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Napoli, Sociedad, Molde, Alkmaar reach knockout stage in EL

Published December 10,2020
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Napoli, Real Sociedad, Molde and Young Boys all secured progression to the Europa League round of 32 on Thursday.

Sociedad's Willian Jose cancelled out Piotr Zielinski's opener for Napoli in a 1-1 draw. The result sees the Serie A side win Group F, while Sociedad are through as runners-up.

They will be joined by Molde, who drew 2-2 at Rapid Vienna. Magnus Wolff Eikrem scored either side of Marcel Ritzmaier's effort before Melih Ibrahimoglu equalized in vain for Vienna. The Norwegian outfit finish second in Group B behind Arsenal, who defeated Dundalk 4-2. The Gunners are the only side to go through the group stage with a 100-per-cent record.

Jean-Pierre Nsame and Gianluca Gaudino netted in injury time to give Young Boys a 2-1 victory over Cluj after Gabriel Debeljuh opened the scoring. In a feisty clash, Young Boys had one man sent off while Cluj received two red cards.

The Swiss side will go through from Group A in second behind Roma despite the latter's 3-1 loss at CSKA Sofia.