The long-awaited duel of this 7th day of the Europa League between Mazraoui and Igamane ultimately did not take place. Despite the absence of the Moroccan full-back, the Red Devils won against Hamza Igamane’s Rangers, 2 goals to 1.
Sporting Anderlecht recorded its first defeat in the Europa League against Viktoria Plzen. The Lion Cub of the Atlas Ali Maamar and the Belgian club lost 2 to 0, and fell to 7th place.
In Rome, Lazio got the better of Nayef Aguerd and Real Sociedad. The Italians did not fail to win from the start of the match, and dropped the Basque club to 18th place. Final score: 3-1 for Lazio who are qualified. La Real will have to win on the last day.
OGC Nice and Sofiane Diop experienced the worst possible scenario in Sweden against Elfsborg. The Swedes won 1-0 at home. Nice, which absolutely had to win, saw its hopes of continuing the European adventure definitively evaporated.
In Istanbul, Youssef En-Nesyri and Sofyan Amrabat (Fenerbahçe) ended the match against Lyon (4th) with a draw (0-0). The Moroccans of Fenerbahçe fell to 23rd place, and will have to recover against the Danes of Midtjylland on January 30.
Ayoub El Kaabi grabbed a few points for Olympiakos by scoring his fifth goal in the Europa League, scoring the only goal of the match against FC Porto (79′). Thanks to this success, Olympiakos climbs to 12th place, while its opponent of the day falls to the bottom of the play-off zone (25th).
-If Amine El Ouazzani (SC Braga) was the first to open the scoring against Union Saint-Gilloise (16′), the Belgians quickly made up for it thanks to a double from Franjo Ivanovic (50′, 74′). Final score: 2-1.
Some of our Moroccans playing in Europe still have a final chance to continue the championship, by qualifying for the play-offs at the end of the 8th day, scheduled for January 30.
Par Magda Soltani
01/24/2025 at 11:05 a.m.
