Ruben Loftus-Cheek scored twice for AC Milan in a 3-0 win over Rennes within the first leg of their Europa League knockout spherical play-off.
Loftus-Cheek’s double takes him to 5 objectives in 5 video games for Milan, who take a robust benefit into subsequent Thursday’s second leg. Portugal ahead Rafael Leao added the third aim for the Italians.
The victors of those ties will progress to the final 16 the place they’ll face the groups that received their Europa League group.
Romelu Lukaku’s second-half aim secured a 1-1 draw for Roma at Feyenoord. He levelled within the second half after Brazilian winger Igor Paixo put the hosts forward with a header in first-half added time.
Lukaku has now scored six objectives on this season’s match, making him the joint-top scorer alongside Brighton’s Joao Pedro and Marseille’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Former Arsenal and Chelsea striker Aubameyang netted his thirtieth profession aim within the Europa League on Thursday as Marseille drew 2-2 with Shakhtar Donetsk. The sport was performed in Hamburg attributable to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Aubameyang’s opener simply previous the hour equalled the competitors’s report aim return. Mykola Matvienko equalised 4 minutes later for Shakhtar, who had been taking part in of their first aggressive recreation for 2 months.
Marseille thought they’d received the primary leg when Iliman Ndiaye scored within the ninetieth minute however there was a late twist as Shakhtar equalised in stoppage time by way of Brazilian teenager Eguinaldo.
Angel Di Maria scored a 98th minute winner from the penalty spot for Benfica as they beat Toulouse 2-1. Mikkel Desler cancelled out Di Maria’s second-half opener for the French aspect earlier than the previous Actual Madrid midfielder clinched the win.
Mauro Icardi scored a late winner for Galatasaray in stoppage time to beat Sparta Prague 3-2 after each groups had been diminished to 10 gamers.
Jan Kuchta had scored for Sparta to make it 2-2 simply minutes after Galatasaray defender Victor Nelsson acquired a crimson card. Sparta midfielder Matej Ryne was later despatched off for a second yellow.
Elsewhere within the Europa League, Sporting Lisbon earned a 3-1 away win at Younger Boys.
ECL: Ajax strike twice in stoppage time to grab draw
Within the third-tier Europa Convention League play-off spherical, Ajax escaped embarrassment in Amsterdam by scoring two objectives in stoppage time to come back again from 2-0 down to attract 2-2 towards Norwegian aspect Bodo/Glimt.
Branco van den Boomen’s penalty and Steven Berghuis’ spectacular lob cancelled out Albert Gronbaek’s two objectives for the guests within the house of six minutes.
Bodo/Glimt’s Odin Luras Bjortuft gave away a penalty and was despatched off for a foul on reported Man Utd goal Brian Brobbey, which sparked Ajax’s dramatic late turnaround.
Belgian league chief Union Saint-Gilloise additionally got here again from two objectives all the way down to salvage a 2-2 house draw towards Eintracht Frankfurt regardless of having a participant despatched off.
Ahead Mika Biereth scored the opening aim early on for Sturm Graz in a 4-1 victory over 10-man Slovan Bratislava.
Fredrik Gulbradsen struck twice inside seven minutes early within the recreation to steer Molde to a 3-2 win over Legia Warsaw within the Norwegian group’s first aggressive recreation of the yr.
Elsewhere within the Europa Convention League, Olympiacos beat Ferencvaros 1-0.