Mauricio Pochettino’s side, trailing 1-0 after their first-leg defeat in Belgium, made a positive start when Christian Eriksen fired them into an early lead, but were up against it from the 40th minute when Alli was shown a straight red card for a reckless tackle. Eriksen fired through goalkeeper Lovre Kalinic’s legs to level the aggregate score in the 10th minute, but 10 minutes later Harry Kane headed into his own net following a corner.
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Europa League round-up: Lyon put seven past AZ Alkmaar as Athletic Bilbao crash out
Mauricio Pochettino’s side, trailing 1-0 after their first-leg defeat in Belgium, made a positive start when Christian Eriksen fired them into an early lead, but were up against it from the 40th minute when Alli was shown a straight red card for a reckless tackle. Eriksen fired through goalkeeper Lovre Kalinic’s legs to level the aggregate score in the 10th minute, but 10 minutes later Harry Kane headed into his own net following a corner.
Europa League 2017: Scores, Qualified Teams After Thursday’s Round-of-32 Results
Roma knocked out Villarreal from the 2017 UEFA Europa League despite falling to a 1-0 defeat to the Spaniards in the Italian capital on Thursday. There was a shock as Athletic Bilbao were beaten 2-0 by Apoel Nicosia, losing 4-3 on aggregate in Cyprus.
9-man Athletic beats Barcelona 2-1 in Copa del Rey
Barcelona’s two-year reign of the Copa del Rey was in jeopardy after it lost to a nine-man Athletic Bilbao 2-1 at a packed San Mames Stadium on Thursday. Athletic played a man down from the 74th minute, and two men down from the 80th because of red cards in a drama-filled first-leg match in the round of 16. Aritz Aduriz scored and set up another goal in the first half for Athletic, and Lionel Messi scored for Barcelona from a free kick early in the second half.