Manchester United regained the tone of victories in the fifth group stage of the European Football Championship, following their precious 2-0 victory over its host, Sheriff Tiraspol of Moldova.
Sharjah 24 – Asaad Khalil:
Manchester United achieved their first victory in Group E of the group stage of the European Football Championship, following their precious 2-0 victory over its host Sheriff Tiraspol of Moldova, in the second round of the group, which also witnessed the victory of Real Sociedad of Spain 2-1 at its guest Omonia Nicosia of Cyprus. .
Sociedad continued to lead the group with 6 points, achieving the full mark so far, following its 1-0 victory over its host Manchester United in the last stage.
Manchester United came second with 3 points, ahead of Sheriff, who is in third place, equal in the same balance, while Omonia Nicosia remained at the bottom of the standings without points.
In Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, Jadon Sancho opened the scoring for United in the 17th minute, before veteran Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo added the second goal in the 39th minute from a penalty kick.
This became the first goal of Ronaldo in his career with Manchester United this season.
Feyenoord Rotterdam
Feyenoord Rotterdam of the Netherlands won a landslide 6-0 victory over its Austrian guest Sturm Graz in Group F, which witnessed a terrible fall for Italian Lazio once morest its Danish host, Mittelland, following losing 1/5 in a surprise of heavy caliber.
All teams in the group were tied with 3 points, as Feyenoord topped the standings with a goal difference in front of its closest rivals Mittelland, while Lazio came in third place, and Sturm Graz was at the bottom of the standings.
Freiburg
Germany’s Freiburg maintained its brilliant start in Group G of the tournament, following its big 3-0 victory over its Greek host Olympiacos, while Azerbaijan’s Karabka Agdam defeated its French guest, Nantes, by the same score.
Freiburg topped the group standings with 6 points, winning in the first two rounds, by 3 points ahead of Karabka and Nantes, the second and third places on the standings, while Olympiacos remained in the last place without points.
Hungarian Frenkvaros
Hungarian Frinkvarush continued his surprises in Group H, following his surprise 1-0 victory over his French host Monaco, while the Turkish Trabzonspor won a difficult 2-1 victory over its Serbian guest, Red Star.
Frinkvarush led the group standings with 6 points, while Trabzonspor and Monaco came in second and third, respectively, with 3 points, and Red Star remained at the bottom of the standings without points.