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Maguire seals remarkable Europa League victory for Manchester United

Jaw-dropping European win

Manchester United's Harry Maguire scores their side's fourth goal of the game during the UEFA Europa League quarter-final, second leg match at the Old Trafford in Manchester, England. Picture date: Thursday April 17, 2025

HARRY MAGUIRE secured one of the most jaw-dropping European wins in Old Trafford’s long history as Manchester United came back to secure a scarcely believable 5-4 extra-time win against 10-man Lyon and reach the Europa League semi-finals on Thursday evening.

There was no room for error as the Red Devils’ 14th place in the Premier League standings meant a first European defeat of the campaign would end their hopes of saving a miserable season with silverware and continental qualification.

Corentin Tolisso and Nicolas Tagliafico cancelled out Manuel Ugarte and Diogo Dalot goals to take the match to extra-time on Thursday night, when United were staring down the barrel of a humiliating quarter-final exit.

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