Mourinho gets red card as Fenerbahce holds Man United to 1-1 draw in Europa League

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Fenerbahce head coach Jose Mourinho walks out of the pitch after being shown a red card during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Fenerbahce and Manchester United at Sukru Saracoglu stadium, in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

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Manchester United’s Christian Eriksen, left, shoots the ball to score the opening goal during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Fenerbahce and Manchester United at Sukru Saracoglu stadium, in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

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Fenerbahce’s Youssef En-Nesyri, second right, heads the ball against Manchester United’s goalkeeper Andre Onana during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Fenerbahce and Manchester United at Sukru Saracoglu stadium, in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

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Fenerbahce’s Youssef En-Nesyri, reacts after missing a chance during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Fenerbahce and Manchester United at Sukru Saracoglu stadium, in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

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Tottenham’s Richarlison scores the opening goal by the penalty during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Tottenham and AZ Alkmaar at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)

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Tottenham’s Richarlison, centre, celebrates after scoring the opening goal by the penalty during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Tottenham and AZ Alkmaar at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)

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Tottenham’s Richarlison leaves the pitch after substitution during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Tottenham and AZ Alkmaar at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)

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Tottenham’s Richarlison, right, celebrates after scoring the opening goal by the penalty with Lucas Bergvall during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Tottenham and AZ Alkmaar at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)

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Roma’s Artem Dovbyk scores a penalty his side’s first goal during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Roma and Dinamo Kyiv at the Olympic Stadium, in Rome, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

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Roma’s Artem Dovbyk celebrates with teammates after scoring his side’s first goal during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Roma and Dinamo Kyiv at the Olympic Stadium, in Rome, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

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Dynamo Kyiv’s Oleksandr Tymchyk makes an attempt to score during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Roma and Dinamo Kyiv at the Olympic Stadium, in Rome, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

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Roma’s Mario Hermoso goes for the header with Dynamo Kyiv’s Vladyslav Kabayev during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Roma and Dinamo Kyiv at the Olympic Stadium, in Rome, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

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Frankfurt’s Hugo Larsson celebrates after scoring their side’s first goal of the game during the Europa League soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and FK Rigas Futbola Skola, in Frankfurt, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Uwe Anspach/dpa via AP)

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Frankfurt coach Dino Toppmöller gesticulates during the Europa League soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and FK Rigas Futbola Skola, in Frankfurt, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Uwe Anspach/dpa via AP)

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Fans of Eintracht Frankfurt hold up their fan scarves during the Europa League soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and FK Rigas Futbola Skola, in Frankfurt, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Uwe Anspach/dpa via AP)

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Ajax’s Kenneth Taylor celebrates after scoring his side’s opening goal during the Europa League soccer match between Qarabag and Ajax at the Tofiq Bahramov Republican stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo)

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Referee Nick Walsh shows a yellow card to Qarabag’s Badavi Guseynov, centre left, during the Europa League soccer match between Qarabag and Ajax at the Tofiq Bahramov Republican stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo)

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Qarabag’s Abbas Huseynov, right, challenges for the ball with Ajax’s Mika Godts during the Europa League soccer match between Qarabag and Ajax at the Tofiq Bahramov Republican stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo)

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Chelsea’s Joao Felix, second from right, celebrates with his teammates after scoring his side’s third goal during the Europa Conference League opening phase soccer match between Panathinaikos and Chelsea at the Olympic stadium in Athens, Greece, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

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Chelsea’s Axel Disai, right, challenges for the ball with Panathinaikos’ Georgios Vagiannidis during the Europa Conference League opening phase soccer match between Panathinaikos and Chelsea at the Olympic stadium in Athens, Greece, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

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Fiorentina’s Robin Gosens, second from left, scores their side’s fourth goal of the game during the Europa Conference League opening phase soccer match between FC St. Gallen and Fiorentina, at the Kybunpark stadium in St. Gallen, Switzerland, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP)

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View of the stadium after fans of Fiorentina used pyrotechnics during the Europa Conference League opening phase soccer match between FC St. Gallen and Fiorentina, at the Kybunpark stadium in St. Gallen, Switzerland, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP)

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St. Gallen’s Lukas Goertler, second right, shoots to score their side’s second goal of the game during the Europa Conference League opening phase soccer match between FC St. Gallen and Fiorentina, at the Kybunpark stadium in St. Gallen, Switzerland, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP)

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Fenerbahce’s supporters cheer prior to the start of the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Fenerbahce and Manchester United at Sukru Saracoglu stadium, in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

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Manchester United head coach Erik ten Hag, gives instructions to the players during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Fenerbahce and Manchester United at Sukru Saracoglu stadium, in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

