Paris (AFP)

The rest of the first round of the Europa League on Thursday was marked by the feat of Lille on the lawn of AC Milan (3-0) and the victories without too much forcing Rome, Tottenham, Arsenal and Naples.

Faced with a tenor from Serie A and the famous Ibrahimovic, in great shape in recent weeks but disappointing Thursday, the Mastiffs pulled out their teeth and first led 1-0 thanks to a penalty obtained and transformed by the Turkish Yusuf Yazici ( 22nd).

The addition was then reinforced by the same Yazici, untenable and author of two other goals in three minutes (55th, 58th), for his second "hat-trick" of the season and the first victory of a French club this week. in Europe.

Lille, still undefeated in Europe, is therefore first in Group H, with seven points, ahead of Milan (6) and Sparta Prague (3-0) who opened their scoring by winning easily in Glasgow, on the lawn of Celtic ( 4-1).

On the French side, Nice, deprived for several months of its captain Dante, did not do as well as Lille, by far: defeat in the Czech Republic (3-2) against Slavia Prague, however diminished by five absences caused by the coronavirus.

Despite a good Amine Gouiri, Nice, too far from the commitment imposed by a European match, slowly gave up to leave the victory to the Czechs.

With six points, they go to the top of the group, tied with the Germans from Bayer Leverkusen who logically beat Beer Sheva (4-2).

With three small points, Gym remains last in Group C and will have to win in three weeks in the second leg against the same Czechs, under penalty of elimination.

In the other matches involving regulars in C3, Arsenal were led 1-0 by Molde (Ellingsen, 22nd).

It was before causing two goals against their camp of the Norwegians (Haugen 45th + 1, Sinyan 62nd), then to fly away thanks to Pepe (70th) and Willock (88th).

Another Premier League cador, Tottenham easily won on the lawn of Ludogorets (3-1) while Naples had more trouble in Rijeka (2-1) in Croatia.

The evening cards were won by AS Roma against the Romanians in Cluj (5-0) and by the Foxes in Leicester against the Portuguese in Braga (4-0).

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