2 6 -4 3
PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 4 1 0 3 3 8 -7 3
Group C
Matchday 4
Zenit 1 Bayer Leverkusen 2
Benfica 1 Monaco 0
Matchday 3
Leverkusen 2 Zenit 0
Monaco 0 SL Benfica 0
Matchday 2
Zenit 0 Monaco FC 0
Leverkusen 3 Benfica 1
Matchday 1
SL Benfica 0 FC Zenit 2; Monaco 1 Leverkusen 0
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4 3 0 1 7 3 4 9
AS Monaco 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 5
FC Zenit 4 1 1 2 3 4 -1 4
SL Benfica 4 1 1 2 2 5 -3 4
Group D
Matchday 4
Dortmund 4 Galatasaray 1
Arsenal 3 Anderlecht 3
Matchday 3
Anderlecht 1 Arsenal 2
Galatasaray 0 Dortmund 4
Matchday 2
Arsenal 4 Galatasaray 1
Anderlecht 0 Dortmund 3
Matchday 1
Dortmund 2 Arsenal 0; Galatasaray 1 Anderlecht 1
Borussia Dortmund 4 4 0 0 13 1 12 12
Arsenal FC 4 2 1 1 9 7 2 7
RSC Anderlecht 4 0 2 2 5 9 -4 2
Galatasaray AS 4 0 1 3 3 13 -10 1
Playing tomorrow
Groups EFGH
Group E
Manchester City v. CSKA Moskva
Bayern Munich v. Roma
Group F
PSG v. APOEL
Ajax v. Barcelona
Group G
Sporting CP v. Schalke
Maribor v. Chelsea FC
Group H
Athletic Bilbao v. FC Porto
Shakhtar Donetsk v. BATE Borisov
Group E Matchday 3
CSKA Moskva 2 Manchester City 2
Roma 1 Bayern München 7
Matchday 2
CSKA Moskva 0 Bayern München 1
Manchester City 1 Roma 1
Matchday 1
Roma 5 CSKA Moskva 1; Bayern Munich 1 Manchester City 0
Bayern München 3 games 3 victories 0 draws 0 defeats 7 goals for 0 goals against goal difference 9 9 points
AS Roma 3 1 1 1 7 9 -2 4
Manchester City 3 0 2 1 3 4 -1 2
CSKA Moskva 3 0 1 2 3 8 -5 1
Group F Matchday 3
Barcelona 3 Ajax 1
APOEL 0 Paris Saint-Germain 1
Matchday 2
Paris SG 3 Barcelona 2
APOEL 1 Ajax 1
Matchday 1
Barcelona 1 APOEL 0; Ajax 1 Paris SG 1
Paris SG 3 2 1 0 5 3 2 7
FC Barcelona 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
Ajax 3 0 2 1 3 5 -2 2
APOEL 3 0 1 2 1 3 -2 1
Group G Matchday 3
Schalke 4 Sporting CP 3
Chelsea 6 Maribor 0
Matchday 2
Sporting CP 0 Chelsea FC 1
Schalke 1 Maribor 1
Matchday 1
Chelsea 1 Schalke 1; Maribor 1 Sporting 1
Chelsea FC 3 2 1 0 8 1 7 7
FC Schalke 3 1 2 0 6 5 1 5
NK Maribor 3 0 2 1 2 8 -6 2
Sporting CP 3 0 1 2 4 6 -2 1
Group H Matchday 3
BATE 0 Shakhtar Donetsk 7
FC Porto 2 Athletic (Bilbao) 1
Matchday 2
Shakhtar Donetsk 2 FC Porto 2
BATE 2 Athletic (Bilbao) 1
Matchday 1
FC Porto 6 BATE 0; Athletic (Bilbao) 0 Shakhtar Donetsk 0
FC Porto 3 2 1 0 10 3 7 7
Shakhtar Donetsk 3 1 2 0 8 2 6 5
BATE Borisov 3 1 0 2 2 14 -12 3
Athletic Club (Bilbao) 3 0 1 2 2 4 -2 1
Russia has two teams in the Champions League Group Phase: FC Zenit (Saint Petersburg) and PFC CSKA Moskva (Moscow). Zenit is in Group C with SL Benfica (Portugal), Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Germany) and AS Monaco FC (France), while PFC CSKA Moskva is in Group E, with FC Bayern München (Germany), Manchester City FC (England) and AS Roma (Italy).
