Friday's soccer news starts in the Europa League quarterfinals second-legs. Timmy Chandler subbed on nine minutes into stoppage time for Eintracht's 3-2 win at Barcelona, advancing to the Europa League semifinals 4-3 on aggregate. Sergino Dest subbed on for Barca in the 62nd. Filip Kostic converted a 4th minute Eintracht penalty with Rafael Borre adding a goal in the 36th. Kostic scored . . .
Eintracht and Barcelona draw, Rangers down a goal in Europa League quarterfinals
Friday's soccer news starts with the Europa League quarterfinal first-legs. Timmy Chandler was on the bench for Eintracht's 1-1 home draw with Barcelona andSergino Dest is injured. Ansgar Knauff put Eintracht up in the 48th with Ferran Torres equalizing for Barca in the 66th. Eintracht's Tuta saw red in the 78th minute. "We’re pleased about a fantastic performance," Eintracht coach Oliver . . .
Barcelona advances in the Europa League, Dest injured
Friday's soccer news starts in the Europa League. Barcelona advanced to the quarterfinals with a 2-1 win at Galatasaray, taking the series by the same score on aggregate. Falling behind in the 28th minute, Pedri equalized for Barca in the 37th and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored in the 49th. Dest subbed out in the 56th minute with a hamstring injury. Barcelona plays Eintracht in the . . .
Rangers lead Red Star, Barcelona draws in Europa League
Friday's soccer news starts with USMNT players in the Europa League round of 16 first-legs. James Sands subbed on in the 75th minute of Rangers' 3-0 home win over Red Star Belgrade. James Tavernier converted an 11th minute penalty and Alfredo Morales doubled the lead in the 15th. Leon Balogun finished off the first-leg goals in the 51st minute. “Despite the 3-0 win today, it’s pretty clear the . . .
Barcelona, RB Leipzig, and Rangers advance in the Europa League
Friday's soccer news starts in the Europa League knockout round playoffs. Sergino Dest's Barcelona won 4-2 at Napoli, advancing 5-3 on aggregate. Jordi Alba put Barca up in the 8th minute and Frenkie de jong doubled the lead in the 13th. Napoli converted a 23rd minute penalty, but Barca's Gerard Pique (45th) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (59th) put the game and the series away. Napoli scored again . . .
Sands’s Rangers lead Reyna’s Borussia Dortmund in the Europa League
Friday's soccer news starts with the Europa League knockout round playoff first-legs. James Sands subbed on in the 66th minute of Rangers' 4-2 win at Gio Reyna's Borussia Dortmund. Reyna subbed in at halftime. James Tavernier put Rangers up from the penalty spot in the 38th. Alfredo Morales doubled the lead in the 41st and John Lundstram scored in the 49th. Trialing 3-0, Dortmund's Jude Bellingham . . .
Chandler’s Eintracht and Yedlin’s Galatasaray advance as group winners in the Europa League
Friday's soccer news starts with the conclusion of the group stages in the Europa League and Europa Conference League. Timothy Chandler subbed out in the 69th minute of Eintracht's 1-1 draw at Fenerbahce. Eintracht won group D. Djibril Sow put them up in the 29th minute and Fenerbache equalized in the 42nd. Chandler saw yellow in the 54th. "We controlled the game tonight," Eintracht coach . . .
Portland beats Colorado in the West
Friday's soccer news starts with the 4th-seed Portland Timbers knocking out the top seed Colorado Rapids 1-0 at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Larrys Mabiala scored the game's only goal in the 90th with Timbers goalkeeper Steve Clark making three saves to keep the clean sheet. Portland's Dairon Asprilla saw red four minutes into stoppage time. "Last year we were inexperienced and it showed in the . . .
Europa League wins for Chandler’s Eintracht and Carter-Vickers’ Celtic
The soccer news starts in the Europa League. Timmy Chandler's Eintracht Frankfurt came back to beat Olympiakos 2-1 away in group D to guarantee a slot in the knockout stage. Trailing from the 12th minute, Eintracht's Daichi Kamada equalized in the 17th and Jens Petter Hauge scored a minute into stoppage time. We’re all over the moon," Chandler said. "It was a really strong team performance. We . . .
Yedlin’s Galatasaray wins in the Europa League, Draw for Antwerp
Friday's soccer news starts in the Europa League. DeAndre Yedlin's Galatasaray won 1-0 at Lokomotiv Moscow in group E. Kerem Akturkoglu scored in the 82nd minute with Lokomotiv finishing with no shots on goal. "I always aim for the three points, no matter who we play." Galatasaray coach Fatih Terim said. "I'm obviously happy with the result but not so much with the performance, especially in . . .