Real Betis put one foot in Conference League semi-final with Jagiellonia victory, Bodo/Glimt upset Lazio in Europa League with 2-0 win

Real Betis and Chelsea both took one step closer to the UEFA Conference League semi-finals with comfortable wins over respective Polish sides Jagiellonia and Legia Warszawa. The first set of UEFA Europa League quarter-final legs with Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United both taking draws into their second legs after facing Eintracht Frankfurt and Lyon respectively.

Real Betis picked up a comfortable 2-0 win over Jagiellonia at home with goals from Cedric Bakambu and Jesus Rodriguez.

After the Polish champions gave the ball away cheaply, Bakambu latched onto an incisive pass through the centre of the pitch from Pablo Fornals, perfectly beating the defensive line and making a tidy finish past Slawomir Abramowicz.

Rodriguez doubled their lead shortly before half-time as he took advantage of some poor defending from Jagiellonia inside their own box with a clinical finish to take a 2-0 lead.

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The 19-year-old started the move, and when Antony's shot deflected in the path of Bakambu and when he could not get a shot away, Rodriguez stabbed in from close range.

It was complete domination from start to finish for the La Liga side, who head to Bialystok with one foot already in the semi-finals.

CHELSEA MEET EXPECTATIONS IN POLAND

Chelsea beat Legia Warszawa 3-0 in Poland in the quarter-final first leg of the Conference League tie as they keep marching towards the competition's final as expected.

Noni Madueke scored twice as three second-half goals for The Blues sealed the win, and all but secured their spot in the semi-finals.

Cole Palmer, who was starting for just the second time in this competition, was withdrawn at half-time, and four minutes after the restart, a reinvigorated Chelsea took the lead when Reece James’ low shot from distance was pushed into the path of Tyrique George for his first senior goal.

Highlights: Impact sub Madueke at the double as Chelsea ease past Legia

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Madueke, on for Palmer, doubled the lead on 57 minutes from a Jadon Sancho assist, and 17 minutes later he scored his second off the back of another Sancho pass.

It could not have come at a better time as Christopher Nkunku had missed a penalty roughly 25 seconds before.

Legia were helpless to reduce the deficit and with a fixture at Stamford Bridge coming their way, Chelsea are surely through to the last four and a step closer to the final.

CONTROVERSIAL PENALTY GIVES FIORENTINA EDGE

Fiorentina withstood a second-half fightback from Slovenian side NK Celje to draw 2-1 away from home and steer the tie in their favour.

Fiorentina captain Luca Ranieri gave his side the lead with a brilliant finish, jinking past two defenders and finishing at the near post.

Rolando Mandragora then doubled the lead with a controversial penalty. The midfielder won the spot kick dubiously following what appeared to be a small amount of contact by Zan Karnicnik, and he beat the keeper with a powerful penalty.

Celje found some solace of their own from the referee's whistle with their own penalty in the 65th minute, and Logan Delaurier-Chaubet pulled one back for the hosts with an accurate shot past David de Gea.

Regardless, the Italians held on and now are favourites to make it through to the next round.

OWN GOAL GIFTS RAPID WIEN FIRST LEG VICTORY

Rapid Wien were gifted a 1-0 win away from home in Sweden to take the lead before a second leg in Vienna.

An own-goal from Hampus Finndell gave the Austrians a leg-up in their tie against Djurgarden.

The midfielder tried to turn Louis Schaub's pass into the penalty area behind for a corner, only for his attempted clearance to squeeze past Jacob Rinne and hit the back of his own net.

The Austrian champions held onto their slender lead to take a huge victory away from home.

BODO/GLIMT UPSET LAZIO IN NORWAY

Norwegian champions Bodo/Glimt stunned Italian side Lazio with a deserved win in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final, winning 2-0.

In a match played in freezing conditions north of the Arctic Circle, Bodo/Glimt took the lead through Ulrik Saltnes' poked close-range finish in the second minute of the second half.

He then scored his second goal in the 69th minute with a brilliant lob over Christos Mandas following Jens Petter Hauge's lovely chipped pass.

Saltnes almost grabbed a hat-trick in the 83rd minute as he was through on goal, but Mandas managed to save the Norwegian's effort and keep the deficit to two goals.

Highlights: Bodo/Glimt stun Lazio as Saltnes scores twice

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10-MAN RANGERS HOLD ON IN EUROPA LEAGUE

Rangers survived to earn an excellent first-leg draw against Athletic Club after spending almost the entire game with 10 men.

Robin Propper was sent off after just 12 minutes for a foul on Inaki Williams. The defender was initially cautioned for his foul on Williams on the edge of the box.

But a VAR review prompted referee Istvan Kovacs to change his decision, and he brandished a straight red card for Propper.

Highlights: Drama at Ibrox as 10-man Rangers hold Athletic Club to thrilling draw

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A succession of chances, including a penalty appeal for Williams at the end of the first half, fell for the Spanish side.

But the Scots defended immensely, with Ianis Hagi epitomising their work-rate as he tracked back time and time again to help the defence.

Rangers thought their luck had finally run out in the 76th minute when Alex Berenguer broke the deadlock, burying a rebound from Liam Kelly's save.

CHERKI RESCUES LYON IN DYING MOMENTS

Rayan Cherki rescued Lyon from a loss in the first leg to take a 2-2 draw heading into the second game at Old Trafford.

A day after Lyon's Nemanja Matic called Andre Onana "one of the worst goalkeepers in Manchester United's history", the keeper made a huge mistake as he let Thiago Almada's free-kick slip by him and into the net.

It was right on the stroke of half-time when Leny Yoro scored his first ever goal for United, carefully guiding Manuel Ugarte's volley into the goal with a glancing header.

Cherki pounces on Onana error as Man Utd denied win in 95th minute at Lyon

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Joshua Zirkzee then came off the bench to rescue Ruben Amorim's side with a winner in the 88th minute.

Bruno Fernandes chipped a delicate ball over the top and deep into the Lyon box to land perfectly for Zirkzee, who fired a powerful header past the keeper.

United thought they had the win tied up, only for Cherki to save the day for Lyon as he pounced on a shot parried by Onana and levelled the game in the dying moments.

PORRO FLICK CANCELS OUT EKITIKE STUNNER

Spurs were held to a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final against Eintracht Frankfurt, largely thanks to a wonderful goalkeeping performance from Kaua Santos.

Numerous saves from the Brazilian foiled Ange Postecoglou's side from taking the win at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, making several crucial saves in the game's dying moments.

It took the Germans just five minutes to breach Spurs' defence as Hugo Ekitike fired a stunning shot into the bottom right corner past Vicario.

Highlights: Porro beauty rules out Ekitike stunner as Spurs held by Frankfurt

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The young striker is a talent on the watch-lists of several Premier League clubs and showed everyone why with his goal in north London.

Pedro Porro replied with the slickest of finishes for Spurs, however, completing a smooth team move with a back heel flick that was too quick for Santos to react to.

Spurs threatened to sneak a winner as the game wound down, but Santos heroically denied the likes of Son Heung-Min and James Maddison with great stops.

Postecoglou still has the chance to fulfil his promise of silverware, but a trip to Frankfurt's Waldstadion is a daunting fixture for Spurs.

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