Group A: Club Atlético de Madrid (Spain), Juventus (Italy), Olympiacos FC (Greece), Malmö FF (Sweden)
Group B: Real Madrid CF (Spain), FC Basel 1893 (Switzerland), Liverpool FC (England), PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (Bulgaria)
Group C: SL Benfica (Portugal), FC Zenit (Russia), Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Germany), AS Monaco FC (France)
Group D: Arsenal FC (England), Borussia Dortmund (Germany), Galatasaray AŞ (Turkey), RSC Anderlecht (Belgium)
Group E: FC Bayern München (Germany), Manchester City FC (England), PFC CSKA Moskva (Russia), AS Roma (Italy)
Group F: FC Barcelona (Spain), Paris Saint-Germain (France), AFC Ajax (Netherlands), APOEL FC (Cyprus)
Group G: Chelsea FC (England), FC Schalke 04 (Germany), Sporting Clube de Portugal (Portugal), NK Maribor (Slovenia)
Group H: FC Porto (Portugal), FC Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine), Athletic Club (Spain), FC BATE Borisov (Belarus)
England (4): Liverpool FC, Arsenal FC, Manchester City FC, Chelsea FC
Germany (4): Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, FC Bayern München, FC Schalke 04
Spain (4): Club Atlético de Madrid, Real Madrid CF, FC Barcelona, Athletic Club (Bilbao)
Portugal (3): SL Benfica, FC Porto, Sporting Clube de Portugal
France (2): AS Monaco, Paris Saint-Germain
Italy (2): Juventus, AS Roma
Russia (2): FC Zenit, PFC CSKA Moskva
Belarus (1): FC BATE Borisov
Belgium (1): RSC Anderlecht
Bulgaria (1): PFC Ludogorets Razgrad
Cyprus (1): APOEL FC
Greece (1): Olympiacos FC
Netherlands (1): AFC Ajax
Slovenia (1): NK Maribor
Sweden (1): Malmö
Switzerland (1): FC Basel 1893
Turkey (1): Galatasaray AŞ
Ukraine (1): FC Shakhtar Donetsk
UEFA National Championships 2014-2015
Zenit seven clear
Zenit came to Moscow to increase the distance over CSKA, winning 1-0 and leaving seven points between the front runners of Russia's Premier League. Elsewhere, it's the same old names: Mourinho and Chelsea, Guardiola and Bayern, Carlo Ancelotti and Real Madrid... and Ronaldo, James and Benzema.
This year I present the European football leagues, the Champions League and Europa League and the UEFA qualifying matches on the same page so that our readers can see what is going on in European soccer at a glance. First, European Leagues, then the Champions League and Europa League, which face Matchday 3 this week, finally the EURO 2016 qualifiers.
Chempionat Rossii - Russian Premier League (After 12 matches)
FC Zenit is first with 32 points, seven more than CSKA Moskva after winning against the second-placed team, in Moscow, by 1-0. The two teams from Krasnodar follow in third and fourth position.
FC Krasnodar has 21 after losing 2-1 at Mordovia while FC Kuban Krasnodar were held 3-3 at home by Spartak Moskva.
Premier League (England) (After 10 matches)
Chelsea remains four clear at the top of the Premiership (2-1 over QPR), with Southampton in second (1-0 at Hull). City is third on 20 after winning the Manchester derby match 1-0 against United. Arsenal is fourth with 17 points (3-0 over Burnley) and West Ham United, fifth also on 17 points, after a 2-2 draw at Stoke City.
La Liga (Spain) (After 10 matches)
Real Madrid (24) took full advantage of the home defeat (0-1) dealt to Barcelona (22) by Celta Vigo, by going top beating Granada 4-0, goals from Cristiano Ronaldo, a brace from James and one from Benzema. Valencia (23) is second after beating Villarreal 3-1 in Castellón. Atlético Madrid (23) is third, after winning 4-2 over Córdoba. Sevilla went down at Athletic Bilbao 1-0 and is fifth (22).
Bundesliga (Germany) (After 10 matches)
Bayern has booked top spot (24 points) beating Dortmund 2-1. VfL Wolfsburg is second on 20, after a 4-0 win at Stuttgart and Borussia Mönchengladbach (20) third, after beating Hoffenheim 3-1.
Ligue 1 (France) (After 12 matches)
Olympique de Marseille 28 points; second is Paris Saint-Germain with 24; third, Olympique Lyonnais (23). Marseille beat Lens 2-1, Paris Saint-Germain won by the same score at Lorient and Lyon won 3-1 at Nice.
