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ANDRE ONANA split opinion with his bolshy celebration against Lyon.The Manchester United goalkeeper has been in the thick of the action during the tense Europa League quarter-final clash.Andre Onana taunted the Lyon fans at Old TraffordCredit: GettyThe goalkeeper jumped up in front of the travelling supporters when United scoredCredit: GettyOnana has been at the centre of attention during the Europa League quarter-finalCredit: GettyNemanja Matic labelled him “one of the worst goalkeepers in United’s history” as part of the raging war of words. Onana – who was dropped for the Premier League defeat at Newcastle on Sunday – then made two blunders in the 2-2 draw in the first leg last week in France.But when Manuel Ugarte gave the Red Devils a tenth-minute lead against the Ligue 1 outfit at Old Trafford tonight, the Cameroonian could not resist a cheeky reaction.The goalkeeper ran over in front of the Lyon fans who booed him last week and performed a jumping, dancing jig, nodding his head in delight as he stared at the away end.But United fans watching the antics at home were divided whether it was brilliant housery – or a bit too risky with 80 minutes to play and plenty of time for the gloating to come back and bite him. One said: “Onana gave it large to Lyon fans after the goal.”Another wrote: “No idea why he has to put himself under pressure so much.”A third added: “Onana’s s***housery levels are elite love to see it.”Most read in Europa LeagueCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITSA fourth asked: “Who else is hoping for this to be a timeless image?”A fifth typed: “An absolute embarrassment.”Nemanja Matic brands Andre Onana ‘one of worst keepers in Man Utd HISTORY’ in savage response to goalieA sixth replied: “Ultimate cringe moment.”A seventh commented: “This guy is genuinely insane.”An eighth responded: “Looking for trouble.”A ninth posted: “He just couldn’t contain himself.”And a final user quipped: “This is going to be hilarious when Matic scores.”Ugarte tucked home from close range to give United the lead in the tie.Diogo Dalot then made it 2-0 on the night – 4-2 on aggregate – with a fine finish low into the bottom corner.However, things soon started unravelling for Onana and United who were left with egg on their face when Lyon scored FOUR unanswered goals including two in extra-time.Read More on The SunBut Onana got the last laugh when Bruno Fernandes, Kobbie Mainoo and Harry Maguire all scored in the closing minutes to secure one of the all-time memorable European wins.Onana sprinted straight to Ruben Amorim when Maguire headed in and picked up his manager in jubilant scenes. Onana suffered a nightmare first leg away at Lyon with two blundersCredit: GettyHe made sure to rub it in for the away fans when Ugarte broke the deadlockCredit: GettyThe midfielder tucked home a simple finish after ten minutesCredit: GettyA fan ran on to celebrate with Onana when Harry Maguire got the dramatic winnerCredit: GettyThe goalkeeper ran to Ruben Amorim amid the chaosCredit: GettyOnana enjoyed the last laugh over LyonCredit: Getty More

JAMES MADDISON suffered a head injury after a nasty collision with Eintracht Frankfurt goalkeeper Kaua Santos.The shocking moment occurred in Tottenham’s Europa League quarter-final second leg victory over the German giants.James Maddison was clattered into by Eintracht Frankfurt keeper Kaua SantosCredit: ReutersIt won Spurs a penalty and Santos was booked for the wild challengeCredit: GettyThe keeper’s torso nastily knocked the Spurs man’s had backCredit: RexMaddison’s bravery to not duck out the challenge was praised by Spurs fansCredit: GettyHe was eventually subbed off after much concern from his team-matesCredit: AFPComing to the end of the first-half, Maddison chased down a long ball from Cristian Romero.The midfielder got to the ball first and flicked a header goalwards.But he was then wiped out by keeper Santos, who came charging out of his goal at pace.His body clattered into Maddison’s head and he immediately collapsed to the floor in severe pain.