Arsenal and Tottenham pass.
Naples stop.
The round of 16 of the Europa League delivered their verdict on Thursday, February 25.
Already wide winner in the first leg (4-1), Tottenham confirmed in the second leg by beating the Austrians of Wolfsberg (4-0) to secure their ticket for the round of 16.
Unhappy finalist in 2019, Arsenal, qualified Thursday after having drawn on the lawn of Benfica in the first leg (1-1).
It was anything but a walk in the park and Mikael Arteta's Gunners took out the heavy artillery to defeat the Portuguese (3-2).
🚨 INTO THE LAST 1️⃣6️⃣!
🔴 3-2 ⚫ (FT)
🏆 #UEL
- Arsenal (@Arsenal) February 25, 2021
Granada's feat
The feat of this early evening came from the Diego Armando-Maradona stadium in Naples, where the courageous Spaniards from Granada managed to preserve their first leg advantage in extremis (2-0).
They lost 2-1 but will play the round of 16, like several tenors of European football.
⏱️ 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 |
#NapoliGranada
🔵⚪2⃣-1⃣🔴⚪
❤️🤍¡¡SEGUIMOS EN ESTE SUEÑO !!
❤️🤍
El lema de este club, the 𝗘𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗔 𝗟𝗨𝗖𝗛𝗔.
Los valores que nos han hecho dar otro paso histórico.
👣
𝗢𝗥𝗚𝗨𝗟𝗟𝗢 𝗥𝗢𝗝𝗜𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗢.
❤️🤍❤️🤍❤️🤍 # UEL #EternaLucha pic.twitter.com/0OLo4AHGpD
- Granada CF ❤️⚪️ (@GranadaCdeF) February 25, 2021
Another notable achievement, the Norwegians of Molde went to qualify (2-0) on the lawn of the Germans in Hoffenheim, after an unbridled draw in the first leg (3-3).
And two clubs composted their ticket without forcing too much, Villarreal against RB Salzburg (2-1) and Shakhtar Donetsk against Maccabi Tel-Aviv (1-0).
As in the first leg, an orgy of attacking football was organized by the Glasgow Rangers, with the help of the Belgians from Antwerp: 5-2 for the Scots, or 9-5 in total of the two rounds of this great open house operation. .
Two other English clubs were to play in the second half of the evening: Manchester United, winner in 2017, armed with a solid 4-0 in the first leg against Real Sociedad, and Leicester, who had ensured the 0-0 at Slavia Prague.
Two other Italian clubs were scheduled, AS Roma victorious in the first leg (2-0) among the Portuguese Sporting Braga, and especially AC Milan, returned from Belgrade with a draw (2-2) against the 'Red star, in the duel between former C1 winners.
* Tottenham (ENG) - Wolfsberg (AUT): 4 - 1 4 - 0
* Arsenal (ENG) - Benfica (POR): 1 - 1 3 - 2
* Glasgow Rangers (SCO) - Antwerp (BEL): 4 - 3 5 - 2
* Villarreal (ESP) - RB Salzburg (AUT): 2 - 0 2 - 1
Hoffenheim (GER) - * Molde (NOR): 3 - 3 0 - 2
Naples (ITA) - * Granada (ESP): 0 - 2 2 - 1
* Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) - Maccabi Tel-Aviv (ISR): 2 - 0 1 - 0
* Ajax Amsterdam (NED) - Lille (FRA): 2 - 1 2 - 1
Clubs preceded by a "*" qualify for the next phase.
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