Serie A (Italy) (After 10 matches)
Juventus has 25 after winning 2-0 at Empoli. Roma has 22 after losing 2-0 at Napoli and third is UC Sampdoria (19) after beating Fiorentina 3-1.
Primeira Liga (Portugal) (After 9 matches)
SL Benfica (22) beat Rio Ave 1-0 in Lisbon; FC Porto (21) beat Nacional 2-0, Vitória Guimarães (20) beat Sporting 3-0. Fourth is Paços de Ferreira, after beating Setúbal 4-1.
Premer Liga (Ukraine) After 10 matches
First is FC Dinamo Kyiv (26), 3-0 winners at FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (25). FC Shakhtar Donetsk has 21 after losing at Metalurh Donetsk 2-1.
In Romania, after 13 games, FC Steaua Bucureşti leads with 31 points (after beating Dinamo 3-0). Second is CFR 1907 Cluj on 26 points with 12 games played.
In Armenia, after 12 games, the leader is Ulisses FC with 34 points (5-1 winners over Alashkert), second is FC Pyunik on 121 with a game in hand after a 1-0 win over Banants.
In the Azerbaijan Premier League (Topaz Premyer Liqası), after 10 games Qarabağ FK leads with 21 points after beating MKT Araz 4-0. Neftçi PFK (20) is second after a 4-0 win over Olimpik-Süvälan.
Europa League Matchday 3
Russian clubs Dinamo Moskva in Group E and Krasnodar in H had mixed fortunes, in fact their situation could not be more different. In Group E, Dinamo Moskva tops the group with 9 points from three games, winning tonight in Estoril, Portugal, by 2-1. Krasnodar is bottom of Group H after losing 4-2 at home to Wolfsburg.
This year we present the Europe and Champions Leagues, the UEFA national championships and the 20165 UEFA qualifying rounds in the same document for easy and constant access to what is going on in the European Soccer scene.
Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Against Goal Difference Points
Group A
Matchday 3
Villarreal 4 Zürich 1
B. Mönchengladbach 5 Apollon Limassol 0
Matchday 2
FC Zürich 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1
Villarreal 4 Apollon Limassol 0
Matchday 1
Apollon Limassol (Cyprus) 3 FC Zürich (Switzerland) 2; Borussia Mönchengladbach (Germany) 1 Villarreal (Spain) 1
Villarreal 3 2 1 0 9 2 7 7
Borussia Mönchengladbach 3 1 2 0 7 2 5 5
Apollon Limassol 3 1 0 2 3 11 -8 3
FC Zürich 3 0 1 2 4 8 -4 1
Group B
Matchday 3
Torino 2 HJK 0
Club Brugge 1 Kobenhavn 1
Matchday 2
Torino 1 Copenhagen 0
Helsinki 0 Club Brugge 3
Matchday 1
Club Brugge (Belgium) 0 Torino (Italy) 0; FC Copenhagen (Denmark) 2 HJK Helsinki (Finland) 0
Torino 3 2 1 0 3 0 3 7
Club Brugge 3 1 2 0 4 1 3 5
FC Copenhagen 3 1 1 1 3 2 1 4
HJK Helsinki 3 0 0 3 0 7 -7 0
Group C
Matchday 3
Tottenham 5 Asteras 1
Partizan 0 Besiktas 4
Matchday 2
Tottenham 1 Besiktas 1
Asteras Tripolis 2 Partizan Belgrade 0
Matchday 1
Besiktas (Turkey) 1 Asteras Tripolis (Greece) 1; Partizan Belgrade (Serbia) 0 Tottenham (England) 0
Besiktas 3 1 2 0 6 2 4 5
Tottenham 3 1 2 0 6 2 4 5
Asteras Tripolis 3 1 1 1 4 6 -2 4
Partizan Belgrade 3 0 1 2 0 6 -6 1
Group D
Matchday 3
Celtic 2 Astra 1
Red Bull Salzburg 4 Dinamo Zagreb 2
Matchday 2
Celtic 1 Dinamo Zagreb 0
Astra 1 Red Bull 2
Matchday 1
Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) 5 Astra Giurgiu (Romania) 1; FC Red Bull Salzburg (Austria) 2 Celtic (Scotland) 2
FC Red Bull Salzburg 3 2 1 0 7 4 3 7
Celtic 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 7
Dinamo Zagreb 3 1 0 2 7 6 1 3
Astra Giurgiu 3 0 0 3 3 9 -6 0
Group E
