Europa League, only Bodo/Glimt wins against Lazio. Show draw between Lyon and United

Biancocelesti knocked out in Norway. Then there are only 'x' signs: Rangers and Athletic Bilbao on one side and Tottenham and Eintracht Frankfurt on the other postpone everything to the return leg

di GIUSY ANNA MARIA D'ALESSIO
April 10, 2025
Ulrik Saltnes (Ansa)

Ulrik Saltnes (Ansa)

Rome, 10 April 2025 - The first leg of the quarter-finals of Europa League they don't skimp on surprises and the first one comes right from the match that opens the afternoon, in which the Bodo / Glimt beats the Lazio for 2-0. In reality, it was the only victory of the day, because then they drew, in a more or less spectacular manner, Lyon e Manchester United (2-2), Rangers e Athletic Bilbao (0-0) to Tottenham ed Eintracht Frankfurt (1-1), effectively postponing the question of qualification for the semi-finals to the second and decisive round.  

Europa League quarter-final first leg results

  The adventure of the Lazio in the quarter-finals, but paradoxically the history of the match says it could have been even worse: the Bodo / Glimt, a sentence against the Roman teams, is imposed 2-0 thanks to the brace, both scored in the second half, by Saltnes on assist before Blomberg and then of Height. To the white and sky blues on their return to theOlympic It will take a feat to try to secure a place in the semi-final, where there would be a Tottenham ed Eintracht Frankfurt. Between these last two formations ends 1-1 and it all happens in the first half: the guests delude themselves with Ekitike assisted by skhiri before cashing in the equaliser from Visit on cue from Maddison. Between Rangers e Athletic Bilbao the scoreboard doesn't get dirty, but the emotions are not lacking. At 13' Propper he gets sent off, and this won't be the only setback of the evening for the home team, who lose in the second half Rice due to injury and are awarded a penalty against: the new arrival Berenguer makes a mistake and so, all in all, the evening for the Scots can be defined as positive given the initial premises. The winner of this match will challenge one of Lyon e Manchester United, who do not hold back in the first round. The French open the dance with Almada, before cashing in the equaliser in injury time yoro assisted by ugarte. The extra time will prove decisive also in the second half, but with the roles reversed. First there is room for the injury of akookou, replaced by Lacazette and, above all, for overtaking the Red Devils signed by the new entrant Zirzkee assisted by Bruno Fernandes. For the English, who had already scored in the Cesarini zone, it seemed done, but in the 95th minute Mikautadze find the good embroidery for cherki, who signs the 2-2 pyrotechnic that postpones the qualifying games to the return match. A bit of a constant for today's entire round, albeit with the exception (very painful for the Lazio and for the whole Italy) Of the Bodo / Glimt.

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