Manchester United captain, Bruno Fernandes, marked a hat-trick in a victory of 4-1 in 10 men Real Sociedad, and Tottenham overcome Az Alkmaar 3-1 while the two Premier League clubs qualified for the quarter-finals of the Europa League on Thursday.
The second -level tournament offers the two teams a chance for a trophy in the midst of dull national campaigns and obtain a welcome bonus of a place in the Champions League next season.
Fernandes converted two penalties before finishing a hat -trick in the 87th minute and Diogo Dalot covered the fourth stopping time of United to set up a last match with Lyon. United has advanced on a 5-2 global score.
United dragged after 10 minutes when Mikel Oyarzabal marked the penalty to Old Trafford. Visitors went down a man when Jon Aramburu received a straight red in the 63rd minute.
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“It was a good performance. The physique was there, ”said United Manager Ruben Amorim, in TNT Sports. “Even without sending it, you felt that the team was going to win this match.”
In London, Wilson Odobert scored twice for Tottenham, who will face Eintracht Francfurt in the quarterfinals. Spurs have advanced 3-2 on aggregate.
After a defeat of 1-0 last week, the Spurs obtained a goal from the 26th minute of Odobert after forcing a turnover.
James Maddison doubled the advance in the night shortly after the break, which gave Spurs an advantage overall.
But the Dutch team was not over, and Peer Koopmeiners jumped on a defensive error just two minutes after the central return Micky Van de Ven was replaced and scored in the 63rd.
Odobert, 20, scored the vital objective in the 74th at close range after a pass of wheels at home by Dominic Solanke on the trip of the Spurs in the quarter -finals.
“We have progressed, which is essential,” said Tottenham manager, Angel Postocoglou. “It has become a little nervous towards the end, but we completely deserve to progress.”
Lyon routing the FCSB 4-0 at home – Georges Mikautadze and Ernest Nuamah both scored – to advance 7-1 on aggregate.
The Rangers won a 3-2 penalty shootout against Fenerbahce to set up a quarter-final match against Bilbao sport. Fenerbahce had won 2-0 overnight and the last draw finished 3-3 in aggregate.
Athletic used a single one and two goals from Nico Williams to beat Roma 3-1 and qualify for the quarter-finals. | Photo credit: Vincent West
Athletic used a single one and two goals from Nico Williams to beat Roma 3-1 and qualify for the quarter-finals. | Photo credit: Vincent West
Earlier, Athletic used an advantage of one and two goals from Nico Williams to beat Roma 3-1 and qualify for the quarter-finals.
Roma won the first stage of their equality of the round of 16 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 the first half of a stop when the Williams brothers broke the dead end. Nico was at the extreme post when a meta -shaped crossroads of the left landed on his way to mark the opener.
Yuri Berchiche headed in the second and Nico added his second at night to seal him so that the hosts remain in the running for the final which will take place at their stadium on May 21. Leandro Parkes marked Roma in time.
Lazio progressed after the head of Alessio Romagnoli in the 77th minute recovered a 1-1 draw with Viktoria Plzen, who obtained a goal in the second half of Pavel Šulc. The Lazio had beaten Plzen 2-1 in the first leg.
The Italian team will then play Bodø / Glimt, which also advanced despite the loss of 2-1 at Olympiacos. The Norwegian team won 3-0 at home last week and continued to a 4-2 global score.
Frankfurt beat Ajax 4-1 at home to reach the quarter-finals with a global score of 6-2. Mario Götze led the Champion of the 2022 Europa League and winner of the UEFA Cup 1980 with two goals.
Chelsea reached the quarter-finals of the third-level conference league with a 1-0 victory against Copenhagen to advance 3-1 on the aggregates.
The Fiorentina ousted Panathinaikos after a 3-1 home victory and will play the Slovenian Celje team who beat the Lugano 3-1 of 10 men according to the penalties after finishing 5-5 on aggregate.
Real Betis has routed Vitória SC 4-0 in Portugal and advanced 6-2 aggregates to play the Polish team Jagiellonia, who lost against Cercle Brugge in Belgium 2-0 but advanced thanks to his 3-0 home victory last week.
Rapid Wien did the next round after dominating Borac 2-1 in an additional time.
Djurgården beat PAFOS 3-0 and Progress 3-1 on aggregate.
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