Europa League: round of 32 – in pictures

Manchester United take on Ajax at Old Trafford with the home side taking a 2-0 lead into the match. The Ajax have taken flares into the match and smoke out the United Road End Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images

Just six minutes in and the tie looks to be over as Javier Hernández slots the ball home from the edge of the box. 1-0 to United on the night; 3-0 ahead on aggregate Photograph: Jon Super/AP

Ajax, who have been increasing the pressure on the United goal in the first half, are rewarded six minutes before half-time when they equalise courtesy of a lovely shot from Aras Ozbiliz. Following some uncertain defending by Phil Jones, the Ajax player pounced on a breaking ball and drove a low shot past Davi de Gea from 20 yards Photograph: Jon Super/AP

Ajax continue to push forward in an open second half and it's only down to some good saves from De Gea that Ajax haven't taken the lead. Eventually he is beaten in the 87th minute when a free-kick floated into the area is met by the head of Toby Alderweireld and despite De Gea getting a hand to it, the ball ends up in the United net. United are 2-1 behind and if Ajax can score again in the remaining couple of minutes United are out. It's squeaky bum time. Luckily for Fergie's posterior Ajax aren't able to notch again and United make it through, just, to the last 16, where they will meet Athletic Bilbao Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images

The Spanish side progressed after a 1-0 home win over Lokomotiv Moscow meant they went through on the away goals rule, much to the disgust of Dmitri Tarasov, right Photograph: Alvaro Barrientos/AP

There was also disappointment in Lisbon for Danijel Ljuboja and his Legia Warsaw team-mates, where a 1-0 win for Sporting meant they go through 3-2 on aggregate and will face Manchester City in the next round
Photograph: Patrícia De Melo Moreira/AFP/Getty Images

Valencia's Jonas put the finishing touch to a fleet-footed counterattack to give his side a 1-0 victory (and a 2-0 aggregate win) over Stoke to set up for a round of 16 encounter with PSV Eindhoven Photograph: Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Images

Stoke may be out but their fans enjoyed this season's European excursions Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images

Schalke's Klaas-Jan Huntelaar notched twice in the second period of extra-time after FC Viktoria Plzen's Frantisek Rajtoral's late equaliser set up a thrilling finale. The 3-1 victory (4-2 on aggregate) means the German side go through to the next round Photograph: Patrik Stollarz/AFP/Getty Images

Former Manchester United keeper Roy Carroll denies Cesar Navas of Kazan Rubin during Olympiakos's 1-0 victory which sees them through to the last 16 with a 2-0 aggregate win Photograph: Vladimir Rys Photography/Getty Images

A header from Diego Godín three minutes into the second half earned the 2010 winners Atlético Madrid, who face Besiktas in the last 16, a 1-0 victory on the night, and a 4-1 win on aggregate over Lazio Photograph: Juan Carlos Hidalgo/EPA

The bawling from the touchline had the desired effect as FC Twente beat Steaua Bucharest 1-0 on the night and 2-0 on aggregate Photograph: Bas Czerwinski/AP

Trabzonspor goalkeeper Tolga Zengin flies through the air as he goes up against Ola Toivonen of PSV Eindhoven. It was a bad night for the flying Zengin as he conceded three goals in the first 38 minutes before being shown the red card for deliberate handball on the stroke of half-time. Trabzonspor conceded again in the second half to lose the match 4-1 and the tie 6-2 on aggregate Photograph: Michael Kooren/Reuters

Former Manchester United player Mame Biram Diouf's first-half strike gave Hannover a 1-0 victory against Club Brugge and booked a last-16 tie against another Belgian side – Standard Liège Photograph: Bruno Fahy/AFP/Getty Images

The Belgian side advanced to the round of 16 on away goals after a 0-0 draw against 10-man Wisla Krakow Photograph: Nicolas Bouvy/EPA

It was a tight match in Brussels before Maarten Martens's 53rd-minute goal settled the tie as AZ Alkmaar rode an early storm to beat Anderlecht 1-0 on the night and 2-0 on aggregate and book a last-16 meeting with Udinese Photograph: Francois Lenoir/Reuters