Performance of the week Despite missing some chances, the relentless Mohamed Salah played a key role helping Basel to a 2-0 Europa League victory over Zenit St. Petersburg as he was heavily involved in both goals, including a stoppage-time penalty that was won by the Egypt winger. Koka's seventh Ahmed Hassan 'Koka' notched his seventh goal for Rio Ave, helping the Portuguese outfit salvage a 1-1 draw at Nacional via a 71st minute spot kick as he retained his place in the starting line-up for the sixth match running. Koka's equalizer came eight minutes following the introduction of Egypt U-20 defender Ali Ghazal, who made his third appearance for Nacional after signing from Wadi Degla in the winter break. Egypt midfielder Mohamed Al-Nenni made two substitute appearances for Basel against Zenit in the Europa League and in the Swiss league against Young Boys. After bagging a brace for Hull City against Birmingham last week, Geddo failed to find the net in two consecutive games against Crystal Palace and Burnley, where he was forced off the pitch with a thigh knock in the second half. Ahmed Elmohamady, however, had a relatively better week that saw him create his side's first goal in the 4-2 loss at Crystal Palace, where Ahmed Fathi come on as a 69th minute sub before watching the whole game from the bench in the 1-0 win over Burnley. Brighton's Adam El-Abd featured for the whole game in the 1-0 defeat to Bolton Wanderers. Mohamed Abou-Treika's absence continues for Bani Yas as he missed out for the fourth straight game with a hamstring injury. Al-Nasr's Hosni Abd-Rabou played only the first half in the goalless Saudi league draw with Al-Shabab. Lierse off the hook Hany Ramzy's Lierse enjoyed a good week, with the Egyptian coach guiding the Belgian league-strugglers to a vital 1-0 home win over Kortrijk. Three Egyptians were there on the pitch, as center-half Ahmed Saied 'Ouka', midfielder Mostafa Shebeita and full-back Ahmed Abou-Mosallam all played 90 minutes, with the latter being booked in the first half. In Saudi Arabia, Tarek Yehia's Hajr continued their disappointing run as the strugglers extended their losing run to three games with a 3-2 loss at Ittifaq. Egyptian boss Mohamed Salah also saw his Saudi side Al-Shoala draw for the third game on the spin after being held by Al-Raed to a goalless stalemate to stretch their winless streak to five games.