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLThere was concern from his Spurs team-mates as they urgently called for medical assistance. The horror collision was checked by VAR and a penalty was awarded for the foul and Santos was booked.Dominic Solanke stepped up and coolly put Spurs 1-0 up, 2-1 on aggregate.Maddison, who was thankfully able to walk off, bravely tried to continue but had to be subbed off for Dejan Kulusevski.Most read in Europa LeagueBEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERSFans have praised him for bravely not ducking out the challenge, with one saying: “Massive shoutout to Maddison. That was incredibly brave because he looked and knew he was gonna be hit.”Another added: “He potentially could have gotten a brain haemorrhage from that challenge.”Ange Postecoglou gives bleak update on Tottenham future even if he wins Europa League A third wrote: “Maddison sacrificed himself for us to get a pen I won’t forget this bud.”More commented: “Maddison, you warrior. You risked your season to win that penalty.”Others said: “Terrible challenge on Maddison by the Eintracht keeper. Really dangerous.”Solanke’s penalty proved decisive as Spurs made it through to the semis.Maddison reappeared at full-time to celebrate with supporters and seemed to be OK.Maddison was called a ‘warrior’ by Spurs supportersCredit: AFPSolanke stepped forward and scored the penaltyCredit: AP More

ATHLETIC BILBAO’S stadium is known here as The Cathedral.But Barry Ferguson’s prayers weren’t answered.Oihan Sancet opened the scoringCredit: AFPNico Williams’ strike ended Rangers’ Europa League journeyCredit: EPABarry Ferguson’s side are out of EuropeCredit: PAIt was huge disappointment for Rangers in the Basque regionCredit: AFPIn the sensational San Mames, the Rangers boss was left looking to the heavens and asking if somebody up there didn’t like him.Fergie’s dream is over, it just wasn’t meant to be.It’s the La Liga outfit have advanced to the semi-finals of the Europa League as they aim to get back here to their place for the chance of lifting the trophy in 33 days’ time.A first-half penalty from Oihan Sancet and a late header from Nico Williams left Rangers needing divine intervention that just didn’t come.Fergie could have no real complaints when it was all over.But at the same time it felt like everything that couldn’t have gone against him did.He watched one defender limp off injured at the start of the first-half and another one trudge off with a fractured cheekbone in the early stages of the second. Cyriel Dessers had a legitimate claim for a penalty turned down with Nico Raskin smacking the post at 1-0.Most read in Europa LeagueTo stand any chance of winning through, Ferguson needed more luck that he got – albeit ultimately Bilbao deserve their place in the last four.This sensational city virtually ground to a standstill for this quarter-final decider.Steven Whittaker One-on-One Hibs & Rangers hero on life with Scott Brown, collapsed Man City move & THAT goal in LisbonMen, women and children packed the closed-off streets for hours before kick-off.Thousands crowded around the plush team hotel to give Ernesto Valverde’s men a rousing send-off to the stadium.It was like the only folk who were working were in the bars pouring pints.Fireworks were set off. Red flares were lit. Cars horns were blasted by over-excited locals. It was brilliant.There was a massive police presence around the ground with gun-totting riot cops out in force. But zero hint of trouble.The 5,000 travelling Rangers supporters were up to the gods of the spectacular £178million 53,000 capacity arena.They were so high they were close enough to reach out to the stars in the sky and touch them.They all knew the odds were stacked against their heroes.Just as Ferguson and his coaching staff did too.He said all the right things in the build-up with the former club captain faultless in the way he conducted himself.Yet in his heart of hearts he must have feared this would be a step too far.There were actually two penalty decisions that went Bilbao’s way in the first-half.One Rangers were denied.Another the home team got.And while there could be no real complaints about the referee’s judgement on the John Souttar incident that led to the opening goal from the spot, there was justified anger from Dessers that he didn’t get one at the other end.The fact his jersey was ripped should have proved to the referee the striker had been grabbed by defender