UEFA Europa League 2024 | Tottenham Hotspur vs Roma score ...
Tottenham Hotspur stumbled again in the Europa League on Friday (AEDT), conceding a goal in stoppage time to draw 2-2 against Roma in London.
Spurs had suffered their only loss in the competition earlier this month, falling 3-2 to Galatasaray in Istanbul.
But Ange Postecoglou's ultra-attacking side immediately got back on track as Korean star Son Heung-min converted a penalty in the fifth minute.
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Roma's Mats Hummels conceded the spot kick for a clumsy foul on Pape Matar Sarr.
Evan Ndicka equalised in the 20th minute when the big defender rose highest to head a Roma free kick in off the crossbar.
The prolific Brennan Johnson put the hosts ahead again 13 minutes later as he calmly finished a quality, sweeping Spurs movement.
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Brennan Johnson of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates scoring. Getty
Spurs rode their luck as Roma had three goals ruled out for offside before Hummels redeemed himself with the late equaliser.
Angelino smashed a fierce ball across the face of the goal and Hummels applied the finishing touch from point blank range.
Spurs had won their opening three games in Europe but now sit ninth of 36 teams.
Ange Postecoglou of Tottenham Hotspur reacts. Getty
"It's frustrating, particularly when they score so late," Postecoglou said.
"We probably should have put it to bed earlier and missed some big chances. 2-1 always kept them in the game so disappointing not to see it out.
"I mean, we hit the post three times, a couple cleared off the line - it was that kind of game where we kind of knew if we got the third the game was done and dusted. But we sort of kept them in it."
Manchester United beat Bodo/Glimt 3-2 thanks to Rasmus Hojlund who scored twice to give new manager Ruben Amorim a victory in his first game at Old Trafford.
Hojlund also set up the opening goal scored by Alejandro Garnacho in the opening minute of the game, but United still had to stage a comeback in order to stay unbeaten in the competition with two victories and three draws.
After the visitors took a 2-1 lead, Hojlund equalised just before halftime and then scored the winner five minutes into the second half from close range, tapping in a cross from Manuel Ugarte.
After leaving Portuguese leader Sporting Lisbon to replace the fired Erik ten Hag as United manager, Amorim made his debut in charge of United in a 1-1 draw at Ipswich in the Premier League with Marcus Rashford scoring 81 seconds into the game.
In the Europa League, the goal came even sooner.
Hojlund intercepted a back pass to goalkeeper Nikita Haikin to allow Garnacho to put United ahead.
Hakon Evjen equalised in the 19th minute with a perfectly directed first time left foot strike from the edge of the area and Philip Zinckernagel gave the Norwegian champion the lead, finishing off a fast counter after Tyrell Malacia failed to stop him.
Malacia made his first senior appearance in 550 days and was substituted at halftime by Diogo Dalot.
Earlier, Athletic Bilbao cruised past Elfsborg 3-0 to join Lazio and Frankfurt at the top of the standings.
Lazio missed a chance to remain the only team with a perfect record after five games as it was held 0-0 by Ludogorets at Stadio Olimpico.
In Spain, Adama Boiro, Benat Prados and Gorku Guruzeta all scored for Bilbao.
Frankfurt, the 2022 Europa League winner, won 2-1 at Midtjylland.
Like in the new look Champions League, the top eight teams after the eight round league phase advance directly to the round of 16 in March and teams placed from ninth to 24th enter a playoffs in February.
Galatasaray drew 1-1 away at AZ Alkmaar after Victor Osimhen equalised for the Turkish club before halftime with his third goal in his last two Europa League games.
Sven Mijnans scored early for Alkmaar, which finished the game with 10 men after substitute Kees Smit was sent off in injury time.
Georges Mikaukadze scored two goals while substitute Corentin Tolisso and Malick Fofana added one each for Lyon to rout host Qarabag 4-1.
Maccabi Tel-Aviv ended a four game losing run with a 3-1 victory over Besiktas in a game that was played at a neutral venue in Debrecen, Hungary, after Turkish authorities decided not to host match.
That decision followed unrest after Maccabi's recent Europa League game in Amsterdam, where at least five fans were injured in violent street attacks, after their team's 5-0 loss to Ajax.
The game was played without fans at the request of Hungarian authorities.
Gavriel Kanichowsky, Dor Perets and Weslley Patati had a goal apiece for the Israeli team, while Rafa Silva netted for Besiktas.
Dynamo Kyiv lost its fifth straight game, this time 2-1 to Viktoria Plzen.
The consolation goal for the Ukrainian team, scored by Vladyslav Kobaiev in stoppage time, was the first for Dynamo in the competition.
In the Conference League, Chelsea are cruising with their fourth win from four games after beating Heidenheim 2-0.
In a matchup of between two teams that were perfect, Christopher Nkunku broke the deadlock in the second half from close range before Mykhailo Mudryk roofed the second from inside the area.
Chelsea midfielder Cesare Casadei received his second yellow card in stoppage time and was sent off.
