Manchester United beats Ajax, Twente, AZ and PSV win

There were mixed fortunes for Dutch clubs in the first leg of the round of 32 in the Europa League on Thursday night.


Ajax lost 0-2 at home to Manchester United, leaving the Amsterdammers with a lot to do in the away leg on February 23 if they want to continue in the competition.
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Elsewhere, PSV Eindhoven beat Turkey’s Trabzonspor 1-2 giving the Dutch side a narrow lead to protect at next week’s return leg.
Match report
AZ of Alkmaar had a narrow 1-0 home win against RSC Anderlecht.
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And what the Uefa website called a ‘splendid’ lob by Ola John gave FC Twente a 0-1 away win against Bucharest side Steaua.
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