Man United and Tottenham reach Europa League quarterfinals. Athletic, Lazio, Frankfurt also advance

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes scored a hat trick in a 4-1 win over 10-man Real Sociedad, and Tottenham overcame AZ Alkmaar 3-1 as both Premier League clubs advanced to the Europa League quarterfinals Thursday.

The second-tier tournament offers both teams a chance for a trophy amid lackluster domestic campaigns and get a welcome bonus of a spot in the Champions League next season.

Fernandes converted two penalties before completing a hat trick in the 87th minute and Diogo Dalot roofed United's fourth in stoppage time to set up a last-eight matchup with Lyon. United advanced on a 5-2 aggregate score.

United trailed after 10 minutes when Mikel Oyarzabal scored from the penalty spot at Old Trafford. The visitors went down a man when Jon Aramburu received a straight red in the 63rd minute.

“It was a good performance. The physicality was there,” United manager Ruben Amorim told TNT Sports. “Even without the sending off, you felt that the team was going to win this game.”

In London, Wilson Odobert scored twice for Tottenham, which will face Eintracht Frankfurt in the quarterfinals. Spurs advanced 3-2 on aggregate.

After a 1-0 loss away last week, Spurs got a 26th-minute goal from Odobert after high pressing forced a turnover.

James Maddison doubled the lead on the night shortly after the break, which gave Spurs a one-goal advantage overall.

But the Dutch team wasn't done, and Peer Koopmeiners pounced on a defensive mistake just two minutes after center-back Micky van de Ven was subbed off and scored in the 63rd.

The 20-year-old Odobert scored the vital goal in the 74th from close range after a backheel pass from Dominic Solanke to seal Spurs' trip to the quarterfinals.

“We’ve progressed, which is the main thing,” Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou said. “It got a bit nervy towards the end but we thoroughly deserved to progress.”

Lyon routed FCSB 4-0 at home — Georges Mikautadze and Ernest Nuamah both scored twice — to advance 7-1 on aggregate.

Rangers won a penalty shootout 3-2 over Fenerbahce to set up a quarterfinal matchup against Athletic Bilbao. Fenerbahce had won 2-0 on the night and the last-16 tie finished 3-3 on aggregate.

Earlier, Athletic used a one-man advantage and two goals from Nico Williams to beat Roma 3-1 and advance to the quarterfinals.

Roma won the first leg of their round-of-16 tie 2-1 last week but had to play with 10 men from the 11th minute after Mats Hummels received a straight red card for downing Maroan Sannadi.

The visitors held firm until first-half stoppage time when the Williams brothers broke the deadlock. Nico was at the far post when a deflected cross by Inaki from the left landed in his path to score the opener.

Yuri Berchiche headed in the second and Nico added his second of the night to seal it for the hosts to remain in contention for the final that will take place at their stadium on May 21. Leandro Paredes scored for Roma in stoppage time.

Lazio advanced after Alessio Romagnoli's header in the 77th minute salvaged a 1-1 home draw with Viktoria Plzen, which got an early second-half goal from Pavel Šulc. Lazio had beaten Plzen 2-1 in the first leg.

The Italian team will next play Bodø/Glimt, which also advanced despite losing 2-1 at Olympiacos. The Norwegian side had won 3-0 at home last week and moved on through a 4-2 aggregate score.

Frankfurt beat Ajax 4-1 at home to reach the quarterfinals with a 6-2 aggregate score. Mario Götze led the 2022 Europa League champion and 1980 UEFA Cup winner with two goals.

Chelsea reached the quarterfinals of the third-tier Conference League with a 1-0 victory over Copenhagen to advance 3-1 on aggregate.

Fiorentina ousted Panathinaikos after a 3-1 home win and will play Slovenian team Celje that beat 10-man Lugano 3-1 on penalties after they ended 5-5 on aggregate.

