Came to the 83e minute, Gustaf Nilsson gave victory to the Belgian club on Thursday at SC Braga with goals at 86e et 94e minutes, while the Portuguese led in this meeting for 37 minutes.
The Brussels club never ceases to surprise. In his country first, finishing in second place in the championship last season behind Club Brugge, in Europe also in recent weeks. After coming close to a place in the UEFA Champions League groups, he is racing ahead in his Europa League group.
Three other teams can calmly consider the return phase following having beaten all their opponents for a month. Nabil Fekir’s Betis Sevilla (out injured tonight) turned the tide once morest Roma (2-1) to score nine out of nine. Another Spanish club, Real Sociedad, and Freiburg have also won their first three matches.
The Germans won Thursday at the expense of FC Nantes (2-0) on goals from Ghanaian Daniel-Kofi Kyereh and Italian international Vincenzo Grifo. The Canaries finished well but will have to raise their level of play on Thursday, on the return.
Double for Ben Yedder
Getting to European level is what neighboring Rennes managed to do by overcoming Dynamo Kyiv (2-1) thanks to the authoritative goal of young Désiré Doué in the 89e minute. The European Under-17 champion with France pilfered a ball from the Ukrainian feet to offer the three points to his team.
Earlier in the evening, Wissam Ben Yedder scored a brace for Monaco, who beat Turkish champions Trabzonspor 3-1 to regain hope in their group.
All the results of the third day
Group A: Zurich 1-5 PSV Eindhoven, Arsenal 3-0 Bodø/Glimt
Group B: Rennes 2-1 Dynamo Kyiv, Fenerbahce 2-0 AEK Larnaca
Group C: HJK Helsinki 1-1 Ludogorets, Roma 1-2 Real Betis
Group D: Malmö 0-1 Union Berlin, Braga 1-1 Union Saint-Gilloise
Group E: Sheriff 0-2 Real Sociedad, Omonoia 2-3 Man United
Group F: Sturm Graz 0-0 Lazio, Central Jutland 2-2 Feyenoord
Group G: Freiburg 2-0 Nantes, Olympiacos 0-3 Karabakh
Group H: Crvena zvezda 4-1 Ferencváros, Monaco 3-1 Trabzonspor
All J4 matches (October 13)
Thursday October 13
Group A: Bodø/Glimt – Arsenal (18h45), PSV Eindhoven – Zurich (21 hours)
Group B: AEK Larnaca – Fenerbahce (18h45), Dynamo Kyiv – Rennes (18h45)
Group C: Real Betis – Roma (18h45), Ludogorets – HJK Helsinki (21 hours)
Group D: St Gilloise – Braga (18h45), Union Berlin – Malmö (21 hours)
Group E: Man United – Omonoia (21 hours), Real Sociedad – Sheriff (21 hours)
Group F: Feyenoord – Central Jutland (18h45), Lazio – Sturm Graz (21 hours)
Group G: Nantes – Freiburg (18h45), Karabakh – Olympiacos (18h45)
Group H: Trabzonspor – Monaco (21 hours), Ferencváros – Crvena zvezda (21 hours)
