Soccer-Roma held at Porto, Galatasaray thrashed 4-1 at Alkmaar

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13/02/2025 22:12

PORTO, Portugal, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Francisco Moura's
second-half strike earned hosts Porto a 1-1 draw against 10-man
AS Roma in the first leg of their Europa League knockout round
playoff on Thursday as Turkish champions Galatasaray lost 4-1 at
AZ Alkmaar.
    Zeki Celik put Roma ahead in the dying seconds of the first
half before Moura equalised when his shot deflected off a
defender past goalkeeper Mile Svilar in the 67th minute.
    Claudio Ranieri's Roma were dealt a further blow five
minutes later when they were left with 10 men as Bryan Cristante
was handed a second yellow card. 
    Ten-man Galatasaray suffered a 4-1 defeat at Dutch side
Alkmaar, Twente Enschede of the Netherlands earned a last-gasp
2-1 home win over Bodo/Glimt and Romania's Steaua Bucharest
fought back to beat Greek champions PAOK 2-1.
    Earlier in the day, Turkey's Fenerbahce claimed a resounding
3-0 home win over Belgian side Anderlecht, while Ajax Amsterdam,
Real Sociedad and Ferencvaros also secured first-leg leads. 

 (Reporting by Janina Nuno Rios in Mexico City, editing by Ed
Osmond)
 ((Janina.Nuno@thomsonreuters.com;))