Real Betis routed Vitória SC 4-0 in Portugal and advanced 6-2 aggregate to play Polish team Jagiellonia, which lost to Cercle Brugge in Belgium 2-0 but advanced thanks to its 3-0 home win last week.

Rapid Wien made the next round after topping Borac 2-1 in extra time.

Djurgården beat Pafos 3-0 and progress 3-1 on aggregate.

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Tottenham's James Maddison scores his side's second goal during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and AZ Alkmaar at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium in London, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)

AZ Alkmaar's Peer Koopmeiners celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and AZ Alkmaar at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium in London, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)

Tottenham's scorer Wilson Odobert, center, celebrates with Pedro Porro, left, after scoring his second goal during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and AZ Alkmaar at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium in London, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)

Tottenham's James Maddison celebrates after he scored his side's second goal during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and AZ Alkmaar at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium in London, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)

Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes, left, scores his side's second goal by penalty kick during the Europa League soccer match between Manchester United and Real Sociedad at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Thursday, March 13, 2025 . (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)

Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the Europa League soccer match between Manchester United and Real Sociedad at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Thursday, March 13, 2025 . (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)

Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes scores his side's first goal by penalty kick during the Europa League soccer match between Manchester United and Real Sociedad at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Thursday, March 13, 2025 . (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)

Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes left, and Manchester United's Joshua Zirkzee celebrate scoring their side's first goal during the Europa League soccer match between Manchester United and Real Sociedad at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Thursday, March 13, 2025 . (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)

Olympiacos' Roman Yaremchuk, second right, scoring the second goal against Bodo/Glimt during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Olympiacos FC and FK Bodo/Glimt at the Georgios Karaiskakis stadium at Athens' port of Piraeus, Greece, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Glimt's goalkeeper Nikita Haikin saves a ball from a penalty of Olympiacos' Rodinei, second left, during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Olympiacos FC and FK Bodo/Glimt at the Georgios Karaiskakis stadium at Athens' port of Piraeus, Greece, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Olympiacos' goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis is shown the red card from the referee Felix Zwayer during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Olympiacos FC and FK Bodo/Glimt at the Georgios Karaiskakis stadium at Athens' port of Piraeus, Greece, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Frankfurt's Mario Goetze, second right, scores his side's second goal during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Ajax at Deutsche Bank Park, in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Ajax's goalkeeper Matheus Magalhaes, right, fails to save the ball as Frankfurt's Mario Goetze scores his side's fourth goal during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Ajax at Deutsche Bank Park, in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Frankfurt's Mario Goetze, right, celebrates after scoring his side's fourth goal during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Ajax at Deutsche Bank Park, in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Plzen's Pavel Sulc celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the Europa League round of 16 first leg soccer match between Lazio and Viktoria Plzen, at Rome's Olympic Stadium, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Lazio's Alessio Romagnoli celebrates with his teammates after scoring his side's first goal during the Europa League round of 16 first leg soccer match between Lazio and Viktoria Plzen, at Rome's Olympic Stadium, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Lazio's Alessio Romagnoli, right, scores his side's first goal during the Europa League round of 16 first leg soccer match between Lazio and Viktoria Plzen, at Rome's Olympic Stadium, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Athletic Bilbao fans cheer ahead of the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Athletic Bilbao and AS Roma at the San Mames stadium in Bilbao, Spain, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)

Referee Clement Turpin shows a red card to Roma's Mats Hummels, unseen, during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Athletic Bilbao and AS Roma at the San Mames stadium in Bilbao, Spain, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)

Athletic Bilbao's Nico Williams celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Athletic Bilbao and AS Roma at the San Mames stadium in Bilbao, Spain, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)

Athletic Bilbao's Nico Williams celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Athletic Bilbao and AS Roma at the San Mames stadium in Bilbao, Spain, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran wants to negotiate with Washington after his threat to strike the Islamic Republic over its bloody crackdown on protesters, a move coming as activists said Monday the death toll in the nationwide demonstrations rose to at least 544.

