Miracle at Old Trafford as Manchester United save their season at the death
Goalkeeper Andre Onana, perhaps unsure of how to react, was seen doing rabbit hops on the Old Trafford pitch as United stole an unlikely win.
Eventually, when it counted the most, an old dog of war stepped up for the club. Big time.
A night many will not forget at Old Trafford was saved by Harry Maguire, the man most wanted gone.
United appeared to be heading out of the UEFA Europa League on Thursday in the worst possible manner as they threw away a two-goal lead in a space of seven minutes before conceding twice in extra time.
With two minutes of extra time left against French side Lyon, fans were streaming for the exits in their numbers, but Bruno Fernandes breathed new life into United when he converted a penalty six minutes from time after a video assistant referee intervention for a foul on Casemiro that had initially gone unpunished.
With Old Trafford a cauldron of noise, Kobbie Mainoo somehow kept his cool to curl an equaliser into the corner of the Lyon goal as the tie entered its final minute.
That was extraordinary. But there was no inclination to settle for penalties from the hosts.
With former manager Sir Alex Ferguson watching on from the stands, United produced an ending out of the 1999 Champions League winning playbook as Casemiro lifted the ball into the penalty area and makeshift centre-forward Harry Maguire rose to send it home.
Old Trafford erruoted like never before, one could argue, as coaching staff, substitutes, the substituted and anyone else who could get there joined in the celebrations.
Goalkeeper Andre Onana, perhaps unsure of how to react, was seen doing rabbit hops on the Old Trafford pitch as United stole an unlikely win.
The final sequence was up there with the most famous games this stadium has ever seen and means Ruben Amorim's side now face a semi-final with Athletic Bilbao, who made it past Scotland's Rangers 2-0 on aggregate in their quarterfinal following a 2-0 success in Spain on Thursday night.
Oihan Sancet and Nico Williams were the scorers for Bilbao in the Basque Country.
United, who have the Europa League as their only true means of contesting a trophy this season, live to fight another day.
They will be joined in the semis by fellow English side Tottenham, who saw off the challenge of German side Frankfurt with a 2-1 aggregate success following an impressive 1-0 win away from home Thursday night, thanks to a 43rd-minute Dominic Solanke penalty goal.
The final semifinalist is Norway's Bodø Glimt, who surprised Italian side Lazio 3-2 on penalties despite a 3-1 loss on the night, to ensure a 3-3 aggregate score in the end, after the Norwegians had won their first leg 2-0.
Lazio then dropped the ball during the shootout to earn Bodø a tie with Tottenham in the semis.