Arsenal through despite a draw
Giroud ends drought Chelsea made it four wins from four matches in Group ‘ L’ by edging out a spirited BATE Borisov 1- 0 Arsenal Sporting Lisbon
Lazio
( Parolo 45+ 1, Correa 55) Marseille
( Thauvin 60)
Real Betis
( Lo Celso 12) AC Milan
( Suso 62)
in Belarus. Giroud ended his 11- game goal drought this season by giving Chelsea a 53rd- minute lead, and the Premier League giants held on despite BATE striking the woodwork three times in the match.
The Londoners moved 0 0
2 1 Spartak 4 ( Melgarejo 22, Goldson 35- og, Adriano 58, Hanni 59)
Rangers
( Eremenko 5- og, Candeias 27, Middleton 41)
Olympiakos
( Torosidis 6, Fortounis 15, 36, Christodoulopoulos 26, Fetfatzidis 71) Dudelange
( Sinani 69)
six points clear of Hungarians Vidi at the top of the group.
Gerrard beaten Steven Gerrard’s Rangers saw their 11- game unbeaten run in this year’s Europa League come to a dramatic end as they 3
5 1
threw away the lead three times in a 3- 4 defeat at Spartak Moscow.
Both sides were the beneficiaries of comical own goals in a crazy first half which ended with Glenn Middleton putting the Scots 3- 2 ahead, but Luiz Adriano and Sofiane Hanni both scored in the space of 71 seconds to snatch Spartak victory.
Rangers are now level on points with Spartak in an incredibly tight Group ‘ G’, one point behind leaders Villarreal after the Spaniards’ goalless draw with Rapid Vienna in Austria.
Reigning Scottish champions Celtic gave themselves a lifeline in Group B, as Odsonne Edouard’s 79th- minute strike saw them beat RB Leipzig 2- 1 in their must- win clash at Parkhead.
Salzburg, semifinalists last season, qualified for the next round with a 5- 2 thrashing of Rosenborg in the group’s other match, as Japanese forward Takumi Minamino scored a hat- trick. — AFP