Manchester United, Juventus, Sevilla and Roma reached the quarter-finals of the Europa League, at the expense of Real Betis, Freiburg, Fenerbahçe and Real Sociedad respectively, while Arsenal were surprisingly eliminated by Sporting Lisbon.
United beat Betis in the second leg of the final with a goal without reply, while Juventus overtook Freiburg by two goals, while Sevilla crossed – despite losing to Fenerbahçe by a goal – thanks to their victory in the first leg with a double.
As for Roma, their qualification came thanks to a goalless draw with Real Sociedad, after winning the first leg with two clean goals.
After the first leg at Old Trafford were won 4-1, United had a task within their grasp and knew how to deal with Betis' enthusiasm to return from Andalusia with their ticket to the quarter-finals.
Marcus Rashford scored the only goal with a beautiful shot from outside the area in the 55th minute, his 27th goal of the season in all competitions.
Rashford scores Betis with a shot that doesn't save 🚀 #الدوري_الأوروبي pic.twitter.com/dtLDSQ4Jo5
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In Germany, Juventus renewed its victory over its host Freiburg, to continue its march in the tournament, which is doubly important for the "Old Lady" team this season, because winning it will give him a card to participate in the Champions League competition regardless of his status in the domestic league, in which he was punished by deducting 15 points from his balance, due to financial manipulation.
Serbian Dušan Vlahovic succeeded in giving Juventus the lead late in the first half from a penalty caused by Manuel Golde, after he touched the ball with his hand in the forbidden area, which led to his expulsion with the second warning in the 45th minute.
Vlavic gives Juventus the lead from the penalty spot#الدوري_الأوروبي pic.twitter.com/7GVFOjf0fy
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Substitute Federico Chiesa added the second goal after a pass from Frenchman Adrien Rabiot, following a fatal defensive error in the fifth minute of stoppage time.
Despite losing at Fenerbahçe with a goal scored by Ecuadorian Enner Valencia in the 41st minute from the penalty spot, six-time champions Sevilla climbed to the quarter-finals.
In London, Arsenal failed to win at home to Sporting Lisbon, and drew with him 1-1 in the original and extra time, to be resorted to penalties to resolve the confrontation, after the first part of it in the Portuguese capital also ended in a draw, but 2-2.
During the penalty shootout, luck smiled on Sporting and won 5-3, after scoring all the kicks, and their Spanish goalkeeper Antonio Adan was brilliant in saving the kick of Brazilian Gabriel Martinelli.
In the Netherlands, Feyenoord Rotterdam reached the quarter-finals with a sweeping victory over Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine with seven goals: for Mexican Santiago Jimenez (9), Turkish Orkon Kokcho (24 and 38 from the penalty spot), Moroccan Oussama Idrissi (49 and 60), Iranian Alireza Jahanbakhsh (64) and Brazilian Danilo Pereira (67), in exchange for a goal for Venezuelan Kevin Kelsey (87).
Two goals for Moroccan Oussama Idrissi in a match that saw a prolific scoring against Shakhtar #الدوري_الأوروبي pic.twitter.com/f8hlYaHFrg
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The first leg ended in a 1-1 draw in Warsaw, Poland.