Napoli were eliminated by Granada in the 16th finals of the Europa League on February 25, 2021. -

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Ajax Amsterdam, who beat Lille again, but also Arsenal, AC Milan and Granada, who released Napoli, qualified Thursday for the round of 16 of the Europa League, in the wake of Tottenham on Wednesday.

We will not go back to Lille's little regrets, which showed in Amsterdam that they were perhaps better than elimination from the round of 16 but which paid dearly for their air gap in the last minutes on the first leg.

We've already talked about it here.

It should be noted, for example, that AC Milan was very hot.

Returning from Belgrade with a draw (2-2) against the Red Star, in the first leg, the Italians were satisfied with a very small draw (1-1) at San Siro to validate their ticket on goal outside.

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Until the end, Ibrahimovic and his teammates remained under the threat of the Serbs who, even reduced to ten during the last twenty minutes after the second warning for Marko Gobeljic, multiplied the opportunities.

Just before the exclusion, it even took a miracle stop by Gianluigi Donnarumma to avoid the Italians going off the road (68th).

Another big fish, Arsenal also suffered to pass.

After the 1-1 go to Benfica, the Gunners had to work to overcome the Portuguese (3-2).

Led by the hour mark, they were saved by Tierney then Aumabeyang, scorer in the 87th to qualify his team.

Gattuso in the hard

Finally, the feat of the early evening came from the Diego Armando-Maradona stadium in Naples, where Granada managed to preserve in extremis their advantage acquired in the first leg (2-0).

The Spaniards lost 2-1 but it is they who will play the round of 16.

For Naples, nothing is going at the start of the year.

Defeat in the Italian Supercup against Juve (0-2), elimination in the semi-finals of the Cup against Atalanta, several losses in the league which took him away from the top 4… Gennato Gattuso is going through a very complicated period.

“I am the first responsible.

If someone has to pay, it's me, ”acknowledged the Neapolitan coach.

Another surprise, Leicester, who had ensured the 0-0 at Slavia Prague, fell at home against the Czechs (2-0).

Also, 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 the Young Boys of Bern, leaders in Switzerland, surprised Bayer Leverkusen.

Mathieu Valbuena's Olympiakos had to wait until the 88th minute to gain the upper hand over PSV Eindhoven (2-1).

Manchester United, Roma and Glasgow Rangers passed quietly.

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