Derby relief for Inter, frustration for United
Sunday, November 20, 2016
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Inter grabbed a morale-boosting late point in the Milan derby on a weekend of mixed results for the UEFA Europa League sides, with Manchester United held and Nice returning to winning ways.
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Ivan Perišić pounced late to salvage a Milan derby draw for Inter as the Nerazzurri warmed up for UEFA Europa League matchday five with a morale-boosting point.
Bottom of Group K ahead of Thursday's trip to face Hapoel Beer-Sheva, Inter twice responded to goals from Suso to keep AC Milan from taking the spoils. Antonio Candreva was first to equalise, but it was Croatian international Perišić who grabbed the all-important leveller in the final minute, poking in following a corner.
There was late drama at Old Trafford too, with Manchester United denied an eye-catching victory against Arsenal on Saturday. Juan Mata put José Mourinho's sixth-placed side in front, but Olivier Giroud came off the bench to consign the Red Devils to a third consecutive home Premier League stalemate.
Nice experienced no such problems, in contrast, as they ended a run of two straight defeats by prevailing 1-0 away to fellow UEFA Europa League hopefuls St-Étienne. Valentin Eysseric made the difference to return Les Aiglons to the Ligue 1 summit, on a weekend when resurgent Schalke won again and Astana clinched silverware in the Kazakh Cup.
Group A
Feyenoord 3-0 Zwolle
Fenerbahçe 2-0 Galatasaray
Man. United 1-1 Arsenal
Zorya 1-2 Oleksandriya
Group B
AEL 1-0 APOEL
Kairat 0-1 Astana (Kazakh Cup final)
Platanias P-P Olympiacos
Young Boys 4-3 Sion
Group C
Zulte Waregem 3-2 Anderlecht
Gabala 1-0 Zira
Mainz 4-2 Freiburg
St-Étienne 0-1 Nice
Group D
Roda 1-1 AZ
Dundalk's domestic season is over
Ironi 1-2 Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Zenit 3-1 Krylya Sovetov
Group E
U Craiova 0-1 Astra
Austria Wien 2-0 Ried
Atalanta 2-1 Roma
Mladá Boleslav 0-0 Viktoria Plzeň
Group F
Athletic 1-0 Villarreal
Genk 2-0 Eupen
Salzburg 2-1 Rapid Wien
Sampdoria 3-2 Sassuolo
Group G
Ajax 5-0 NEC
Eibar 1-0 Celta
Panathinaikos P-P AEK
Mechelen 2-1 Standard Liège
Group H
Braga 2-1 Santa Clara (Portuguese Cup)
Mouscron-Péruwelz 0-2 Gent
Gaziantepspor 0-3 Konyaspor
Shakhtar 2-1 Karpaty
Group I
Krasnodar 3-0 Ural
St-Étienne 0-1 Nice
Salzburg 2-1 Rapid Wien
Wolfsburg 0-1 Schalke
Group J
Empoli 0-4 Fiorentina
Larissa P-P PAOK
Qarabağ 1-0 Kapaz
Jablonec 3-0 Liberec
Group K
Hapoel Beer-Sheva 5-1 Hapoel Haifa
AC Milan 2-2 Internazionale
Sparta 3-0 Karvina
Southampton 0-0 Liverpool
Group L
Osmanlıspor 2-0 Alanyaspor
Concordia 1-0 Steaua
Athletic 1-0 Villarreal
Servette 0-4 Zürich (Challenge League)