Defined the eight teams qualified for the Conference League quarterfinals

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In addition to Fiorentina, Betis Sevilla, Chelsea, Jagielonia, Legia Warsaw, Celje, Rapid Vienna and Djurgarden will also pull off the pass for the Conference League quarterfinals.

No problem for Betis Sevilla, which after a 2-2 draw in the first leg, overwhelmed Vitoria Guimaraes in the return leg with a peremptory 0-4, thanks to Bakambu’s double and goals from Santos and Isco.

Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea also advanced without too much trouble, as they s’d narrowly beat Copenhagen in the return leg, ending the doubleheader with an overall result of 3-1.

Great show of strength by Djurgarden, which after losing 0-1 in the first act, è managed to overturn, at home, Pafos with a clear 3-0. On target for the Swedes were Fallenius, Stensson and Nguen.

Cercle Brugge, on the other hand, failed to make a comeback, and after the 0-3 loss in Poland, did not go beyond a 2-0 success against Jagiellonia in Belgium.

Rapid Vienna needed the extra time to file away Borac Banja Luka. Ending 2-2, the double-header in the 180-minute aggregate, è a goal by Schaub in 96′ to open wide the doors of the quarterfinals to the Austrian team.

Also needing extra time was Legia Warsaw, which managed to overturn the 2-3 loss suffered in Sweden at the hands of Molde, thanks to a goal by Gual in 108′.

Everything happens, finally, in the challenge between Lugano and Celje, which ends with a pyrotechnic 4-3 in favor of the Swiss team that gives itself the chance to qualify on penalties. The shots from the penalty spot, however, were fatal for the hosts, who were condemned by the mistakes of Steffen and Przybylko.

In the quarterfinals, Betis Sevilla will meet Jagiellonia and the winner of this match will face in the semifinals whoever triumphs in the match between Fiorentina and Celje. On the other side of the table, however, Chelsea will face Legia Warsaw, while Djurgarden will face Rapid Vienna.

Defined the eight teams qualified for the Europa League quarterfinals

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In addition to Lazio and Athletic Bilbao, Manchester United, Lyon, Tottenham, Eintracht Frankfurt, Bodo Glimt and Glasgow Rangers will also break out the pass for the Europa League quarterfinals.

At Old Trafford, the Red Devils overwhelmed Real Sociedad thanks to Bruno Fernandes’ hat-trick (including two on penalties) and Dalot’s goal sealed in the midst of recovery. It was of little use, the goal scored from the penalty spot by Oyarzabal.

A clear success also for Lyon, which after the 3-1 win in the first leg, rifled a peremptory 4-0 win over Steaua Bucharest, for an overall result of 7-1. Absolute stars of the evening were Mikautadze and Nuamah with two goals apiece.

Eintracht Frankfurt also made the field factor count, crushing Francesco Farioli’s Ajax with a heavy 4-1 win. The German outfit brought it close already in the first half thanks to goals from Bahoya and Gotze. In the resumption, then, Ekitike and once again the former Dortmund make the deficit even more important for the Lancers, to whom the goal of the flag signed by Taylor is not enough.

Great show of strength for Tottenham, which after losing 1-0 in the first leg, managed to overturn Az Alkmaar at home with a score of 3-1. In the net for Spurs Odobert (double) and Maddison, while for the Dutch to score Koopmeiners.

Failing to overturn the heavy 0-3 of the first leg, however, Olympiacos, which, at home, managed to narrowly beat (2-1) Bodo Glimt, without, however, managing to snatch qualification.

Finally, qualification to the quarterfinals for José Mourinho’s Fenerbahce fades in penalty kicks. The Turkish side, after coming back from a two-goal deficit in the first leg, was doomed by as many as three mistakes in the penalty shoot-out.

In the quarterfinals, Tottenham will face Eintracht Frankfurt, Bodo Glimt will face Marco Baroni’s Lazio, Glasgow Rangers will face Atheltic Bilbao, Roma’s executioner, and finally Manchester United will face Lyon.

The words of Dusko Ivanovic

Everything was easy for Real Madrid against Virtus Bologna. At the Segafredo Arena, in fact, the blancos made a vacuum since the first partial closed 30-17, dominating far and wide the match beating the felsinei with a peremptory 80-67. Speaking at a press conference, Black Vu head coach Dusko Ivanovic wanted to take full responsibility for the heavy knockout suffered by his boys.

“Tonight we had several problems in the first half, especially in the first ten minutes in which Real Madrid played well. We were not aggressive, the defense was not at the right level and that è my fault. In the second half we did better, but the gap was too wide to think of winning the game” began the coach of Virtus Bologna.

“Justin is doing his best. He’s a good player, but as with so many good players who have played in the NBA coming to Europe for the first time there are many differences. It takes time to adjust to a different basketball. For our part, we are trying to put him in the right conditions so that he can find the right confidence and play better” added the Montenegrin coach.

“Belinelli and Pajola had physical problems. Their status è to be evaluated day by day, but it should not be anything serious. We hope to be able to count on them already from the next game” commented Dusko Ivanovic.