Europa League: Sevilla FC and Shakhtar Donetsk qualify for the last four

Shakhtar Donetsk easily won Tuesday, August 11 in the quarter-finals of the Europa League by crushing FC Basel (4-1), while Sevilla FC, on the other hand, had more trouble getting rid of Wolverhampton (1 -0) to secure his place in the semi-finals.

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In a game played in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, the Ukrainians quickly took cover, with a goal in the second minute, while the Balois had not yet touched the ball. On a corner from Marlos, the Ukrainian international of Brazilian origin Junior Moraes took advantage of a lax marking and a hazardous exit from the goalkeeper to score with a pricked header at six meters.

Shakhtar then continued to print his pace (more than 60% possession in the first period) and logically doubled the lead in the 22nd minute, following a counter led by Moraes. The first scorer of the evening centered for Marlos, who offers himself his second assist of the match by handing over to Taison, whose instantaneous recovery from the left at the entrance to the area is slightly deflected by a Swiss defender in his own net ( 22nd).

The very uninspired Swiss woke up on the hour mark to bring the game to the Ukrainian half of the field, but without much success. Basel had not had time to hope that Shakhtar drove home the point after a penalty converted by Alan Patrick (75th). At the end of the match, right-back Dodo weighed down the score (88th), before the Swiss scored in the 92nd minute on their first shot on target, thanks to a flat foot from Dutch international Ricky van Wolfswinkel.

The Ukrainian club, winner of the event in 2009, will meet in the semi-finals in Düsseldorf on Monday August 17th, Inter Milan, which defeated Bayer Leverkusen (2-1) on Monday.

Sevilla will reunite with Manchester United

Sevilla FC also qualified, during a very closed meeting against Wolverhampton, during which the English club, 7th in the Premier League, missed a penalty in the first period, whistled for a foul by the Brazilian Diego Carlos on former Barcelona striker Adama Traoré. 

The only goal of the match was scored by the Argentinian, former Marseillais, Lucas Ocampos, of the head, in the 88th minute, on a cross of his compatriot Ever Banega. In the semifinals on Sunday August 16 in Cologne, Julen Lopetegui's team, 4th in Liga, will face Manchester United, who beat Copenhagen 1-0 the day before after extra time.

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Rennes qualified for the group stage of the Champions League

Thanks to the victories of Sevilla and Shakhtar Donetsk, Stade Rennais, without playing, is directly qualified for the group stage of the next Champions League. 

Like Manchester United and Inter Milan, victorious on Monday, Sevilla and Donetsk were indeed already qualified for the next C1 thanks to their classification in the national championship. This frees up the place in C1 of the future winner of the Europa League for Rennes, 3rd in the French Ligue 1, who saves himself two uncertain preliminary rounds

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With AFP

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