Dinamo at the top of the Europa League, Red Star naively fell to Porto

Second round of the Europa League - express turnaround and victory for the "blues" against Maccabi Tel Aviv, teenager Rodrigo Mora demolished Red Star in the 89th minute

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Porto players celebrate, Photo: Beta/AP
Porto players celebrate, Photo: Beta/AP
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Dinamo Zagreb leads the Europa League standings after two rounds, with a maximum of six points and a goal difference of 6:2. This is the best performance of all 36 teams so far.

"Blues" were visiting Maccabi Tel Aviv, but on neutral ground, in the neighborhood - in Bačka Topola, and they turned the tables in just three minutes of the first half.

In the 14th minute it was 1:0, and in the 19th minute - 1:2. Mateo Lisica and Dejan Ljubičić reacted quickly after Abu Fari's goal. In the following minutes, Dinamo scored their third goal, Ljubičić's second, for the final 1:3.

Dynamo
photo: Sofascore

With the same result, Marjan Kovačević's men beat Fenerbahçe in Zagreb in the first round.

Red Star lost 2:1 in Porto, against one of the Europa League favorites, so after two rounds they only have one point.

The "Dragons" coach Farioli put together the lineup ahead of the big derby with Benfica this weekend, and only later did he bring in some of the most important players, and Porto maintained a 100% performance this season - nine games, nine wins in all competitions.

The decision came a minute before the end, when the Belgrade defense inexplicably broke down the left side, and the home team strolled into the goal - Pepe's pass to 18-year-old Rodrigo Mora for 2:1.

Porto took the lead with a goal from William Gomes from the penalty spot in the 8th minute, and Red Star's talent, 17-year-old Vasilije Kostov, equalized in the 32nd. The ball bounced right off his foot after the break - he scored an undefendable goal from about 15 meters.

Porto has both wins, and in the next round they will play away to Nottingham Forest. Red Star will play their next match also in Portugal, against Braga.

Basel defeated Stuttgart 2-0 in Switzerland, Celta turned things around in Vigo against PAOK - 3-1, while Aston Villa celebrated in the Netherlands - 2-0 against Feyenoord.

The biggest surprise came from the Danish team Midtjylland, who beat a Premier League team away - 3:2 against Nottingham Forest.

Ferencvaros surprised Genk in Belgium and celebrated 1-0, Lyon defeated Salzburg at home 2-0, while Sturm Graz was better than Rangers - 2-1.

In addition to Dinamo, Midtjylland, Braga, Lyon, Aston Villa, Lille and Porto also have maximum performance after two rounds.

Standings provided by Sofascore

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