Steve Clarke's side dominated the first half and made the breakthrough when McTominay side-footed home from the spot after the Napoli midfielder collided with Lazaros Rota in the box. However, the visitors had to survive a second-half onslaught. And were given a late scare when Greece were awarded a penalty of their own after Grant Hanley felled Taxiarchis Fountas, only for it to be overturned by the video assistant referee because the contact was outside the area. Scotland managed to hold on from there to ensure McTominay's 11th international goal in 22 matches was the winner, and they take a narrow lead into the return leg at Hampden on Sunday (17:00 GMT) - live on the BBC.

Second-half substitute Merino converted from close range after Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen had parried Nico Williams' low shot into his path. Williams had earlier given Luis de la Fuente's European champions a first-half lead with a smart finish after Dutch full-back Jorrel Hato had lost possession deep inside his own half. The Netherlands responded well and equalised before the hour mark when Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo powered home a low shot from Bournemouth attacker Justin Kluivert's pass. Tijjani Reijnders low shot 39 seconds into the second period appeared to have earned the visitors a narrow lead to take into the second leg, but after Hato was shown a straight red card for a challenge on Mikel Oyarzabal with nine minutes remaining, Merino struck to salvage a draw for the holders. Merino's late goal stretches Spain's unbeaten run in all competitions to 17 matches - since a 1-0 friendly defeat by Colombia in March last year. Bournemouth defender Dean Huijsen, who was born in the Netherlands but lived in Spain between the ages of five and 16, was handed his senior La Roja debut late in the first half after an injury to Barcelona's Pau Cubarsi. The second leg takes place in Valencia on Sunday, with the winners of the tie facing either Croatia or France in the semi-finals.

The Toon Army were sent into ecstasy as goals either side of half-time by Dan Burn and Alexander Isak put them on course for a triumph that will lead to legendary status on Tyneside for manager Eddie Howe and his players. Burn celebrated his first England call-up by meeting Kieran Trippier's corner with a towering header in first-half stoppage time, before Isak pounced to finish clinically from Jacob Murphy's knockdown after 52 minutes. Liverpool, who were knocked out of the Champions League on penalties by Paris St-Germain in midweek, pulled a goal back through substitute Federico Chiesa in injury time. Newcastle, however, survived a tense finish to clinch their first major silverware since the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1969 and first domestic success since the 1955 FA Cup.

Both of these sides came into the match without their first-choice striker, with Kai Havertz ruled out for the season with a hamstring injury for Arsenal and Nicolas Jackson missing for Chelsea. Chelsea were also without their most important player in Cole Palmer, who was out of the squad with an injury, and it was the first time the Blues have to had to play without him since they lost 5-0 to Arsenal in April last season. Arsenal, again naming Merino as a makeshift striker, dominated the game early on and Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Martinelli and Declan Rice all went close. Merino's winner came in the 20th minute when he flicked on a curling corner from Martin Odegaard past a stretching Robert Sanchez. Chelsea's best opportunity to take something from the game came when Marc Cucurella's powerful effort slipped through David Raya's hands but the ball rolled just past the post. Robert Sanchez, recently restored as Chelsea's first-choice keeper, had some shaky moments as the Blues were put under pressure with a number of crosses into the area and he was jeered by the home crowd when he had the ball at his feet. Sanchez produced an excellent save to deny Merino in the second half, but Chelsea could not find the goal to get something from the game. Liverpool are not playing in the league this weekend as they are involved in the Carabao Cup final.