Four goals in the endings and incidents in Granada and Amsterdam: what are the first matches of the quarter-finals of the Europa League?

Rashford and Fernandes punished Granada for being rude

The fact that the game in Granada would turn out to be specific became clear already in the opening, when a naked man ran out onto the lawn during the attack of Manchester United.

Where did he come from, if the match was held in front of empty stands, even the security service of the stadium could not clearly explain.

But the streaker got into the footage of all international broadcasts - and, as fans joked, "got more time on the field than Donnie van de Beck during the season."

Then, however, the game turned into a melancholic and routine channel, since any initiative of the British was suppressed by the tactics of a petty foul by the hosts.

The Spaniards broke the rules profusely and dirty, taking advantage of the arbiter's liberality.

Moreover, kicks on the legs followed even after the ball left the zone of responsibility of one or another player of the guests - the foul, apparently, was needed to intimidate the British.

Tired of arguing with an opponent and paying the referee's attention to improper contacts, the Mankunians themselves punished the offenders.

In the 31st minute, Viktor Lindelof delivered an amazing pass from depth of field, and Marcus Rashford scored his 20th goal of the season.

Eight of them were in international matches, which no Englishman has achieved in the form of the "Red Devils" since the days of Bobby Charlton in the 1964/65 season.

It is noteworthy that the attack of the guests turned out to be so lightning-fast that the camera did not even have time for the forward.

The added time to the second half slightly changed the alignment for the better for Manchester United.

Bruno Fernandes - the only one who, besides Rashford, scored more than 20 goals in a season - mercilessly punished Granada players for yet another unsportsmanlike maneuver, which was so obvious to everyone that referee Artur Soares Dias could not remain silent.

The midfielder has finally scored after a five-game dry streak and made 16 goals in his last 15 UEFA Europa League games.

Tadic missed penalty turned the game in Amsterdam

The Roma players looked like a national team of heroes against the background of the “hobbits” from Ajax.

All the hosts' defenders were not very tall, and representatives of the attacking group left not far from them.

The Italians, no matter what line you take, they all stood as if on the selection - tall, athletic, lean.

It is all the more surprising that these giants did not manage to physically push the rival, and air passes remained only a nominal threat to Kjell Sherpen's goal.

Worse, by dropping the ball to the ground in the middle of the first half, the guests also brought themselves a goal.

An unsuccessful pass to Amadou Diawara from the center line towards their own goal was an easy prey for the Amsterdamites, who launched a three-on-three counterattack.

The transfer in a few touches brought the Amsterdam players closer to someone else's penalty area, where Dusan Tadic put the ball right on Davy Klassen's leg.

Immediately after the break, the Serb had a chance to excel himself, as the awkward play of Roger Ibanez in defense led to the appointment of the 11-meter.

Tadic decided to fulfill the standard appointed by the Russian referee Sergey Karasev in the class.

But the skill was not enough.

The shot to the center did not confuse Pau Lopez at all - and was the first penalty that Dusan did not convert in Ajax's form - 17 attempts had been successful before.

After that, the unwritten football rule "if you don't score, they score for you" came into play.

A free-kick kick in the 57th minute by Lorenzo Pellegrini and Sherpen's mistake have already given Roma an away draw.

And three minutes before the end of the match Ibanez corrected himself, charging from the rebound zone with such force that the Ajax goalkeeper had no particular chance to help out the team.

The ending of the meeting was remembered not so much by the hosts' attempts to level the score, but by the extremely disrespectful behavior of the local bolboy towards Roma defender Riccardo Calafiori.

True, the boy who threw the ball at the football player from a swing had good reasons for that - the latter deliberately delayed time during the throw-in, for which he received a yellow card from Karasev.

The strong-willed victory raised the mood of the Romans a little after the injury of Leonardo Spinazzola.

The footballer's injury left the Italians without full-backs for the return leg.

And how Paulo Fonseke, who uses the 3-4-2-1 scheme, will solve this problem in a week without losing quality is still completely incomprehensible.

Emery's tough football stopped Dynamo Zagreb

Former Spartak Moscow coach Unai Emery continues to prove his reputation as a Europa League specialist.

The tough football imposed on Dynamo Zagreb ensured Villarreal's victory with a minimum score.

The goal was scored by Gerard Moreno, who flawlessly executed the penalty for playing with the hand of Kevin Theophile-Caterina.

Practice in La Liga, where the striker scored nine of 19 goals from the "spot", came in very handy on the international arena.

Moreover, the goal before the break knocked the Croats out of their rut and forced them to promptly adjust their plans for the second half.

The rush did not bring much benefit: although the guests began to attack more sharply, they did not set unsolvable problems for goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli.

The moment in which the hero of the confrontation with Tottenham, Mislav Orshich, distinguished himself and was remembered by the hosts from the 26th minute, lost all sharpness after using VAR.

On replay, referee Daniel Siebert saw offside position in Dynamo's attacking midfielder.

Arsenal almost won the end, but then lost ...

All the most interesting in the meeting at the London stadium "Emirates" fit in ten minutes before the final whistle.

Prior to this segment, "Arsenal" shamelessly squandered scoring chances, either forcing Bukayo Saku to clutch his head in despair, then provoking curses from Alexander Lacazette - the forward managed to ruin the jerk from gate to gate with a kick in someone else's penalty area.

Moreover, the Gunners swayed right up to the 38th minute (defender Rob Holding first tried to print out the target), but then they created a whole series of situations from which it was harder to miss than to score.

The match was nearing a goalless conclusion when Nicolas Pepe appeared on the field and, it seemed, was rescued by Arsenal.

The most expensive footballer in the history of the London club has put an end to a combination that is better than "Arteta-ball" not to name.

Almost the entire attack group of the hosts took part in the drawing, which created ideal conditions for the Ivorian for the final blow.

But Tomas Holes did not allow the grand to celebrate the victory.

At the last minute of added time, it was he who turned out to be the most agile in someone else's penalty area after a corner kick - and spoiled the hosts' holiday.

The guests took away not only a draw, but also an important goal in a foreign field, which, in the event of zeroes at home, will make it possible to reach the semifinals.