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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Europa League, are in big trouble now. Jordy Clasie has finished masterfully from eight yards to put AZ Alkmaar two goals and one man ahead.
It’s all going wrong for PAOK. They had Taison sent off just before half time and now the substitution Andrei Gheorghita has swept FCSB level after good awareness from Florin Tanase.
Red card: AZ Alkmaar 2-1 Galatasaray (Ayhan) Kaan Ayhan, the Galatasaray right-back, has been given a second yellow card for a clear foul just outside the penalty area. He had the effrontery to complain, and then limped off, but it was a simple decision for the referee.
Conference League Antony, on loan from Manchester United, has scored an excellent goal to give Real Betis the lead away to Gent. The phenomenon of players regaining confidence the moment they leave Old Trafford is one of the great mysteries of our time.
A bit of half-time reading
AZ Alkmaar 2-1 Galatasaray
Mijnans 12, Parrott 36 pen; Sallai 20
Porto 0-1 Roma
Celik 45+5
PAOK 1-0 FCSB
Samatta 21
Twente 1-0 Bodo/Glimt
Ltaief 5
45+5 min: PAOK 1-0 FCSB (Taison sent off) PAOK are down to 10 men. Taison has been given a second yellow card for dissent, prompting unapologetic celebrations from some of the FCSB players!
Roma lead on the stroke of half time! Alexis Saelemaekers’ low cross from the right was half blocked at the near post and broke for Zeki Celik, who cracked it past Diogo Costa. Celik had been involved earlier in the move and just kept running.
45 min: AZ Alkmaar 2-1 Galatasaray “Troy Parrott isn’t on loan at AZ,” writes Jamie Smith. “Excelsior last season was a loan. He had a good season but they went down and AZ bought him from us (Spurs).
Ach, my mistake. Thanks for pointing it out.
A quick reminder of the teams who have already qualified for the last 16 of the Europa League: Lazio, Athletic Bilbao, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Eintracht Frankfurt, Lyon, Olympiacos and Rangers.
39 min: Porto 0-0 Roma The luckless Paulo Dybala has gone off with what looks like a knee injury. He’s able to walk off but he’s pretty distressed and has the body language of a man who knows it’s more than just a knock. Tommaso Baldanzi replaces him.
35 min: PAOK 1-0 FCSB PAOK have had a goal disallowed for offside after making a mess of a three-on-one break. Samatta scored from an offside position but the chap who passed the ball to him (not sure who it was) was through on goal and could have scored himself.
Baris Yilmaz concedes a penalty with a preposterous tackle on Seiya Maikuma. Republic of Ireland striker Troy Parrott, on loan for Tottenham, calmly sits Muslera down and passes the ball into the net.
Source: theguardian.com
