Europa League roundup
Francisco Moura’s second-half strike earned Porto a 1-1 draw against 10-man Roma in the first leg of their Europa League knockout-round playoff as Galatasaray lost 4-1 at AZ Alkmaar.
Zeki Celik put Roma ahead in the dying seconds of the first half before Moura equalised when his shot deflected off a defender past goalkeeper Mile Svilar in the 67th minute.
Claudio Ranieri’s Roma were dealt a further blow five minutes later when they were left with 10 men as Bryan Cristante was handed a second yellow card.
Ten-man Galatasaray suffered a 4-1 defeat at Alkmaar thanks to goals from Sven Mijnans, Jordy Clasie and David Møller Wolfe along with a penalty from Troy Parrott. Twente earned a last-gasp 2-1 home win over Bodø/Glimt and Romania’s Steaua Bucharest fought back to beat PAOK 2-1.
In the early kick-offs, Fenerbahce claimed a resounding 3-0 home win over Anderlecht, while Ajax, Real Sociedad and Ferencvaros also secured first-leg leads against Union Saint-Gilloise, Midtjylland and Viktoria Plzen respectively.
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That’s it for our coverage of a fun night of European football, one that two 16-year-olds – Jorthy Mokio of Ajax and Michael Noonan of Shamrock Rovers – will never forget.
We’ll be back in the morning with our Friday buildup blog; see you then.
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