
Man Utd, Spurs held in Europa League
Manchester United conceded in stoppage time to draw away to Lyon on a bad night for Andre Onana, while Tottenham Hotspur drew 1-1 with Eintracht Frankfurt.
Manchester United conceded in stoppage time to draw away to Lyon on a bad night for Andre Onana, while Tottenham Hotspur drew 1-1 with Eintracht Frankfurt.
Long discussed purely in terms of potential, Eintracht Frankfurt’s French forward Hugo Ekitike is finally flourishing and has his club dreaming of another Europa League title.
Manchester United’s lone hope of salvaging anything from a terrible season lies in the Europa League, where success is vital to helping finance a rebuild of Amorim’s squad.
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes said it is not the players’ fault for the contracts signed off by the club as he hit back at claims by co-owner Jim Ratcliffe that some are “overpaid”.
Bruno Fernandes led Manchester United into the Europa League quarter-finals with a hat-trick to beat Real Sociedad 4-1 at Old Trafford.
Manchester United drew 1-1 away to Real Sociedad in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie on Thursday, while Tottenham suffered a 1-0 loss away to Dutch side AZ Alkmaar.
Chelsea took one step into the quarter-finals of the UEFA Conference League with a 2-1 win at Copenhagen on Thursday in their last 16 first leg tie, while Panathinaikos and Fiorentina played out a five-goal thriller.
Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce are poised to progress to the last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday as the Portuguese coach targets a sixth European trophy of his storied managerial career.
Ange Postecoglou said his team’s 3-0 win over Elfsborg in the Europa League on Thursday was “made in Tottenham”, after three youngsters scored to fire Spurs into the last 16.
Manchester United booked their place in the Europa League last 16 with a 2-0 win at Romanian side FCSB, while troubled Tottenham turned to their young guns to advance via a top-eight finish on Thursday.