Kane's 200th goal, Milan's first defeat in 25 games and Benfica's salvation: what will be remembered for the third round of the Europa League

Confident victories of the leaders

The third round in the Europa League was the most productive in the history of the competition, and at the end of it there were only four teams that avoided points losses.

It is noteworthy that they all played at home by lot.

So, “Leicester” sent four unanswered goals to the goal of “Braga”, two of which were scored by Kelechi Iheanacho.

Arsenal, although they allowed Molde to open an account, subsequently upset Andreas Linde four times.

It is noteworthy that twice the goalkeeper was caught off guard by his own players - Christoffer Haugen and Sheriff Sinuan scored their own goals.

Thus, the Gunners have won 15 wins in the last 21 meetings within the tournament.

Not a single team can boast of such a thing.

Also nine points in the assets of "Hoffenheim" and "Villarreal".

The Germans left no chance for Slovan from Liberec.

The meeting ended with a score of 5: 0, and Munas Dabbur and Sarkis Adamyan distinguished themselves twice.

And if it took an Israeli seven minutes, then an Armenian - five.

In turn, the Spaniards defeated Maccabi from Tel Aviv in their field, and even the shift in the start of the match due to the rain did not affect the mood of the hosts.

Unai Emery's wards limited themselves to four goals, and Carlos Bacca became the main character.

The experienced Colombian has a double and a pass.

It is noteworthy that the last time he hit the opponent's goal twice in the Europa League was five years ago - then the Ukrainian Dnipro was unlucky in the final.

Another victory in the group stage was won by Roma, while Borja Mayoral was the brightest.

The forward proved that the Romans did not rent him in vain from Real and scored a double.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan also scored the first goal of the season.

“Granada,” however, limited itself to just two accurate strikes and without any problems prevailed over “Omonia”.

Moreover, the players from Cyprus spent more than 45 minutes in the minority.

Tottenham rehabilitated for the defeat against Antwerp and easily dealt with Ludogorets - 3: 1.

For Harry Kane, this match was significant for two reasons at once.

Firstly, he entered the field for the 300th time wearing a Spurs shirt, and secondly, he scored his 200th goal for the club.

According to this indicator, he is second only to Bobby Smith and Jimmy Greaves.

His star attack partner can also add to this meeting.

Son Heung Min appeared on the field in the 61st minute, and after 17 seconds he became the author of an assist for Jovani Lo Celso.

Sensations in Milan and Prague

At the same time, Milan suffered a sensational defeat and lost the first place in Group H. Stefano Pioli's wards in their field could not oppose anything to Lille and lost with a score of 0: 3.

Yusuf Yazici scored three times and became the first player in UEFA club history to score two away hat-tricks in a single season.

After three rounds, the Turks are on the first line in the scorers' race and are two goals ahead of their closest pursuers.

For Milan, this defeat became all the more offensive, as it interrupted an impressive unbeaten run in all tournaments.

Until now, the Rossoneri have not known defeats in 24 meetings in a row, and their last failure was dated March 8th.

242 days ago, they could not deal with Genoa.

The second defeat in the group stage was suffered by "Nice".

And if her failure in Leverkusen was hardly surprising, then the fiasco in Prague was unexpected.

Patrick Vieira's wards conceded already in the 16th minute, with the efforts of Amin Gouiri they managed to restore parity, but by the middle of the second half they were losing by two goals.

In stoppage time, Dan Ndoy reduced the gap to a minimum, but there was not enough guests for more.

The nature of Bayer and Napoli

Bayer has unexpectedly experienced problems in the away confrontation with Hapoel from Beer Sheva.

The Germans opened the scoring already in the fifth minute, but by the 25th they were losing with a difference of one goal.

Elton Akolatse designed the double for the Israelis.

However, Peter Bosch's wards were able to turn the tide of the meeting and take over with a score of 4: 2.

Jamaican Leon Bailey also scored twice.

Successful streak in the tournament was extended by "Napoli".

Gennaro Gattuso's charges also turned out to be in the role of catch-up, but showed character and achieved success.

Moreover, the victory was brought to them by the defender of the opponent Philip Braut, from which the ball was ricocheted into the net.

It is noteworthy that the last time the Azzurri won a field victory in the championship was in 2015.

Then they got the better of Moscow Dynamo thanks to the hat-trick of Gonzalo Higuain.

Thriller in Vienna and comeback in Lisbon

The confrontation between "Rapid" and "Dundalk" turned out to be much more action-packed.

At the end of the first half of the half, the rivals distinguished themselves once, and the main events unfolded at the very end of the match.

In the period from 79th to 90th minute, the Austrians scored three times and set a personal record for scoring at the end of meetings in the Europa League.

The Irish resisted to the last, and thanks to two precise hits from David MacMillan from the penalty spot they managed to reduce the gap to a minimum, but they were not enough for more.

The team from Vienna won with a score of 4: 3 and scored the first points in the current tournament draw.

Meanwhile, Benfica snatched a draw against the Rangers.

Moreover, the wards of Jorge Zhezos were not only inferior with a difference of two goals, but also played with ten men from the 19th minute.

Nicholas Otamendi committed a last resort foul within a meter of his own penalty and received a direct red card.

By the 51st minute, the hosts were inferior with a score of 1: 3 and could hardly count on points, but in the end they turned the tide of the meeting.

Darwin Nunez was the savior.

First, he assisted Rafael Silva, and in stoppage time he realized a one-on-one exit with the goalkeeper.

Yulish's hat-trick and an early goal from Young Boys

Also, this game day was special for the forward of "Sparta" Lukasz Yulis.

The 25-year-old Czech forward has struck Celtic's goal three times.

Thanks to this, he not only brought victory to his team, but also issued the second hat-trick of his career.

The last time he distinguished himself three times against Varnsdorf in 2011.

Young Boys forward Felix Mambimbi scored only twice, but that was enough to beat CSKA Sofia.

Moreover, the first goal of the Swiss was issued in the second minute, which allowed him to set a club record.

For the yellow-blacks, this goal was the fastest in the Europa League.