Mourinho Sent Off as Fenerbahce Holds Manchester United are Ahead at Half Time
Christian Eriksen put Manchester United ahead with a sharp finish in the 15th minute of the match. However, Fenerbahce was not having this one-sided affair lying down
En-Nesyri Equalizes. Within minutes of half time, the leveler came through the means of Youssef En-Nesyri. A well-timed cross by Allan Saint-Maximin found En-Nesyri without any marker to give him ample time to place the ball in the back of the net.
Controversial Call and Mourinho's Red Card
At halftime, the event was marred by a contentious penalty call with Mourinho loudly disputing it with officials, who reddened his card. Fenerbahce, however, dug their heels in, playing very bright with defense that had players from their natural position. "My boys played incredibly," Mourinho told TNT Sports as he gave his team credit in holding onto against a superior opponent.
Tottenham's No Wining
Richarlison's 53rd-minute penalty just proved to be good enough for Tottenham as they went on to give Alkmaar a 1-0 defeat. Alkmaar had no other choice but to end the match with ten men on the pitch after David Møller Wolfe was red-carded in the 85th minute. Spurs continued to dominate the rest of the match. Son Heung-min got the night off after manager Ange Postecoglou ruled that he was a bit sore.
Anderlecht and Lazio Unbeaten
Other results involved Anderlecht and Lazio moving to 2-0 victories. Anderlecht recorded a win against Ludogorets after Caio Vidal was red-carded, while Lazio made a first-half red card to Twente's goalkeeper seal their win.
Europa League notebook for 6 October 2022: Porto claim first Europa League victory Porto followed to make it two-nil at home with Hoffenheim by striking from Samu and Tiago Djaló, securing their first win in the Europa League this season.
The Europa League results throw huge victories for Rangers and Roma and Ajax on the 6 October 2022
Rangers strolled past FCSB 4-0 with two from Václav Černý, Lyon fell to a home fright, 1-0, against Besiktas, and Roma enjoyed their first trophy match triumph under Ivan Jurić in a 1-0 victory over Dynamo Kyiv via penalties, and Ajax were too strong for Qarabağ, winning 3-0 with the visitors reduced to nine.
Late Drama and Comebacks
Hugo Larsson scored a late winner for Eintracht Frankfurt over RFS, PAOK fought back to draw 2-2 against Viktoria Plzeň, and Real Sociedad claimed a 2-1 victory against Maccabi Tel-Aviv in Serbia.
Conference League Action
Chelsea Thrashes Panathinaikos in Greece, Chelsea won 4-1 against Panathinaikos. João Félix made it two, thanks to a setup by Mykhailo Mudryk, who later scored. Christopher Nkunku drove the ball into the box at his penalty kick to increase Chelsea's lead, with Facundo Pellistri scoring a consolation goal for Panathinaikos.
Fiorentina and Vikingur Win in Style
Saturday saw Fiorentina win 4-2 against St. Gallen on two from Jonathan Ikoné; Iceland's Vikingur celebrated its first European win, beating Cercle Brugge 3-1.
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