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“Manchester United” inflicted a major defeat “Saint-Etienne” in the first match of 1/16 finals of the playoffs of the Europa League with the score 3:0.

All three goals in the composition of the English team scored by striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The return leg will take place on February 22 in France.

In parallel games, Schalke defeated on the road PAOK (3:0), and “Besiktas” defeated “Hapoel” – 3:1.

“Manchester United” (England) – “Saint-Etienne” (France) – 3:0 (1:0)

Goals: Ibrahimovic, 15 (1:0). Ibrahimovic, 75 (2:0). Ibrahimovic 88 – penalty (3:0).

“Manchester United”: Romero, Valencia, Blind, Smalling, Bailly, Fellaini (Lingard, 45+1), Mata (Rachford, 70), Herrera, P. Pogba, Ibrahimovic, Martial (Young, 84).

“Saint-Etienne”: Ruffier, Perrin, Theophile-Catherine, Malqui, F. Pogba (Beric, 79), As Saint Etienne Pajot (Selnæs, 72), Veretout, Monnet-Paquet, Seve Sex (Ru, 65).

Warning: Martial, 47. Herrera, 58. Pajot, 64. Lingard, 67. P. Pogba, 71.

Judge: The Kralovec (Czech Republic).

16 Feb. Manchester. Stadium “Old Trafford”.

PAOK (Greece) – “Shalke” (Germany) – 0:3 (0:1)

Goals: Burgstaller, 27 (0:1). Mayer, 82 (0:2). Huntelar, 90 (0:3).

“PAOK”: Glikos, Crespo, Leovac, Malezas, Leonard Varela, shahs, Biseswar (Enrique 77), Cimirot, Mistakidis (Bar, 55), Athanasiadis (Varda, 85).

Schalke: Fährmann, Naldo, Howedes, Nastasic, Kolasinac, Caligiuri (Linnet, 79), Stambouli, Meyer, Goretzka, SCHOPF (Kehrer, 46), Burgstaller (Huntelar, 84).

Warning: SCHOPF, 7. Leovac, 34. Goretzka, 50. Kolasinac, 57. Leonard, 57. Nastasic, 67. Varela, 89.

Referee: Estrada Fernández (Spain).

16 Feb. Thessaloniki. Stadium “Toumba”.

“Hapoel Beer Sheva” (Israel) – “Beshiktash” (Turkey) – 1:3 (1:1)

Goals: William, a 42 – own goal (0:1). Bard, 44 (1:1). Cenk, 60 (1:2). Hutchinson, 90+3 (1:3).

“Hapoel Beer Sheva”: Ghoresh, Tzedek, Bitton, William, Turgeman, Melikson (Gadir, 58), Hoban (Old 67), OSU, For The Sake Of The Bard (Saar, 79), Nwakaeme.

Besiktas: Fabricio Agosto, Tosic, Marcelo, Gökhan Gönül, Mitrovic, Hutchinson, Arslan (Talisca, 74), Necip Uysal, Babel, Quaresma (Inler, 90), Cenk (Omer Sismanoglu, 90+2).

Warning: Tzedek, 6.

Referee: Atkinson (England).

16 Feb. Beersheba. Stadium “Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium”.

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