Rasmus Hojlund fired Manchester United to a late 2-1 win at Viktoria Plzen within the Europa League on Thursday, whereas Tottenham had been held to a stalemate at Rangers. Ruben Amorim‘s United aspect got here from behind to finest the Czech aspect due to a second-half brace by Danish striker Hojlund, they now sit seventh within the league section standings. “The win is vital in the meanwhile and it is good to arrange for the subsequent sport,” United supervisor Amorim instructed TNT Sports activities.
A top-eight end will see United qualify mechanically for the spherical of 16, whereas ending ninth to twenty fourth will earn them a play-off tie to achieve that stage.
Matej Vydra opened the scoring three minutes after half-time to stun United, earlier than substitute Hojlund scored twice within the final half-hour to grab an important three factors for the English membership.
The winner got here two minutes from time when Bruno Fernandes cleverly slipped a free-kick into the 21-year-old’s ft and he held off a defender earlier than slipping residence.
Elsewhere within the Europa League, Spurs drew 1-1 with Rangers in Glasgow.
The hosts sit within the last computerized qualification spot with Spurs one place under them, however each stage on 11 factors.
“We took the problem with each arms, grabbed it and confirmed what we wished them to indicate,” stated Rangers supervisor Philippe Clement.
“We deserved to win the sport, however I feel it was an excellent commercial for Scottish soccer to compete with a Premier League crew at full energy.”
A draw considerably eases the strain on Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou, after his aspect went into the match with only one win of their final seven outings in all competitions.
Rangers took the lead two minutes after the interval when Moroccan striker Hamza Igamane continued his superb begin to life in Glasgow by netting his fourth purpose in as many European outings this season.
Captain James Tavernier bent a wonderful inswinging move from the fitting flank past the Spurs defence and into the trail of Igamane who completed unerringly on the far submit.
Substitutes Dominic Solanke and Dejan Kulusevski mixed to deliver the English aspect stage with 1 / 4 of an hour remaining, the Swede wrong-footing the goalkeeper with a cool end from simply contained in the field.
Fraser Forster made an important save from Cyriel Dessers to maintain Spurs stage within the final 10 minutes, and moments later the Rangers striker had a purpose disallowed for offside.
“(It was) a terrific save by Fraser on the finish. It is an vital level,” stated Postecoglou.
Lazio high the standings with 16 factors — joint with Athletic Bilbao — after beating Ajax 3-1 in Amsterdam to e book their spot within the knock-out levels.
Lyon beat Eintracht Frankfurt 3-2 to maneuver as much as fourth — one place above the in-form Bundesliga membership.
Anderlecht overcame Slavia Prague 2-1 within the Czech capital to leap to 3rd within the standings.
‘Stable efficiency’
A much-changed Chelsea aspect beat Astana 3-1 within the Convention League to ensure a top-eight end within the league section — guaranteeing computerized qualification to the spherical of 16.
“It was a strong efficiency. We knew it was fairly chilly. We tried to adapt shortly. The gamers did fantastically with the climate circumstances and the lengthy journey yesterday,” stated Chelsea supervisor Enzo Maresca.
Chelsea sit high of the standings on 15 factors after 5 matches, two forward of Vitoria Guimaraes who gained 4-1 at Swiss aspect St Gallen.
Chelsea wrapped up the factors within the first half by objectives from Marc Guiu and Renato Veiga.
Marin Tomasov pulled one again for the hosts on the stroke of half-time however Maresca’s aspect hardly ever seemed troubled within the second half as they closed out the win.
Spanish teenager Guiu gave Chelsea the right begin by netting a brace contained in the opening 20 minutes, bringing his tally in Europe to a few objectives in 5 appearances this season.
Final season’s defeated finalists Fiorentina gained 7-0 at residence to Austria’s LASK Linz as they ensured development to the knockout levels.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV employees and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Matters talked about on this article
