Juventus defeat Sporting
This article first appeared at 8:51 p.m. and has now been updated with more findings.
Feyenoord Rotterdam has secured a good starting position for reaching the semi-finals of the Europa League. The Dutch leaders celebrated a 1-0 (0-0) win over AS Roma in the first leg of the quarter-finals on Thursday.
Mats Wieffer scored the decisive goal with a spectacular volley (53rd). The Dutch managed to get revenge for the Conference League final they lost last year, in which the Italians ended 1-0.
Later, Manchester United missed out on a win in the quarter-final first leg of the Europa League despite two goals from Marcel Sabitzer, on loan from FC Bayern. The 29-year-old, who moved to Manchester in January, scored the first two goals of the game (14th and 21st minute) in a 2-2 (2-0) win against record winners FC Sevilla. Jesús Navas (84′) and Youssef En-Nesyri (90′ + 2′) equalized late, the second leg in Spain will kick off next Thursday.
The Italian record champions Juventus won 1-0 (0-0) against Sporting Lisbon. Just before the break, Juve had to cope with the substitution of goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, who left the pitch visibly injured. The 32-year-old had previously defused several chances for the guests.
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Conference League: Moffi with a spectacular goal
The fans in the Conference League were able to marvel at a spectacular goal. Terem Moffi scored his second goal for OGC Nice in the 2-2 (2-1) win at FC Basel just before the break with an overhead kick. Meanwhile, AC Florence clearly won 4-1 (2-1) at Lech Poznan. RSC Anderlecht beat AZ Alkmaar 2-0 (1-0) in the first leg, KAA Gent and West Ham United drew 1-1 (0-1).
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