Bruno Fernandes struck late to give Manchester United victory against Rangers and Heung-Min Son was Tottenham Hotspur’s hero on UEFA Europa League Matchday 7.
Bruno Fernandes struck in added time to give Manchester United victory and Lazio became the first side to confirm a place in the UEFA Europa League round of 16, while Tottenham Hotspur joined AZ Alkmaar, Bodø/Glimt, FCSB, Olympiacos, Rangers, Union SG and Viktoria Plzeň in securing at least a play-off slot.
THEUPDATE through UEFA.com rounds up the Matchday 7 action.
Matchday 7 results
- Thursday 23 January
AZ Alkmaar 1-0 Roma
Porto 0-1 Olympiacos
Viktoria Plzeň 2-0 Anderlecht
Fenerbahçe 0-0 Lyon
Bodø/Glimt 3-1 Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Malmö 2-3 Twente
Qarabağ 2-3 FCSB
Hoffenheim 2-3 Tottenham Hotspur
Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 Ferencváros
RFS 1-0 Ajax
Elfsborg 1-0 Nice
Manchester United 2-1 Rangers
PAOK 2-0 Slavia Praha
Ludogorets 0-2 Midtjylland
Union SG 2-1 Braga
Lazio 3-1 Real Sociedad
Wednesday 22 January:
Beşiktaş 4-1 Athletic Club
Tuesday 21 January:
Galatasaray 3-3 Dynamo Kyiv
- Manchester United 2-1 Rangers
The hosts took the lead just after half-time when Rangers goalkeeper Jack Butland’s attempt to clear a corner flew into his own net.
Substitute Cyriel Dessers responded with a crisp strike on the turn in the closing stages, but United captain Bruno Fernandes crowned his 50th Europa League appearance with a side-footed volley to earn the Red Devils a fourth successive win in this competition.
- Hoffenheim 2-3 Tottenham Hotspur
James Maddison’s classy finish and the first of two clinical Heung-Min Son strikes left Tottenham 2-0 up at half-time, but Hoffenheim hit the bar through Andrej Kramarić’s header and replied when Anton Stach stabbed in.
Son fired in his second before David Mokwa headed Hoffenheim back into contention, yet Spurs hung on for a victory that guarantees them a place in the next phase of the competition.
- Lazio 3-1 Real Sociedad
Mario Gila struck on five minutes, and Lazio pressed their advantage after Aihen Muñoz’s 30th-minute dismissal, captain Mattia Zaccagni and Taty Castellanos making it 3-0 by the break.
Ander Barrenetxea pulled one back late on for the Spanish side. The Biancocelesti are now three points clear at the top of the standings, and are certain of a top-eight finish and direct passage to the round of 16.
- Best of the rest
Latvia’s RFS pulled off the shock of the night by beating Ajax 1-0, but can no longer reach the play-offs. Elsewhere, Troy Parrott’s 80th-minute finish gave AZ Alkmaar a 1-0 success against Roma, while Ayoub El Kaabi’s fifth goal of the campaign for Olympiacos handed hosts Porto a fourth successive defeat in all competitions.
Norwegian champions Bodø/Glimt sparkled in adversity, winning 3-1 at home despite conceding first against Maccabi Tel-Aviv.
It was the third time in this league phase that they have come from behind to take three points. Meanwhile, Romania’s FCSB were a goal down inside a minute at Qarabağ but still ran out 3-2 winners.
Istanbul staged Europa League games on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Dynamo Kyiv earned their first point of the league phase with a 3-3 draw at Galatasaray, then Beşiktaş beat Athletic Club 4-1 in Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s first match in charge. Fenerbahçe were held to a 0-0 draw by Lyon on Thursday.
Matchday 8 fixtures
- Thursday 30 January
Roma vs Frankfurt
Ajax vs Galatasaray
Rangers vs Union SG
Tottenham vs Elfsborg
Slavia Praha vs Malmö
Real Sociedad vs PAOK
Braga vs Lazio
Olympiacos vs Qarabağ
Lyon vs Ludogorets
M. Tel-Aviv vs Porto
Ferencváros vs AZ Alkmaar
Dynamo Kyiv vs RFS
Midtjylland vs Fenerbahçe
Athletic Club vs Viktoria Plzeň
Nice vs Bodø/Glimt
Anderlecht vs Hoffenheim
Twente vs Beşiktaş
FCSB vs Manchester United.
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