Europa League - AC Milan denied by late goal against Red Star, Leicester draw with Slavia Prague

ByReuters

Updated 18/02/2021 at 23:07 GMT

ith one eye on Sunday's Serie A derby against Inter, Milan coach Stefan Pioli played a makeshift side as he left striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and several other first-choice players on the bench. It looked like paying off with a win in the first, but Milan Pavkov popped up late on to leave the tie evenly poised

Milan Pavkov celebrates after scoring for Red Star Belgrade against AC Milan, February 18, 2021

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A stoppage-time header by substitute Milan Pavkov earned 10-man Red Star Belgrade a 2-2 home draw with AC Milan in a pulsating Europa League round of 32 first-leg clash, while Leicester drew 0-0 with Slavia Prague.

Milan led 1-0 and 2-1 thanks to a Radovan Pankov own goal and a Theo Hernandez penalty but Red Star, who had Milan Rodic sent off in the 76th minute, hit back through a Guelor Kanga penalty and Pavkov's last-gasp header.

There were plenty of goals about with Young Boys beating Bayer Leverkusen 4-3 at home. The Swiss side led 3-0 with goals by Christian Fassnacht, Jordan Siebatcheu and Meschack Elia but Leverkusen stormed back to level with Patrik Schick twice on target before Siebatcheu struck again in the 89th minute.

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Olympiakos beat PSV Eindhoven 4-2 while Bruno Petkovic scored twice for Dinamo Zagreb in a 3-2 victory in Krasnodar.

AS Roma eased to a 2-0 win at Braga with Edin Dzeko scoring early and Borja Mayoral striking late on.

Leicester City were held to a 0-0 draw away to Slavia Prague while Dynamo Kiev and Brugge drew 1-1.

Steven Gerrard’s Rangers scored twice in the final 10 minutes to claim a 4-3 win at Royal Antwerp.

The Gers trailed heading into the dying stages, but Ryan Kent and a Boma Barisic penalty put them in control of the tie ahead of the second leg.

Ajax were another side to leave it late, with a penalty from Dusan Tadic and goal from Brian Brobbey in the final three minutes earning the Dutch side a 2-1 win over Lille.

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