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Manchester United played a 1-1 draw in their Europa League last-16 first leg encounter on Thursday in San Sebastian, while Tottenham Hotspur went down 1-0 to AZ Alkmaar.
United took the lead when Joshua Zirkzee struck from outside the box in the 57th minute, but Mikel Oyarzabal equalised from a penalty after Bruno Fernandes was penalised for handling the ball.
Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. The match followed a difficult period for Zirkzee, who had missed the crucial penalty in the FA Cup shootout defeat to Fulham the previous week. His challenging debut season at United continues, with the club's sole remaining chance for a trophy now resting in the Europa League competition.
He found the back of the net for his first European goal this season, delivering a precise low shot from 20 yards following Alejandro Garnacho's well-placed pass.
However, Ruben Amorim's team lost their lead when Fernandes committed a handball during a corner, resulting in Oyarzabal successfully converting the penalty.
Andre Onana maintained parity with two outstanding saves as Real Sociedad sought a winning goal, setting up an balanced contest for next week's return fixture.
An unfortunate first-half own goal by Lucas Bergvall resulted in Spurs' defeat in the Netherlands. The scoreline could have been more severe for Ange Postecoglou's team if not for Guglielmo Vicario's three excellent saves.
SPURS BEATEN; ROMA, LYON WIN Tottenham's troubles deepened when Dominic Solanke left the pitch with an injury after 20 minutes, cutting short his comeback from a seven-week knee injury layoff.
Rangers secured a notable 3-1 victory on their visit to Fenerbahce, managed by Jose Mourinho.
The Scottish side took an early advantage through Cyriel Dessers in Istanbul, though Alexander Djiku equalised for the Turkish team.
Rangers, led by temporary manager Barry Ferguson, strengthened their position when Vaclav Cerny scored twice, including a goal nine minutes before the final whistle.
Lyon made significant progress towards reaching the quarterfinals by securing a 3-1 win against Romanian side FCSB.
There was an emotional moment when Nicolas Tagliafico scored, as Paulo Fonseca, who received a dugout ban until November from French football authorities following a heated exchange with a referee, became tearful whilst celebrating with his squad.
After Alexandru Baluta had drawn FCSB level, Malick Fofana secured the victory for Lyon by scoring twice in the closing stages.
In Italy, Uzbek striker Eldor Shomurodov delivered a dramatic finish, scoring with the last kick to give AS Roma a 2-1 triumph over Athletic Bilbao in their opening leg encounter.
Paulo Dybala struck the crossbar for Roma before Inaki Williams put Athletic ahead with a header. Angelino equalised for the home side, and Shomurodov secured the victory after Athletic had a player dismissed.
Lazio secured a dramatic victory at Viktoria Plzen, winning 2-1 despite being reduced to nine players, with Gustav Isaksen scoring in the 98th minute.
The Italian side took the lead through Alessio Romagnoli, but Plzen equalised after half-time. Lazio subsequently lost Nicolo Rovella and Samuel Gigot to red cards before Isaksen's decisive goal.
At Ajax, Eintracht Frankfurt recovered from a deficit to win 2-1, with Hugo Larsson and Ellyes Skhiri scoring after Brian Brobbey's 10th-minute opener.
In another match, Bodo/Glimt defeated Olympiakos 3-0 at home, with Kasper Hogh scoring twice.