2/17/2011 Europa League Results.

Dutch champions Twente defeated Rubin Kazan in Moscow, compliments of two late goals from Luuk de Jong and Peter Wisgerhof. The first goal came from De Jong in the 77th before Wisgerhof struck again 11 minutes later. German efficiency ran riot over the Ukrainian side Metalist Kharkiv as Bayer Leverkusen won 4-0. Eren Derdiyok struck the only goal  of the first half when he scored in the 23rd. Gonzalo Castro  then scored Leverkusen's second in the 72nd before Sidney Sam blasted two goals in two minutes starting in the 90th minute. He then struck in the second minute of stoppage time to make it a 4-0 game. Overkill? Never. In Italy, Napoli and Villarreal battled out a goalless draw while Belgium looked on as Ajax handed Anderlecht a 3-0 defeat. Toby Alderweireld struck the Dutch side's first goal in 32nd. In the 55th minute of the game, Marcin Wasilewski missed a crucial penalty kick which could have brought the two sides level. Instead, Christian Eriksen struck four minutes later to make it 2-0. Mounir El Hamdaoui then made it 3-0 in the 67th minute. Poland's Lech defeated their Portuguese guests Braga by a one goal margin thanks to a moment of brilliance from Artjoms Rudnevs in a game largely quite dirty. Rudnevs' 72nd minute goal was a photo-finish as the snow fell. With that goal, the game ended 1-0. Besiktas v.s. Dynamo Kyiv was a far more thrilling match as the Turks were dismantled at home. Ognjen Vukojević opened the scoring in the 26th before Ricardo Quaresma, who was later sent-off, struck in the 37th. Andriy Shevchenko then slotted home for his Ukranian side in the 50th. Ayila Yussuf struck six minutes later while Oleh Gusev converted his 90th minute penalty to make it 4-1. BATE's match against PSG was exciting but unresolved as the sides finished level 2-2. BATE's Renan Bressan opened the scoring before Mevlüt Erdinç equalised for the French side. Mikhail Gordeychuk then put BATE back in the lead, only for the Belarusian side to allow another goal, this time from Péguy Luyindula. This was actually Gordeychuk's debut so it bodes well for his future! Benfica finished one goal above Stuttgart despite falling behind their guests early on. Martin Harnik had put the German side ahead but in the last 20 minutes Oscar Cardozo and Franco Jara put the Portuguese even and then into the lead. The other side from Portugal in the Europa League, Sporting, was left level 1-1 with Scottish side Rangers in their match today. It still gives Sporting the advantage though, as Matias Fernandez equalised late, ruining Steven Whittaker's contribution in the 66th which had given Rangers the lead. Sparta Praha and Liverpool fought out a goalless draw, while Spartak Moskva finished one ahead of Basel in Switzerland. Alexander Frei and Marco Streller gave Basel a 2-0 lead at the half, but don't tell the Spartak players that! Dmitri Kombarov and Artem Dzyuba brought the Russian side level 2-2 before 18 year old Jano Ananidze put the icing on the come-back cake with his second minute of stoppage time goal which was just a superb finish, giving Spartak a 3-2 lead. Young Boys finished 2-1 over Zenit, the same scoreline between Porto and Sevilla. Lille and PSV finished level 2-2 with goals from Idrissa Gueye, Túlio De Melo, and Wilfred Bouma and Ola Toivonen for the respective sides. Finally, PAOK and CSKA Moskva finished 0-1 as Tomas Necid struck the game's only goal.