Yeray Alvarez.Instead the official ignored the striker’s claims and the VAR took no notice either.To make matters worse, Dessers was even booked for throwing his torn top into the dugout in frustration. Rangers needed the goalscorer to channel his fury and use it to spur him on but that didn’t happen. It was just galling for Rangers that they couldn’t hold out until half-time and prevent Bilbao from taking the lead before the break.They lost defender Ridvan Yilmaz to an injury early on and were forced to shift James Tavernier to right wing-back, Mohamed Diomande to left wing-back and and Jefte into the middle of defence with Connor Barron subbed on.Rangers player ratingsBy DAVID FRIELLiam Kelly: Superb first-half save from Nico Williams but no chance with the penalty opener or the winger’s emphatic header. Handling was good on the night and kicking safe. 6 Ridvan Yilmaz: Eventful, but brief, night for the Turkish full-back. Vital early block, nutmegged by Williams and then limped off injured in 23 minutes after pulling up following a sprint. 4James Tavernier: Captain held defence together for a long period after so many disruptions but then switched off at the vital moment as Williams stole in to finish the tie. Booked. 5John Souttar: Suckered for the Bilbao penalty. There was no need to stick his leg in and he paid the price for that one lapse in an otherwise solid display. 5Leon Balogun: Booked in the first half as the Gers defence worked hard and was then forced off with a facial injury minutes after the break. The big stopper looked devastated. 5Jefte: Left-back was caught on the ball early on but kept things simple after that and made some vital interceptions in a tough shift against top-class opposition. 6Nico Raskin: Busy as always in midfield as he tried to get on the ball amid waves of Bilbao attacks. Hit the post from close range as Gers almost grabbed an equaliser. 7Mohamed Diomande: Midfielder was asked to fill various roles and even had a shift at left wing-back for a spell. Gave everything for the team and ran himself into the ground. 7Ianis Hagi: Romanian was given the nod in one of the attacking midfield positions. Grafted hard but couldn’t make an impact on the ball and was hooked at the break. 4Vaclav Cerny: Czech winger has been Rangers’ Euro talisman this season and led the fight during a flurry in the second period after a quiet first half. Stinging drive saved. 6Cyriel Dessers: Fuming after being denied a penalty when his shirt was ripped by Dani Vivian in a controversial first-half moment. Booked for his protests but blunt display overall. 5Subs: CONNOR BARRON (6) on for the crocked Yilmaz and played well in midfield. CLINTON NSIALA (6) rookie stopper replaced Hagi and did fine on a big occasion. HAMZA IGAMANE (5) on for the stricken Balogun and fired wide in the final seconds. NEDIM BAJRAMI (2) late run-out at 2-0. DANILO (2) last throw of the dice.While they had next to no attacking threat in the first-half their determination to keep the ball out of their net was there for all to see.They were literally seconds away from running into the away changing room level at 0-0 when Souttar tripped attacker Maroan Sannadi.It was one of those incidents where it’s often hard to tell which player is fouled. But the Scotland centre-back was guilty of diving into a challenge he didn’t need to make and caught the striker on the ankle.The hope was that Liam Kelly would pull off more spot-kick heroics like he did in the first-leg.He’d been excellent until that point.But Sancet wasn’t to be denied.Ferguson had a job on his hands to try and convince his team they were capable of turning it around in the second half.Losing Leon Balogun just minutes after age restart was another blow – literally too – with the centre-back suffering a fractured cheekbone in an ugly collision with Souttar.Ferguson had made his second change by then, replacing Ianis Hagi with Clinton Nsiala which enabled him to get Diomande back into midfield.But Balogun’s injury forced him to change it again with Hamza Igamane thrown on. He offered far more than Dessers did but that wasn’t saying much.Rangers had to find a threat from somewhere if they were to level the tie and in 58 minutes they were inches away from an equaliser coming from the most unlikeliest of sources.Raskin isn’t known for his finishing.Yet he found himself into the penalty box with a great chance to score, only to see his shot saved and hit the post.It wasn’t to be.Read More on The SunWilliams powered a header past Kelly with ten minutes remaining after Tavernier was caught ball watching and Rangers had nothing left to give.Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page More