Matchday 3
PSV 1 Panathinaikos 1
Estoril 1 Praia Dinamo Moskva 2
Matchday 2
Dinamo Moskva 1 PSV 0
Estoril Praia 2 Panathinaikos 0
Matchday 1
Panathinaikos (Greece) 1 Dynamo Moscow (Russia) 2; PSV (Netherlands) 1 Estoril Praia (Portugal) 0
Dinamo Moskva 3 3 0 0 5 2 3 9
PSV 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
Estoril Praia 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
Panathinaikos 3 0 1 2 2 5 -3 1
Group F
Matchday 3
Inter Milan 0 Saint-Étienne 0
Dnipro 0 Qarabag 1
Matchday 2
Inter 2 Qarabag 0
Saint-Étienne 0 Dnipro 0
Matchday 1
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine) 0 Internazionale (Italy) 1; FK Qarabag (Azerbaijan) 0 St Etienne (France) 0
Inter Milan 3 2 1 0 3 0 3 7
FK Qarabag 3 1 1 1 1 2 -1 4
Saint-Étienne 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 3 0 1 2 0 2 -2 1
Group G
Matchday 3
Rijeka 3 Feyenoord 1
Standard Liège 0 Sevilla 0
Matchday 2
Rijeka 2 Sevilla 2
Feyenoord 2 Standard Liege 1
Matchday 1
Sevilla (Spain) 2 Feyenoord (Netherlands) 0; Standard Liège (Belgium) 2 HNK Rijeka (Croatia) 0
Sevilla 3 1 2 0 4 2 2 5
St. Liege 3 1 1 1 3 2 1 4
Rijeka 3 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
Feyenoord 3 1 0 2 3 6 -3 3
Group H
Matchday 3
Krasnodar 2 Wolfsburg 4
LOSC Lille 0 Everton 0
Matchday 2
Krasnodar 1 Everton 1
Wolfsburg 1 Lille 1
Matchday 1
Everton (England) 4 VfL Wolfsburg (Germany) 1; Lille (France) 1 FK Krasnodar (Russia) 1
Everton 3 1 2 0 5 2 3 5
Wolfsburg 3 1 1 1 6 7 -1 4
Lille 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
Krasnodar 3 0 2 1 4 6 -2 2
Group I
Matchday 3
Slovan Bratislava 0 Sparta Praha 3
Young Boys 2 Napoli 0
Matchday 2
Sparta Praha 3 Young Boys 1
Slovan Bratislava 0 Napoli 2
Matchday 1
BSC Young Boys (Switzerland) 5 Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) 0; Napoli (Italy) 3 Sparta Prague (Czech Republic) 1
Young Boys 3 2 0 1 8 3 5 6
Napoli 3 2 0 1 5 2 3 6
Sparta Praha 3 2 0 1 6 4 2 6
Slovan Bratislava 3 0 0 3 0 10 -10 0
Group J
Matchday 3
AbB 3 Dinamo Kyiv 0
Steaua 2 Rio Ave 1
Matchday 2
Dinamo Kiev 3 Steaua 1
Aalborg 1 Rio Ave 0
Matchday 1
Rio Ave (Portugal) 0 Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) 3; Steaua Bucharest (Romania) 6 Aalborg BK (Denmark) 0
Dinamo Kiev 3 2 0 1 6 4 2 6
Steaua Bucuresti 3 2 0 1 9 4 5 6
Aalborg BK 3 2 0 1 4 6 -2 3
Rio Ave 3 0 0 3 1 6 -5 0
Group K
Matchday 3
PAOK 0 Fiorentina 1
Dinamo Minsk 0 Guingamp 0
Matchday 2
Guingamp 2 PAOK 0
Minsk 0 Fiorentina 3
Matchday 1
Fiorentina (Italy) 3 Guingamp (France) 0; PAOK Salonika (Greece) 6 Dinamo Minsk (Belarus) 1
Fiorentina 3 3 0 0 7 0 7 9
Guingamp 3 1 1 1 2 3 -1 4
PAOK Salonika 3 1 0 2 6 4 2 3
Dinamo Minsk 3 0 1 2 1 9 -8 1
Group L
Matchday 3
Trabzonspor 2 Lokeren 0
Metalist 0 Legia 1
Matchday 2
Trabzonspor 0 Legia 1
Lokeren 1 Metalist Kharkiv 0
Matchday 1
Legia Warsaw (Poland) 1 KSC Lokeren (Belgium) 0; Metalist Kharkiv (Ukraine) 1 Trabzonspor (Turkey) 2
Legia Warsaw 3 3 0 0 3 0 3 9
Trabzonspor 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 6
Lokeren 3 1 0 2 1 3 -2 3
Metalist Kharkiv 3 0 0 3 1 4 -3 0
Austria 1
Azerbaijan 1
Belarus 1
Belgium 3
Croatia 2
Cyprus 1
Czech Republic 1
Denmark 2
England 2
Finland 1
France 3
Germany 2
Greece 3
Italy 4
Netherlands 2
Poland 1
Portugal 2
Romania 2
Russia 2
Scotland 1
Serbia 1
Slovakia 1
Spain 2
Switzerland 2
Turkey 2
Ukraine 3
UEFA 2016: Sensation team: Iceland!
