Thursday’s Europa League group phase action featured Mainz’s clash against Saint-Etienne and Manchester United’s trip to Feyenoord. A scrappy first half was followed by a tight second as Nice looked to protect their record of having never lost a home UEFA Cup or Europa League match. Mainz 1-1 St Etienne(Bungert 57’ – Beric 88’)Mainz were held to a 1-1 draw by French side St Etienne, who grabbed an 88th minute equalizer. Coming off the back of their hugely deflating 4-4 draw with Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga at the weekend, Mainz looked to make amends on their Europa League debut. Other Europa League results:Qarabag 2-2 LiberecZorya 1-1 FenerbahceAPOEL 2-1 AstanaAnderlecht 3-1 GabalaMaccabi Tel-Aviv 3-4 ZenitAstra 2-3 Austria ViennaSassuolo 3-0 Athletic BilbaoYoung Boys 0-1 OlympiacosAZ 1-1 DundalkPlzen 1-1 RomaRapid Vienna 3-2 Genk

Source: Daily News Egypt September 15, 2016 22:30 UTC