updated 7:46 p.m. ET Nov. 30, 2011
MANCHESTER, England - Manchester United was knocked out of the League Cup quarterfinals by Crystal Palace, with Glenn Murray scoring in the eighth minute of overtime to give the second-tier club a 2-1 victory Wednesday night and its first win at Old Trafford since 1989.
Former Premier League midfielder Darren Ambrose put Palace ahead in the 65th minute when he scored on a 35-yard free kick. United, fielding a mostly second-string lineup, tied the score four minutes later on Federico Macheda's penalty kick.
Glenn Murray then headed Ambrose's free kick past goalkeeper Ben Amos to earn Palace a semifinal matchup against fellow League Championship club Cardiff.
Liverpool and Manchester City will meet in the other semifinal.
Crystal Palace had 10 losses and three draws against United since a 3-0 home league win in May 1991. Palace had been winless at Old Trafford since December 1989, losing eight and drawing two.
"We've had a quiet period in the season but we came here in confident mood and the spirit is fantastic," Ambrose said. "We've got a great team spirit, it's a lot different from last year: we can beat anyone, and we showed that tonight.
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PAOK Thessaloniki scored twice in the first 13 minutes against Tottenham before defending with 10 men for almost two-thirds of the match to win 2-1 and clinch a place in the next round of the Europa League.
Dimitris Salpingidis and Stefanos Athanasiadis scored before Konstantinos Stafylidis was ejected for handball. Luka Modric converted the resulting penalty kick, but the defeat left Spurs facing elimination.
Five other clubs also progressed to the knockout rounds ahead of their final group games.
Atletico Madrid, the 2010 champion, advanced with a 1-0 win at Glasgow Celtic. Metalist Kharkiv clinched the point it needed with a 0-0 tie against Austria Vienna, Braga beat Birmingham 1-0 and Standard Liege and Hannover also qualified for the second round.
PAOK has 11 points from five Group A matches, one more than second-place Rubin Kazan. With Tottenham three points farther back, Spurs need a big win at Shamrock Rovers on Dec. 15 and for PAOK to beat Rubin.
Atletico winger Arda Turan scored with a powerful shot after half an hour in Glasgow to end Celtic's 10-game unbeaten streak and ensure progress from Group I. Udinese is in second place after a 0-0 draw at Rennes ? which is eliminated ? and can advance if it avoids defeat against Celtic in its final game.
Metalist won Group G despite failing to win for the first time in five matches, leaving AZ Alkmaar needing to win its game against the Ukrainian team to be sure of finishing in second place and progressing ahead of Austria Vienna.
AZ drew 0-0 at Malmo on Wednesday.
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