Benfica footballers defeated Celtic in the game of the general stage LE

In one of the top matches of the second round of the general stage of the UEFA Europa League, the Portuguese Benfica defeated the Scottish Celtic in Lisbon - 4: 1. It's reported by sb.by.

The owners of the field scored John Duran twice (5th, 36th minutes), who in the first case realized a penalty, one goal scored Alexander Bach (23) and Vangelis Pavlidis (89). And the guests responded only with an accurate blow from Camilo Duran (63).

At the start of the tournament, the Eagles won both matches, thanks to which they are now among the leaders of the standings.

Completely digital picture of the second round, the games of which took place on October 15, is as follows: AZ (Netherlands) - "Hapoel" (Beersheba, Israel) - 2:1, "Salzburg" (Austria) - "Milan" (Italy) - 0:4, "Lech" (Poland) - 0:4, "Lyon" (France) - 3:2, "Sparta 1:1" (Frebia) - (Sparta) - 1 (Negoria) -1, "(Sparta) -" (Sparta) - 1 - 1 (Sparta) - 1 (Sparta) - 1 (Sparta) - 1 (Spain, "(Spain) - 2 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 (Spain, "(Sparta) - 2 - 1 - 1 (Spain) - 2 - 1 - 1 - "(Spain, "(Spain) - 2 - "(Spain), "(Spain) -" (Spain) -.

At the overall stage, each of the 36 teams will play eight different opponents (four times at home and away). The eight best squads will directly qualify for the 1/8 finals of the tournament, and the clubs who finish in places from the 9th to the 24th will have the opportunity to compete for the exit there in play-offs. Then there will be fights 1/8 finals, quarterfinals, semifinals and finals.

Last season, the victory in LE was celebrated by the English “Aston Villa”, which in the final defeated the German “Freiburg” – 3: 0. The most decorated team in the history of this tournament is Spain’s Sevilla, who have won the UEFA Cup/Europe League seven times.