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 . . .
Tough loss for RB Leipzig at PSG and Celtic wins in the Europa League
Wednesday's soccer news starts in the Champions League. Tyler Adams's RB Leipzig lost 3-2 at PSG in group A. Trailing from the 9th minute, Andre Silva equalized for Leipzig in the 28th and Nordi Mukiele put them ahead in the 57th. PSG equalized in the 67th and converted a 74th minute penalty. Adams saw yellow in the 84th minute. Leipzig is in last place in the group with no points from three . . .
Win for Eintracht in the Europa League
Friday's soccer news starts in the Europa League where Timothy Chandler's Eintracht won 1-0 at Royal Antwerp in group D. Goncalo Paciencia converted a penalty a minute into stoppage time for the game's only goal. Eintracht goalkeeper Kevin Trapp made four saves to keep the clean sheet. Sam Vines wasn't in the squad for Antwerp. "It was a very intense game that we deserved to win," Chandler . . .
Yedlin’s Galatasaray wins in the Europa League
Friday's soccer news starts with the Europa League. DeAndre Yedlin's Galatasaray beat Lazio 1-0 at home to open its group E schedule. A 66th minute own-goal was the difference. "Today, frankly, the thing that makes me the happiest is that Galatasaray belongs in Europe," coach Fatih Terim said. "It was such a nice return." Also in group E, Konrad De La Fuente subbed on in the 56th minute of . . .
Diskerud’s Omonia leads Vines’s Antwerp in Europa League qualifying
Friday's soccer news starts with Europa League qualifying. Mix Diskerud's Omonia took a 4-2 first-leg lead over Sam Vines's Royal Antwerp at GSP Stadium in Cyprus. Manuel Benson gave Antwerp the lead in the 26th minute. Omonia's Loizos Loizou leveled the score in the 43rd. Andronikos Kakoullis put Omonia up in the 48th and Loizou scored again in the 55th. Koji Miyoshi pulled a goal back for . . .
