
The first round of the Europa League quarter-finals is over. The match played in France between Olympique Lyonnais and Manchester United ended with the Red Devils winning 1-2.
Tiago Almada gave Lyon the lead in the 25th minute, while at the end of the first half, more specifically in the 45th minute + 4, United equalized through Leni Joro. The score remained unchanged throughout the second half, leaving qualification open for the return leg.
When it was thought that the match would end peacefully, United found the advantage with Joshua Zirkzee in the 88th minute.
In the 90+5 minute, Lyon equalized with Rajan Cerki and left qualification for the return leg open.
Tottenham and Eintracht Frankfurt ended the match at White Hart Lane in a 1-1 draw. The Londoners found themselves at a disadvantage very quickly, as the Germans opened the match in the 6th minute of the match with Hugo Ekitike.
The home team's response came after 20 minutes of play with a goal scored by Pedro Poro. The score remained 1-1 throughout the match, leaving qualification open for the return leg.
Nedim Bajrami's Rangers held their own against Athletic Bilbao, finishing the entire 90 minutes of the match played in Scotland with clean sheets. The Scots were forced to play most of the match with 10 men after Proper was sent off in the 13th minute.
In the 82nd minute, the Basques of Bilbao had a golden chance to score the winning goal, but Aleks Berenguer was inaccurate from the penalty spot.
In the Conference League matches, Fiorentina triumphed in the Slovenian transfer against Celje with the score 1-2. Luka Ranieri gave the violets the lead in the 27th minute. In the 62nd minute, Mandragora doubled the figures for the Italians with a goal scored from the penalty spot.
6 minutes later, Shabet narrowed the deficit for the Slovenians from the penalty spot, but the score remained unchanged until the end.
With this result, Fiorentina takes a safe step towards the semi-finals of this competition.
In the other two matches, Rapid Vienna narrowly won against Djurgarden in Sweden, while Real Betis comfortably defeated the Polish Jagiellonia 2-0. The Spaniards have one foot in the semi-finals of the Conference League.
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