Europa League round-up:Fulham's Mousa Dembele believes the Cottagers can overcome the disappointment of tonight's Europa League defeat and qualify for the last 32 of the competition. Marc Janko stabbed home an 89th-minute goal to give FC Twente a 1-0 win which ensures they will finish top of Group K.
However, Fulham will join them in the knockout stages if they win their final group match at home to Odense on December 14th. Dembele said: “Everybody will work hard enough to win the final game. It’s very important to us and I think we’ll win it.”
On tonight’s setback, the 24-year-old Belgian added: “We tried to play our way and we would have been happy to take a point, but Twente had most of the game so maybe they deserved to win. What happened at the end is a bit disappointing for us, but we’re not playing badly as a team.”
Third-placed Wisla Krakow prevailed 2-1 at eliminated OB to move a point behind the English side with group winners Twente travelling to Poland.
Elsewhere, Raul lit up the European stage yet again as his winner sent Schalke into the last 32 while Lokomotiv Moscow also steamed through. The long-time record scorer in the Champions League thanks to his exploits with Real Madrid, Raul netted his first of the season in the continent's second club competition in a 2-1 home win over Steaua Bucharest in Group J.
His 57th minute goal after Klaas-Jan Huntelaar's shot was blocked also meant the Bundesliga side secured top spot with one match to spare after Maccabi Haifa's surprise 2-1 defeat at AEK Larnaca, which leaves the Israelis waiting to qualify.
Lokomotiv won 3-1 at home against Sturm Graz to seize the second qualification place in Group L and knock out the Austrians. Anderlecht had already gone through but beat bottom side AEK Athens 2-1 away, meaning they will host the Russians in two weeks' time in a fight for top spot and a better seeding.
