UEFA Europa League: Edinson Cavani scores four while Liverpool goes down

FC Basel 1 - 0 Videoton FC Fehervar

Sporting Lisbon 1 - 1 Racing Genk

Liverpool are looking less likely to progress to the knockout stages after Thursday’s early Europa League matches, while Edinson Cavani stole the show in Naples with four goals.

Anzhi 1-0 Liverpool

The group stage of the Europa League is only half completed, but most groups have a fairly obvious hierarchy. By the end of the day on Thursday, it should be fairly obvious who is going to progress to the knockout rounds from most of the competition’s groups.

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