After Matchday 3, Russia has one win and two draws, the last one a disappointing 1-1 home point to Moldova, after holding Sweden away by the same result. Russia occupies second place in Group G behind Austria (nine points). Sensation side: Iceland! Three games, three victories, eight goals scored, none conceded, nine points!
UEFA 2016: Matchday 3
Group A
Matchday 3
Kazakhstan 2 Czech Republic 4
Iceland 2 Netherlands 0
Latvia 1 Turkey 1
Matchday 2
Latvia 0 Iceland 3
Netherlands 3 Kazakhstan 1
Turkey 1 Czech Republic 2
Matchday 1
Kazakhstan 0 Latvia 0
Czech Republic 2 Netherlands 1
Iceland 3 Turkey 0
Iceland 3 3 0 0 8 0 9
Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 8 4 9
Netherlands 3 1 0 2 4 5 3
Kazakhstan 3 0 1 2 3 7 1
Latvia 3 0 2 1 1 4 2
Turkey 3 0 1 2 2 6 1
Group B
Matchday 3
Andorra 1 Israel 4
Bosnia-Herzegovina 1 Belgium 1
Wales 2 Cyprus 1
Matchday 2
Belgium 6 Andorra 0
Cyprus 1 Israel 2
Wales 0 Bosnia-Herzegovina 0
Matchday 1
Andorra 1 Wales 2
Bosnia-Herzegovina 1 Cyprus 2
Wales 3 2 1 0 4 2 7
Israel 2 2 0 0 6 2 6
Belgium 2 1 1 0 7 1 4
Cyprus 3 1 0 2 4 5 3
Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 0 2 1 2 3 2
Andorra 3 0 0 3 2 12 0
Group C
Matchday 3
Ukraine 1 Macedonia 0
Belarus 1 Slovakia 3
Luxembourg 0 Spain 4
Matchday 2
Belarus 0 Ukraine 2
FYR Macedonia 3 Luxembourg 2
Slovakia 2 Spain 1
Matchday 1
Spain 5 Macedonia 1
Ukraine 0 Slovakia 1
Luxembourg 1 Belarus 1
Slovakia 3 3 0 0 6 2 9
Spain 3 2 0 1 10 3 6
Ukraine 3 2 0 1 3 1 6
FYR Macedonia 3 1 0 2 4 8 3
Belarus 3 0 1 3 2 6 1
Luxembourg 3 0 1 2 3 8 1
Group D
Matchday 3
Germany 1 Republic of Ireland 1
Poland 2 Scotland 2
Gibraltar 0 Georgia 3
Matchday 2
Republic of Ireland 7 Gibraltar 0
Scotland 1 Georgia 0
Poland 2 Germany 0
Matchday 1
Georgia 1 Republic of Ireland 2
Germany 2 Scotland 1
Gibraltar 0 Poland 7
Poland 3 2 1 0 11 2 7
Rep. Ireland 3 2 1 0 10 2 7
Germany 3 1 1 1 3 4 4
Scotland 3 1 1 1 4 5 4
Georgia 3 1 0 2 4 3 3
Gibraltar 3 0 0 3 0 17 0
Group E
Matchday 3
San Marino 0 Switzerland 4
Estonia 0 England 1
Lithuania 0 Slovenia 2
Matchday 2
England 5 San Marino 0
Lithuania 1 Estonia 0
Slovenia 1 Switzerland 0
Matchday 1
Estonia 1 Slovenia 0
San Marino 0 Lithuania 2
Switzerland 0 England 2
England 3 3 0 0 8 0 9
Slovenia 3 2 0 1 3 1 6
Lithuania 3 2 0 1 3 2 6
Switzerland 3 1 0 2 4 3 3
Estonia 3 1 0 2 1 2 3
San Marino 3 0 0 3 0 11 0
Group F
Matchday 3
Faroe Isles 0 Hungary 1
Finland 0 Romania 2
Greece 0 Northern Ireland 2
Matchday 2
Romania 1 Hungary 1
Finland 1 Greece 1
N. Ireland 2 Faroe Isles 0
Matchday 1
Hungary 1 Northern Ireland 2
Faroe Isles 1 Finland 3
Greece 0 Romania 1
Northern Ireland 3 3 0 0 6 1 9
Romania 3 2 1 0 4 1 7