ALLY McCOIST has come to the rescue of two Rangers fans who ended up in the WRONG city!The Light Blues are in Bilbao to take on Athletic Club in tonight’s seismic Europa League quarter-final second leg.Ally McCoist is in Bilbao for media dutiesCredit: ReutersHe went to see a couple of Rangers fansCredit: X/TNT SPORTSThey revealed they’d made a big mistakeCredit: X/TNT SPORTSMcCoist was absolutely loving itCredit: X/TNT SPORTSIt’s the biggest game of Rangers’ season with a place in the final four up for grabs.The tie is finely poised after Barry Ferguson’s men battled to a heroic 0-0 draw at Ibrox in last week’s first leg despite playing more almost 80 minutes with ten men.Thousands of Gers fans have made the trip to the Basque city but two supporters in particular had a rather unique journey to get there.As always, Ally McCoist is part of the TNT Sports team for Rangers’ big night in Europe.He’s made it to Bilbao having been in Madrid to cover last night’s Champions League clash between Real Madrid and Arsenal.On route to the Spanish capital, McCoist bumped into two unfortunate Gers fans who had made a massive blunder.Light Blues supporters Karen and Martin had booked to head to Spain for the Gers’ big night.Unfortunately, however, they’d booked to go to the entirely WRONG team – and therefore the wrong city.Most read in Europa LeagueBut as they headed to Madrid instead of Bilbao, their luck was actually IN as they ended up meeting McCoist as they were on the same plane from Edinburgh.After hearing their tale, the Ibrox icon decided to help them out.Steven Whittaker One-on-One Hibs & Rangers hero on life with Scott Brown, collapsed Man City move & THAT goal in LisbonIn a video posted by TNT Sports, McCoist said: “I met this lovely couple, lovely couple, on a flight from Edinburgh to Madrid on Tuesday.”They’ve got a great wee story to tell you, let’s go and meet them.”The video then cuts to the moment McCoist approaches the two Gers fans who were sat at the table.The former striker asks them to explain exactly what happened, at which point Karen reveals so was so excited about Rangers’ victory against Fenerbahce, she accidentally booked to go to ATLETICO MADRID – and not Athletic Bilbao.McCoist asked: “So tell me, how, when Rangers are playing Bilbao you ended up in Madrid?”She explained: “Because I got that excited when we got through that I decided to go straight on and book.”And you know what predictive text is like Ally, so I typed in “Athle” thinking it’s ‘Athletic Club’ but it’s changed it to Atletico.”Martin’s sleeping. Karen gets up in the morning and says ‘guess what Martin, I’ve booked us to go to Madrid to the game.’ And he says ‘we’re not playing in Madrid.'”I’m like ‘what?’ I says ‘they are, I looked at it on my phone, it is!'”Deciding to make the most of their error, they decided to head for Madrid and enjoy a couple of nights.They then caught the train from Madrid to make it to Bilbao this morning.McCoist has also now made it to Bilbao and he decided to catch-up with the luckless fans to give them a special surprise.He told them: “The good news is because when I met you on the plane you’re telling me the story and I was howling with laughter. It’s a belter.”But you also told me that you didn’t have any tickets.”McCoist then handed over a couple of tickets, much to their delight.He exclaimed: “Two tickets. We managed to get two tickets!”You know something, you deserve it for that story.”Smiling, McCoist then turned to the camera and said: “Magic, innit!”What a story!”Fans on social media were absolutely loving it and heaped praise on McCoist for his generosity.One said: “Ally’s a national treasure.”Another posted: “Super Ally strikes again.”A third said: “Give this man a cape. That’s why they call him Super Ally!”Read More on The SunAnother punter, “How did they book tickets for a club they aren’t even playing tonight?” More