Liverpool squeezed past Bundesliga
outfit Augsburg to seal their place in the Europa League last-16
James Milner opened the scoring
from the spot after Dominik Kohr was penalised for handball after five
minutes Lucas Leiva nearly gifted Augsburg a leveller with a short
back-pass but Caiuby couldn't take advantage.
Daniel Sturridge struck the post
just before the break following good build-up play involving Philippe
Coutinho. Jordan Henderson
had golden chance to make it two but was brilliantly denied by Marwin Hitz
Liverpool's players enjoyed receiving Anfield's acclaim at the final whistle and those supporters who had managed to secure an early exit from work for the 6pm kick-off left the stadium singing about the impending trip to Wembley
Tottenham 3-0 Fiorentina (Agg: 4-1):
Ryan Mason and Erik Lamela score as Mauricio Pochettino's side reach Europa
League Last 16
Ryan Mason and Erik Lamela scored
in each half to send Spurs into the Last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday
Fiorentina captain Gonzalo
Rodriguez put the ball into his own net to complete a 4-1 aggregate victory for
Spurs
Dele Alli picked up a caution in
the second-half at White Hart Lane and will miss the first-leg in the next
round
Manchester United 5-1 Midtjylland (agg 6-3): Marcus Rashford nets crucial brace on senior debut as Red Devils progress to last 16
Teenager Marcus Rashford scored a
double on his senior Manchester United debut to send his side through
Rashford was originally scheduled
to be on the substitutes' bench but started due to Anthony Martial's injury
Midtjylland took the lead through
Pione Sisto before his team-mate Nikolay Bodurov scored an own goal
Juan Mata missed a penalty before
Rashford struck twice to ensure Manchester United progressed to last 16
Ander Herrera dispatched a
penalty before Memphis Depay completed the goalscoring with late strike
Source : dailymail
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