Perfectly befitting their up-and-down season, Manchester United took the scenic route (and then some) to reach the semifinals of the Europa League with a 5-4 victory (7-6 on aggregate) over Lyon.

Manchester United were dead and buried, two goals down in this tie and crashing out of the Europa League in calamitous fashion having been 2-0 up on the night, 4-2 on aggregate, thanks to goals from Manuel Ugarte and Diogo Dalot. “A capitulation… an embarrassment,” declared former United defender Rio Ferdinand on TNT Sports.

Tottenham put its domestic problems to one side by sealing a place in the semifinals of the Europa League on Thursday. Dominic Solanke's first-half penalty secured a 1-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt and a 2-1 aggregate victory.