CSKA Moscow 5-1 Lausanne

CSKA Moscow secured top spot in Europa League Group F with a dominant 5-1 win over Lausanne Sports.

The home team scored five goals, hit the woodwork on a further four occasions and were frequently kept at bay by visiting keeper Mickael Castejon in a rampant display.

Tomas Necid bookended the scoring for Leonid Slutsky's men and Sekou Oliseh, Zoran Tosic and Alan Dzagoev also found the net before substitute Abdul Carrupt's late consolation.

They were on the offensive from the second minute, with Tosic shooting wide before Rodrigo Tosi's effort at the other end was held by keeper Igor Akinfeev.

Dzagoev went closer when he was fouled by Guillaume Katz and curled the resulting free-kick against the crossbar.

Paris St Germain 4-2 Sevilla

Paris St Germain secured their place in the last 32 of the Europa League after beating Sevilla 4-2 in Group G.

PSG stormed into an early 2-0 lead through goals from Mathieu Bodmer and the dangerous Guillaume Hoarau, but Sevilla pegged the home side back with a quickfire brace from Frederic Kanoute.

However, PSG restored their lead just before half-time with a fine strike from Nene, and Hoarau ensured the points would be staying in the French capital with his second goal in the 47th minute.
The result sees PSG move two points clear of Sevilla at the top of Group J and means Antoine Kombouare's side are

BATE Borisov 1-4 Dynamo Kiev

BATE Borisov were thrashed 4-1 by managerless Dynamo Kiev in Europa League Group E.

BATE were already through needing just a point to qualify in first place, meaning much of the attacking emphasis was on the visiting side and they did not disappoint, netting twice in each half to progress in some style.
Ognjen Vukojevic got the ball rolling and Andriy Yarmolenko doubled the lead two minutes from half-time, while Oleg Gusev and Artem Milevskiy added to the tally after the interval. Pavel Nekhaychik hit back late on.
Yarmolenko had the first chance of the game after 13 uneventful minutes, but missed the target from close range.

Steaua Bucharest 1-1 Liverpool

Liverpool secured top spot in Group K of the Europa League with a 1-1 draw against Steaua Bucharest in Romania.

Milan Jovanovic's first-half header was cancelled out when Reds captain goalkeeper Jose Reina on the night allowed Eder Bonfim's effort to escape his grasp and creep over the line.

A point would have been enough to put Roy Hodgson's side through but Utrecht's 3-3 draw with Napoli ensured they could not be caught at the top of the table with a match still to play.
The Reds boss put his faith in fringe players and reserves having travelled to Romania without eight first-teamers, only three of whom were injured, and he was rewarded by the likes of Jovanovic and Babel.

Russia and Qatar land World Cups

Russia and Qatar have won the rights to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups respectively as announced by FIFA on Thursday in Zurich.

The result means England's roller-coaster campaign to host the 2018 World Cup ended in bitter and controversial defeat.

FIFA's executive committee voted to give the 2018 tournament to Russia ahead of England, Spain/Portugal and Holland/Belgium.

England looked to have suffered from a backlash against corruption investigations into FIFA members by BBC Panorama and the Sunday Times over the last two months.

Manchester City 3-0 Salzburg

Mario Balotelli scored a brace to help Manchester City beat Salzburg 3-0 and claim a place in the next stage of the Europa League.

And they emphasised their credentials in the process as the double was completed against the Austrian champions, meaning City qualified for the last 32 in February with a game to spare.

Former Inter Milan striker Balotelli, who arrived in the summer for £24million, scored either side of half-time with Adam Johnson also finding the target.

It was almost like a training session for City given their possession and they should have been more than one goal to the good at the interval.

Zenit St Petersburg 3-1 Anderlecht

Dominant Zenit St Petersburg swept to their fifth victory in their Europa League group by beating Anderlecht 3-1 at home.Aleksei Ionov and Alexander Bukharov put the Russians in control, both goals created by inspirational playmaker Danny.The introduction of substitute Ziguy Badibanga belatedly sparked Anderlecht into life and he set up a goal for Kanu - but Szabolcs Huszti's immediate response nipped any prospective comeback in the bud.

After a quiet opening to the game, Zenit broke through in the 12th minute through Ionov. Danny slid the ball into the right side of the penalty area and the midfielder finished low inside the near post from 12 yards.

Sampdoria 1-2 PSV Eindhoven

PSV Eindhoven came from behind to beat Sampdoria 2-1 and book their place in the last 32 of the Europa League.

Giampaolo Pazzini put Samp ahead in the first half at the Luigi Ferraris stadium but Ola Toivonen equalised in the 51st minute before scoring his second at the death.

Sampdoria ended the match with 10 men after Guido Marilungo was sent off in the 89th minute for a second yellow card.

The result in Genoa left the Italians third in Group I and unable to catch second-place Metalist Kharkiv, who won 2-1 over Debrecen.

Samp take on Debrecen on December 16 while PSV host