Europa League: Manchester United held by Sevilla as Juventus, Feyenoord Seize Leads

Manchester United’s Europa League quarter-final tie in opposition to Sevilla is finely poised after two late personal targets allowed the Spanish facet to go away Old Trafford with a 2-2 attract Thursday’s first leg.

Elsewhere there have been slim residence wins for Juventus and Feyenoord whereas Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen have been held to a 1-1 draw by Belgian guests Union Saint-Gilloise.

Erik ten Hag’s United are the favourites to win this season’s competitors and so they seemed to be cruising in the direction of the semi-finals as they seized a two-goal first-half lead at Old Trafford because of a brace by Marcel Sabitzer.

They might have been out of sight after the break however Antony hit the publish on the finish of a counterattack and United additionally noticed central defensive duo Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez each come off injured.

Sevilla produced a exceptional late comeback, lowering the deficit within the 84th minute when Tyrell Malacia let a ball go previous him within the field after which deflected a Jesus Navas cross into his personal internet.

They then equalised within the second minute of added time when a Youssef En-Nesyri header went in through an enormous spark off Harry Maguire, who had come on for Varane.

A Sevilla facet who’ve received the Europa League or its predecessor the UEFA Cup a report six occasions might now fancy their probabilities of successful the tie in subsequent week’s return in Spain.

“We conceded two personal targets, unhealthy luck, and we’ve to cope with it,” said Ten Hag. “We have to learn to kill the game, but still everything is open.”

– Scare for Szczesny –

The winners of that tie will face both Juventus or Sporting of Portugal within the final 4 and the Turin giants claimed a 1-0 victory within the first leg of their quarter-final.

Federico Gatti scored the one aim of the sport within the 73rd minute after Juve suffered a scare when goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny got here off simply earlier than half-time when he complained of chest pains.

The Poland worldwide was changed by Mattia Perin who then made an excellent double save in stoppage time on the finish of the sport to safe Juve’s win.

“It was concern, it was one thing that had by no means occurred to me earlier than. I used to be struggling to breathe so I used to be anxious and scared,” said Szczesny after the game.

The Italian club said early tests showed no serious health problems for the former Arsenal goalkeeper.

Mats Wieffer scored the only goal of the game early in the second half as Dutch league leaders Feyenoord beat Jose Mourinho’s Roma 1-0 in the first leg of a tie that is a repeat of last season’s Europa Conference League final, won by the Italian side.

– West Ham draw at Gent –

Union Saint-Gilloise took the lead away to Leverkusen through a strike by Nigerian striker Victor Boniface early in the second half, only for Florian Wirtz to score a late equaliser.

In the Conference League quarter-finals, Premier League strugglers West Ham United had to settle for a 1-1 draw away to Gent in Belgium despite taking the lead in first-half stoppage time when Danny Ings tapped in a Jarrod Bowen centre.

Hugo Cuypers equalised just before the hour mark for Gent, before Nigerian starlet Gift Orban hit the bar from an overhead kick for the side who are fourth in the Belgian top flight.

Fiorentina won 4-1 away to Lech Poznan in Poland to make it 10 victories in their last 11 games in all competitions.

Nigeria’s Terem Moffi scored twice, including from a stunning overhead kick, for Nice in their 2-2 draw away to Basel in Switzerland.

Michael Murillo and Majeed Ashimeru were on target as Anderlecht defeated AZ Alkmaar 2-0.

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