Manchester United’s struggles continued as they narrowly avoided a humiliating defeat against Porto in the Europa League, salvaging a 3-3 draw thanks to Harry Maguire’s late equalizer. The Red Devils had taken an early 2-0 lead but squandered it and saw Bruno Fernandes sent off for the second consecutive game.
United started brightly, with Marcus Rashford and Rasmus Højlund scoring within 20 minutes. However, Porto responded with goals from Pepê and Samu to level the score before halftime. After the break, Samu put Porto ahead, but Maguire’s header in the dying moments rescued a point for United.
Tottenham Hotspur, meanwhile, maintained their perfect record in the Europa League with a 2-1 victory at Ferencváros. Pape Sarr and Brennan Johnson scored for Spurs, who fielded a youthful side with four teenagers in the starting lineup.
Lazio also made it two wins from two by thrashing Nice 4-1 at home. Taty Castellano scored twice for the Italian side, while Lyon and Rangers played out a thrilling 4-1 encounter in Glasgow, with Alexandre Lacazette and Malick Fofana netting braces for Lyon.
In other matches, Twente held José Mourinho’s Fenerbahce to a 1-1 draw, Elfsborg upset Roma 1-0, Slavia Prague drew 1-1 with Ajax, Anderlecht beat Real Sociedad 2-1, Olympiacos defeated Braga 3-0, Hoffenheim overcame Dynamo Kyiv 2-0, and Eintracht Frankfurt triumphed 3-1 at Besiktas.
In the Conference League, Chelsea made a winning debut with a 4-2 victory over Gent, while Fiorentina beat New Saints 2-0. Cercle Brugge routed St. Gallen 6-2, Omonoia defeated Vikingur Reykjavík 4-0, Legia Warsaw edged Real Betis 1-0, and Hearts claimed a 2-1 win over Dinamo Minsk.