Finland 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
Hungary 3 1 1 1 3 3 4
Greece 3 0 1 2 1 3 1
Faroe Isles 3 0 0 3 1 6 0
Group G
Matchday 3
Austria 1 Montenegro 0
Russia 1 Moldova 1
Sweden 2 Liechtenstein 0
Russia 1 Moldova 1. 42,000 frustrated Russian fans failed to see Capello's side break down Moldova. Artem Dzyuba scored from the penalty spot on 74 minutes and just when everyone thought that would be enough, back came Moldova and within a minute, Alexandru Epureanu had equalised with a header (75').
Matchday 2
Liechtenstein 0 Montenegro 0
Moldova 0 Austria 1
Sweden 1 Russia 1
Russia held Sweden away, 1 goal apiece, Kokorin scored after 10', and Sweden equalized on 49' through Toivonen. Russia had a ball possession of 60% against the home team's 40% and 8 shots (2 on target) against Sweden's 6 shots (4 on). Sweden had 6 corners to Russia's three and committed 13 fouls against Russia's 12. Three Swedish players received yellow cards, compared with Russia's 2.
Matchday 1
Russia 4 Liechtenstein 0
Austria 1 Sweden 1
Montenegro 2 Moldova 0
Russia v. Liechtenstein: Fabio Capello's Russia began the campaign for the UEFA European Cup Finals in France in 2016 with a 4-0 win over Liechtenstein in Khimki at the Arena Khimki. Two own goals from Martin Buechel on 4' and Franz Burgmeier on 50', a penalty from Dmitry Kombarov on 54' and a strike by Artem Dzyuba on 65' fixed the scoreline in the Group G tie.
Austria 3 3 0 0 5 2 9
Russia 3 1 2 0 6 2 5
Montenegro 3 1 1 1 2 1 4
Sweden 3 2 0 1 4 3 4
Liechtenstein 3 0 1 2 0 6 1
Moldova 3 0 1 2 2 5 1
Group H
Matchday 3
Croatia 6 Azerbaijan 0
Malta 0 Italy 1
Norway 2 Bulgaria 1
Matchday 2
Bulgaria 0 Croatia 1
Italy 2 Azerbaijan 1
Malta 0 Norway 3
Matchday 1
Azerbaijan 1 Bulgaria 2
Croatia 2 Malta 0
Norway 0 Italy 2
Italy 3 3 0 0 5 1 9
Croatia 3 3 0 0 9 0 9
Norway 3 2 0 1 5 3 6
Bulgaria 3 1 0 2 3 4 3
Azerbaijan 3 0 0 3 2 10 0
Malta 3 0 0 3 0 6 0
Group I
Matchday 3
Denmark 0 Portugal 1
Serbia 0 Albania 0
Matchday 2
Armenia 1 Serbia 1
Albania 1 Denmark 1
Matchday 1
Denmark 2 Armenia 1
Portugal 0 Albania 1
Albania 3 1 2 0 2 1 5
Denmark 3 1 1 1 3 3 4
Portugal 2 1 0 1 1 1 3
Serbia 2 0 2 0 1 1 2
Armenia 2 0 1 1 2 3 1
Fixtures:
There are ten matchdays for the group stage, and two matchdays for the play-offs
Matchdays 2014
1 - September 7-9; 2 - October 9-11; 3 - October 12-14; 4 - November 14-16;
2015
5 - March 27-29; 6 - June 12-14; 7 - September 3-5; 8 - September 6-8; 9 - October 8-10;
10 - October 11-13;
Playoff First leg November 12-14; Playoff Second leg November 15-17
Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey
Pravda.Ru
(timothy.hinchey@gmail.com)