Manchester United climb, Lyon lose to Paris

Manchester United climb, Lyon lose to Paris

SUNDAY Excelsior 1-1 Ajax (Tete 26og; Kluivert 32)Ajax slipped six points behind Dutch frontrunners Feyenoord after being held in Rotterdam, but it could have been worse following Kenny Tete's own goal. Justin Kluivert's first ever Eredivisie strike earned the Amsterdam giants a share of the spoils. Antalyaspor 0-0 BeşiktaşŞenol Güneş's men had to make do with a second consecutive draw in the Turkish Süper Lig, yet they maintained their two-point advantage at the top after İstanbul Başakşehir also drew.Deportivo 0-1 Celta< ... UEFA.com - News

Woe for United; Lyon, Roma and Schalke shine

Woe for United; Lyon, Roma and Schalke shine

AJAX (1-2) KØBENHAVNAjax 3-0 Twente (Younes 55, Dolberg 67 90+1)Ajax stayed within four points of Dutch frontrunners Feyenoord by recording an impressive home victory. Danish wonderkid Kasper Dolberg followed up his first-leg effort against København with a double, leapfrogging club captain Davy Klaassen as the Amsterdam outfit's top Eredivisie scorer on 13 goals.København 2-0 Esbjerg (Santander 54, Cornelius 59)The title holders remain unbeaten in Denmark after recording their 18th victory in 25 league outings this term. Federico Santander struck his fourth goal in as many games.

Genk score five, Lyon hit four, United held

Genk score five, Lyon hit four, United held

Five of the UEFA Europa League round of 16 ties have a leader after Thursday night's first legs – watch highlights of every game.Thursday's round of 16 first legs (click for individual match highlights)APOEL 0-1 AnderlechtCelta 2-1 KrasnodarGent 2-5 GenkKøbenhavn 2-1 AjaxLyon 4-2 RomaOlympiacos 1-1 BeşiktaşRostov 1-1 Manchester UnitedSchalke 1-1 Mönchengladbach The evening got off to a fast start thanks to Rasmus Falk's opener for København after just 28 seconds. Though the Danish side's keeper Robin Olsen subsequently conceded at home for the fi... UEFA.com - News

Roma and Anderlecht beaten, United and Lyon held

Roma and Anderlecht beaten, United and Lyon held

ROSTOV V MANCHESTER UNITEDTom 0-6 Rostov (Bukharov 19 45+1, Dević 69, Erokhin 78, Azmoun 80 90+1) Rostov recorded their biggest league win since October 2008, extending their unbeaten run in all competitions to five matches.Manchester United 1-1 Bournemouth (Rojo 23; King 40pen)United had an extra man for the entire second half but could not find a winner, Zlatan Ibrahimović missing a 72nd-minute penalty for the hosts. SCHALKE V MÖNCHENGLADBACHMönchengladbach 4-2 Schalke (Johnson 28 64,... UEFA.com - News

Lyon v Roma facts

Lyon v Roma facts

Ten years after meeting in the UEFA Champions League round of 16, Lyon and Roma come together once again with a place in the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals at stake.Previous meetings• The clubs went head to head in the last 16 of the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League, Roma progressing with a 2-0 win in France following a 0-0 draw at the Stadio Olimpico. Francesco Totti – still with Roma – scored the opening goal, Brazilian winger Mancini hitting the second before the break. • Lyon have faced Italian opponents in 20 UEFA games with the record: W7 D5 L8 (W3

Gladbach, Anderlecht, Celta and Lyon take headlines

Gladbach, Anderlecht, Celta and Lyon take headlines

Mönchengladbach and Anderlecht were among the most dramatic qualifiers as the UEFA Europa League round of 32 came to a close on Thursday.Thursday's UEFA Europa League round of 32 second legs (click for highlights)Ajax 1-0 Legia (agg: 1-0)APOEL 2-0 Athletic (agg: 4-3)Beşiktaş 2-1 Hapoel Beer-Sheva (agg: 5-2)Fiorentina 2-4 Mönchengladbach (agg: 3-4)Genk 1-0 Astra (agg: 3-2)København 0-0 Ludogorets (agg: 2-1)Lyon 7-1 AZ (agg: 11-2)Osmanlıspor 0-3 Olympiacos (agg: 0-3)Roma 0-1 Villarreal (agg: 4-1)Shakhtar Donetsk 0-2 Celta (aet, agg: 1-2)Sparta Praha 1-1 Rostov (agg: 1-5)Tottenha... UEFA.com - News

Roma lose Juventus clash, Lyon show their claws

Roma lose Juventus clash, Lyon show their claws

Roma lost the top-of-the-table showdown in Italy on a weekend of domestic tests that ended better for fellow UEFA Europa League hopefuls Lyon, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United. Victory away to Juventus on Saturday would have lifted Roma within a point of the leaders ahead of their final Serie A fixture of the year, but Gonzalo Higuaín scored the only goal of the game to leave the Giallorossi seven points off the pace. In eighth, meanwhile, Fiorentina also tasted defeat, going down 3-1 at Lazio.French contenders Lyon fared more favourably as they triumphed 3... UEFA.com - News