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Manchester City will host Newcastle United at the Etihad Stadium in what promises to be a thrilling Carabao Cup semi-final encounter, a fixture that carries significant weight for both clubs as they chase domestic silverware and momentum for the remainder of their seasons. The Carabao Cup, often considered a gateway trophy, has increasingly grown in prestige, particularly for clubs aiming to establish dominance or signal resurgence. For Manchester City, the competition has long been a familiar hunting ground, while for Newcastle United, it represents a golden opportunity to cement their transformation into one of England’s elite football institutions. With tactical brilliance, squad depth, and high-stakes drama expected, this clash stands as one of the most anticipated fixtures of the domestic cup calendar. Manchester City enter the semi-final with a reputation as one of the most dominant teams in English football history, particularly under the stewardship of Pep Guardiola. The Catala...

🚨 Amorim wins their debut game, Roma draws at Spurs, and Rangers and Sociedad win.

The Europa League returned tonight, with numerous intriguing matchups taking place throughout the continent, including Ruben Amorim's first home game in charge of Manchester United and Claudio Ranieri renewing rivalry with Tottenham, this time as Roma manager.

Højlund saves United to secure Amorim's first win.

Ruben Amorim's first win as Manchester United's head coach was a 3-2 victory over Bodø/Glimt at Old Trafford.

After scoring only two minutes into his debut game at Ipswich, United took the lead here even earlier, with Alejandro Garnacho scoring within a minute.

Nikita Khaikin, the goalkeeper for Bodø/Glimt, mishandled the ball, allowing Rasmus Højlund to close him down and Garnacho to score in the empty net.


Bodø, who carried a danger throughout, equalized in the 19th minute with a fantastic goal from Håkon Evjen. He curled a left-footed drive from outside the box after his side profited on some slack United play.

Three minutes later, the Norwegians startled Old Trafford by taking the lead through Philip Zinckernagel, who tormented the returning Tyrell Malacia before finishing confidently. Both goals appeared to be the product of United's struggles with their new formation.

United struggled to create any meaningful chances and were unsteady every time they lost the ball, with the visiting fans celebrating their team's performance.

At halftime, Højlund equalized. Noussair Mazraoui did an excellent job creating a cross, and the Danish striker punished his Scandinavian opponents with a brilliant touch and volleyed finish.

United continued from where they left off after the break, with Mason Mount hitting the bar from within the box following superb work from Garnacho, before Højlund's second goal put his side back in front.


Manuel Ugarte's low cross and a wonderful Mount flip set up the striker's tap-in from yards out.

Amorim made multiple substitutions in the second half, hoping to put the game to bed. Garnacho had two of their best chances, blasting wide and then over with two wild shots, before Marcus Rashford pulled one wide.

United held out for a much-needed win and moved up to 12th place in the Europa League.

Hummels moves from zero to hero.

Mats Hummels went from zero to hero in his first Roma start, conceding an early penalty before equalizing late to win a 2-2 draw for Claudio Ranieri's side at Tottenham.

Spurs took the lead after only five minutes when Son Heung-Min converted from the penalty spot. Hummels defeated Pape Matar Sarr, and the skipper took the opportunity to score.

In the 20th minute, Roma equalized when Evan Ndicka connected with Paolo Dybala's corner to loop the ball past Fraser Forster. Stephan El Shaarawy thought he had given his team the lead minutes later, but VAR determined he was offside.


Spurs restored the lead with a great team goal, finished by Brennan Johnson, who has continued to impress in front of goal this season. Dybala lost the ball this time, passing it to Sarr, who found Dejan Kulusevski. The Swede outpaced Hummels before passing to Johnson, who scored.

Kulusevski then hit the post, and Son squandered a clear opportunity as the hosts tried to put the game out of reach before halftime.

Roma, who were still in the game, had the ball in the net twice early in the second half, but both Manu Koné and Artem Dovbk were caught offside.

Pedro Porro was the second Spurs player to strike the woodwork, beating Mile Svilar and finishing with a 25-yard free kick.

Roma remained in the competition and received their award at the death. After Fraser Forster produced an incredible save, Spurs failed to deal with the resultant corner, allowing Alexis Saelemaekers to find Hummels with a low cross, who headed home to redeem himself and give Ranieri another memorable night in an English stadium.

Rangers run riot in Côte d'Azur.

Rangers moved into the Europa League's top eight with a superb 4-1 win away to Nice.

Philippe Clement's side gained complete control of the game before halftime, scoring three goals in the space of 10 minutes. Václav Černý scored the first goal with a slick finish despite a few deflections.

Minutes later, Mohamed Diomande extended their advantage with a stunning finish, passing a defender and lifting the ball over the Nice goalkeeper.


In additional time, Hamza Igamane appeared to put the game out of reach for the Ligue 1 side. Marcin Bulka was far out of his goal, allowing the Moroccan winger to steal in and finish to top off a fantastic first half for the Gers.

Igamane scored his second goal, and Rangers' fourth, after the break with another beautiful finish.

Nice's Badredine Bouanani scored a late consolation goal, floating in a superb free kick from just outside the box.

Kubo, the star of Sociedad, wins.

Real Sociedad secured a much-needed 2-0 victory over Ajax to move into 16th place in the Europa League table.

In a close encounter with few meaningful chances, Sociedad broke the deadlock in the 67th minute through Barrene.


The forward had only been on the field for a few moments when he was first to Takefusa Kobo's dangerous cross, which was whipped past the Ajax goalkeeper.

With five minutes remaining, the Japanese winger put the game away with a superb run through defenders before seeing his deflected shot curl into the bottom corner.

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