Iran had no immediate reaction to the news, which came after the foreign minister of Oman — long an interlocutor between Washington and Tehran — traveled to Iran this weekend. It also remains unclear just what Iran could promise, particularly as Trump has set strict demands over its nuclear program and its ballistic missile arsenal, which Tehran insists is crucial for its national defense.

Meanwhile Monday, Iran called for pro-government demonstrators to head to the streets in support of the theocracy, a show of force after days of protests directly challenging the rule of 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iranian state television aired chants from the crowd, who shouted “Death to America!” and “Death to Israel!”

Trump and his national security team have been weighing a range of potential responses against Iran including cyberattacks and direct strikes by the U.S. or Israel, according to two people familiar with internal White House discussions who were not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

“The military is looking at it, and we’re looking at some very strong options,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Sunday night. Asked about Iran’s threats of retaliation, he said: “If they do that, we will hit them at levels that they’ve never been hit before.”

Trump said that his administration was in talks to set up a meeting with Tehran, but cautioned that he may have to act first as reports of the death toll in Iran mount and the government continues to arrest protesters.

“I think they’re tired of being beat up by the United States,” Trump said. “Iran wants to negotiate.”

He added: “The meeting is being set up, but we may have to act because of what’s happening before the meeting. But a meeting is being set up. Iran called, they want to negotiate.”

Iran through country's parliamentary speaker warned Sunday that the U.S. military and Israel would be “legitimate targets” if America uses force to protect demonstrators.

More than 10,600 people also have been detained over the two weeks of protests, said the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, which has been accurate in previous unrest in recent years and gave the death toll. It relies on supporters in Iran crosschecking information. It said 496 of the dead were protesters and 48 were with security forces.

With the internet down in Iran and phone lines cut off, gauging the demonstrations from abroad has grown more difficult. The Associated Press has been unable to independently assess the toll. Iran’s government has not offered overall casualty figures.

Those abroad fear the information blackout is emboldening hard-liners within Iran’s security services to launch a bloody crackdown. Protesters flooded the streets in the country’s capital and its second-largest city on Saturday night into Sunday morning. Online videos purported to show more demonstrations Sunday night into Monday, with a Tehran official acknowledging them in state media.

In Tehran, a witness told the AP that the streets of the capital empty at the sunset call to prayers each night. By the Isha, or nighttime prayer, the streets are deserted.

Part of that stems from the fear of getting caught in the crackdown. Police sent the public a text message that warned: “Given the presence of terrorist groups and armed individuals in some gatherings last night and their plans to cause death, and the firm decision to not tolerate any appeasement and to deal decisively with the rioters, families are strongly advised to take care of their youth and teenagers.”

Another text, which claimed to come from the intelligence arm of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, also directly warned people not to take part in demonstrations.

“Dear parents, in view of the enemy’s plan to increase the level of naked violence and the decision to kill people, ... refrain from being on the streets and gathering in places involved in violence, and inform your children about the consequences of cooperating with terrorist mercenaries, which is an example of treason against the country,” the text warned.

The witness spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity due to the ongoing crackdown.

The demonstrations began Dec. 28 over the collapse of the Iranian rial currency, which trades at over 1.4 million to $1, as the country’s economy is squeezed by international sanctions in part levied over its nuclear program. The protests intensified and grew into calls directly challenging Iran’s theocracy.

Nikhinson reported from aboard Air Force One.

In this frame grab from video obtained by the AP outside Iran, a masked demonstrator holds a picture of Iran's Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi during a protest in Tehran, Iran, Friday, January. 9, 2026. (UGC via AP)

In this frame grab from footage circulating on social media from Iran shows protesters taking to the streets despite an intensifying crackdown as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026.(UGC via AP)

In this frame grab from footage circulating on social media from Iran showed protesters once again taking to the streets of Tehran despite an intensifying crackdown as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world in Tehran, Iran, Saturday Jan. 10, 2026. (UGC via AP)