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Tottenham Hotspur's Pedro Porro celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the UEFA Europa League quarter-final, first leg soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Eintracht Frankfurt at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Bradley Collyer/PA Wire/dpa
Eintracht Frankfurt's Hugo Ekitiké struck early but Pedro Porro's equally classy finish gave Tottenham Hotspur a 1-1 home draw in their Europa League quarter-final first leg.
Manchester United drew 2-2 in Lyon following Rayan Cherki's stoppage-time equalizer for the hosts after substitute Joshua Zirkzee thought he had won it for the English.
Thiago Almada's free-kick bounced in to give Lyon the lead and Leny Yoro's clever header had brought the 2017 winners level just before the break.
Athletic Bilbao, who host May's final, drew 0-0 at 10-man Rangers. The Scots had Robin Pröpper sent off after just 13 minutes for bringing down Nico Williams and the Basques thought they had taken the led through Alex Berenguer on 76.
But video reviews chalked off the goal and awarded a penalty to Bilbao instead, which Berenguer then missed.
Frankfurt, the 2022 Europa League winners who are third in the Bundesliga this term, will confidently go into next Thursday's home leg against Spurs thanks to Ekitiké's brilliance.
The French striker cut inside and fired an unstoppable low shot into the corner from just outside the area on 6 minutes.
The Londoners, down in 14th in the Premier League after an injury-hit and inconsistant season, levelled through Porro's clever flick from James Madison's cross on 26.
The fans inside the futuristic Tottenham Hotspur Stadium responded with a spine-tingling atmosphere as the hosts pushed but Frankfurt clung on for the draw.
Earlier, Norwegian champions Bodø/Glimt beat Lazio 2-0 at home thanks to an Ulrik Saltnes double.
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Tottenham Hotspur's Pedro Porro celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the UEFA Europa League quarter-final, first leg soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Eintracht Frankfurt at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Bradley Collyer/PA Wire/dpa
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Eintracht Frankfurt's Hugo Ekitike (2nd R) celebrates scoring his side's first goal with team-mates during the UEFA Europa League quarter-final, first leg soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Eintracht Frankfurt at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Bradley Collyer/PA Wire/dpa
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