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Fenerbahce’s players celebrate their side’s first goal of the game during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Fenerbahce and Manchester United at Sukru Saracoglu stadium, in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

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AZ Alkmaar’s Maxim Dekker, left, fouls for a penalty on Tottenham’s Lucas Bergvall, centre, during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Tottenham and AZ Alkmaar at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)

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AZ Alkmaar’s David Moller Wolfe, centre, and Tottenham’s Dominic Solanke, right, challenge for the ball during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Tottenham and AZ Alkmaar at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)

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Lazio’s Gustav Isaksen, left, scores his sides second goal during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Twente and Lazio at the De Grolsch Veste stadium in Enschede, Netherlands, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

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The ball gets past Twente’s goalkeeper Przemyslaw Tyton, right, after a shot by Lazio’s Gustav Isaksen, center, as he scores his sides second goal during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Twente and Lazio at the De Grolsch Veste stadium in Enschede, Netherlands, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

By KAREL JANICEK

Jose Mourinho received a red card but his Fenerbahce team still held his former club Manchester United to a 1-1 draw in the Europa League on Thursday.

Erik ten Hag’s squad led early from Christian Eriksen’s 15th-minute goal only to see Youssef En-Nesyri equalize in the 49th, heading home unmarked from close range on a cross from Allan Saint-Maximin.

It was United’s third straight draw in the second-tier competition.

Mourinho received a red card after his team was not awarded a spot kick around the hour mark.

“My boys played an amazing match,” Mourinho told TNT Sports. “We played against a team that is at a superior level to us. We finished the game with a center-back playing at right-back and a right-back at left-back. We had to do a crazy puzzle but our performance was extraordinary and I couldn’t ask for anything more from the players.”

Mourinho led United to the Europa League title in 2017 during his 2½ years at Old Trafford. He took the Fenerbahce job in this past offseason.

Elsewhere, Richarlison scored a 53rd-minute penalty for Tottenham to beat Alkmaar 1-0 and stay unbeaten in the competition. Alkmaar’s David Møller Wolfe got a red card in the 85th.

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Fenerbahce's head coach Jose Mourinho, left, during the Europa League playoff second leg soccer match between Anderlecht and Fenerbahce at the RSC Anderlecht stadium in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)

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Spurs forward Son Heung-min sat out because he was “a bit sore” after Saturday’s 4-1 win over West Ham in the Premier League, manager Ange Postecoglou said.

Anderlecht and Lazio stayed perfect with 2-0 victories — with both opponents reduced to 10 men.

Anderlecht beat Ludogorets at home after Caio Vidal was sent off. Lazio took home three points from Twente when goalkeeper Lars Unnerstall was sent off in the 11th minute.

Porto’s Samu scored his fourth goal of the campaign and Tiago Djaló added another one for Porto to beat Hoffenheim 2-0 for the Portuguese club’s first win of the campaign.

Václav Černý scored two goals to lead Rangers to a 4-0 rout of FCSB while Lyon was upset 1-0 at home by Besiktas.

Roma needed a penalty to beat Dynamo Kyiv 1-0 for its first Europa League victory under new coach Ivan Jurić.

Summer signing Artem Dovbyk converted from the spot in the 23rd minute to get the Italian team in the win column after a draw and a loss in the second-tier competition.

Ajax beat Qarabag 3-0 in Baku after the home team was reduced to 10 men in the 15th minute when midfielder Júlio Romão received a straight red card.

Kenneth Taylor scored some 20 minutes later. In the second half, Wout Weghorst converted a penalty and substitute Chuba Akpom put the result beyond doubt in the 77th. Two minutes later, Qarabag went down to nine men when Elvin Jafarguliyev also saw a red card.

Eintracht Frankfurt, the 2022 Europa League winner, got a late goal from substitute Hugo Larsson to edge Latvia’s RFS 1-0.

PAOK came from two goals down to salvage a 2-2 draw with Czech side Viktoria Plzen in Thessaloniki.

Real Sociedad earned its first win, 2-1 away to Maccabi Tel-Aviv in a game played in Belgrade, Serbia due to the regional conflict.

Conference League

Chelsea routed Panathinaikos 4-1 in Athens to make it two wins from two in the third-tier Conference League.

João Félix scored twice — his first one set up by Mykhailo Mudryk in the 22nd minute. The visitors added three more in the first 14 minutes of the second half through Mudryk, Felix’s second and Christopher Nkunku’s penalty. Facundo Pellistri netted for Panathinaikos in the 69th.

Jonathan Ikoné’s two goals led Fiorentina past St. Gallen 4-2 in Switzerland and Real Betis played 1-1 with Copenhagen.

Iceland’s Vikingur beat Belgium’s Cercle Brugge 3-1 to record its first victory in Europe.

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