For the first time in nearly 40 years, Wolverhampton Wanderers will be playing in the main stage of a European competition.
Wolves defeated Torino, 2-1, at the Molineux Stadium on Thursday night, advancing to the UEFA Europa League group stage with a 5-3 aggregate victory. Raul Jimenez and Leander Dendoncker both scored for Wolves, with Andrea Belotti scoring for Torino as the Serie A club was knocked out.
FT | #WOL 2-1 #TOR
— Wolves (@Wolves) August 29, 2019
And that's full time! Wolves with a 5-3 aggregate win over @TorinoFC_1906! Raul Jimenez and Leander Dendoncker on target for the home side. #WOLTOR
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Jimenez gave Wolves the lead in the 30th minute with a sublime first-time finish. In the 57th minute, Andrea Belotti briefly tied the game with a near-post header, but one minute later, Dendoncker struck back with a side-footed shot that went off the post.
The draw for the Europa League group stages is on Friday.
Here’s a look at the rest of Thursday’s Europa League second-leg scores.
Qarabag 2 - 1 Linfield
Riga 1 - 0 Copenhagen
AIK 1 - 4 Celtic
PAOK 3 - 2 Slovan Bratislava
BATE 2 - 0 Astana
Apollon 0 - 4 PSV
Zorya 2 - 2 Espanyol
Molde 1 - 1 Partizan
Bnei Yehuda 0 - 1 Malmö FF
Spartak Moscow 1 - 2 Sporting Braga
Trabzonspor 0 - 2 AEK Athens
Hapoel Be’er Sheva 0 - 3 Feyenoord
Antwerp 1 - 4 E AZ (After Extra Time)
Ferencvaros 4 - 2 Sūduva
F91 Dudelange 2 - 1 Ararat-Armenia (on penalties)
Rijeka 1 - 1 Gent
Maribor 2 - 2 Ludogorets
Eintracht Frankfurt 3 - 0 Strasbourg
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 - 1 Torino
Rangers 1 - 0 Legia Warszawa
Vitoria Guimaraes 1 - 0 FCSB
