EUROPA LEAGUE action returned tonight with bags of goals flying in left, right and centre.
West Ham completed a comeback in style as they thrashed Freiburg 5-1 on aggregate to book their spot in the next round.
Liverpool sealed a record-breaking win against Sparta Prague by beating the Czech Republic league leaders 11-2 overall.
While Brighton have gone crashing out at the hands of Italian giants Roma.
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Europa League quarter-finalists decided
After tonight’s results we can now look forward to the draw for the next round tomorrow.
The teams in the hat for the draw are:
- Liverpool
- West Ham
- Atalanta
- Bayer Leverkusen
- Benfica
- AC Milan
- Marseille
- Roma
It should be an interesting draw, we could potentially even see an all-English tie now.
FT: Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 Qarabag (agg: 5-4)
What a finish to this game at the BayArena.
Going into added time, Leverkusen were a goal down with German heads completely down.
Two goals from Patrik Schick have turned the game on its head and see Leverkusen progress to the quarter-finals.
FT: Brighton 1-0 Roma (agg: 1-4)
It proved a bridge too far for Roberto De Zerbi’s side.
Coming back from four goals down was a mammoth task which Brighton just could not match.
They had chances in the game but could not work the goal enough.
FT: Atalanta 2-1 Sporting Lisbon (agg: 3-2)
It is a big win for the Italians against the Portuguese league leaders.
Goals from two ex Premier League players take them through.
After going ahead in the game, Lisbon will be devastated to go out.
Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 Qarabag
90+8. Insane scenes at the BayArena.
Palacios crosses the ball in and Schick meets it to head home in the eighth minute of added time.
Heartbreak for Qarabag.
Goal – Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen)
Bayer Leverkusen 2-2 Qarabag
90+2. Would be believe it, they have done it again.
Grimaldo crosses from the wing, Schick side foots it into the back of the net.
It looks as though this one is heading to extra-time, with Qarabag down to ten men.
Credit: AP Goal – Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen)
FT: Liverpool 6-1 Sparta Prague (agg: 11-2)
It is all over at Anfield.
There was only ever one team in this tie over both legs.
Cody Gakpo could not get the match ball with his first Liverpool hat-trick, which is the only disappointment this evening.
Bayer Leverkusen 1-2 Qarabag
88. The Germans are throwing everything at the visitors now.
Wirtz has a chance to score but a brilliant sliding challenge blocks his effort.
Qarabag are defending for their lives now to pull off an upset.
Atalanta 2-1 Sporting Lisbon
87. The game is finely poised heading into the final stages.
Sporting have dominated the ball in this second half but the direct style of the Italians has put them into a position of strength.
They just need to hang on now to book their place in the next round.
Liverpool 6-1 Sparta Prague
82. Elliott strides through the middle, seemingly looking for Gakpo.
As he gets into the box, he has no other chance than to shoot.
The keeper makes a fine save to tip it around the post.
Brighton 1-0 Roma
73. Despite having 63% possession in the game, The Seagulls just cannot find the target often enough.
They have had 11 shots but only 2 of those have been on target.
With those stats, there is no chance of coming back from a 4-0 defeat in Rome.
Credit: PA Bayer Leverkusen 1-2 Qarabag
72. Just like in the first leg, the Bundesliga leaders are having to come back from two goals down.
Grimaldo crosses to find Frimpong who volleys home in spectacular style.
This will be some finish at the BayArena.
Goal – Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen)
Bayer Leverkusen 0-2 Qarabag
67. It is a carbon copy of the first goal for the visitors.
Andrade crosses and picks out Zoubir who heads home.
We could have an upset on our hands in Germany.
Credit: AP Goal – Abdellah Zoubir (Qarabag)
Brighton 1-0 Roma
62. Roma are starting to come into this game more.
Spinazzola picks the ball up wide in the box and gets a shot away.
It comes thundering back off the woodwork.
Warning for Brighton there but the hosts need goals desperately now.
Atalanta 2-1 Sporting Lisbon
59. Gian Piero Gasperini’s words at half time seem to have worked.
Atalanta have completely turned this game around now.
Marten de Roon squares the ball to Gianluca Scamacca who slots home, much to the delight of the Italian fans.
Goal – Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta)
Bayer Leverkusen 0-1 Qarabag
62. Despite their dominance, it is the visitors who take the lead.
Leandro Andrade crosses with pinpoint accuracy to find Zoubir in the box who heads home.
It has silenced the German fans, that is for sure.
Goal – Abdellah Zoubir (Qarabag)
Liverpool 6-1 Sparta Prague
55. As a corner is whipped in, the keeper gets a weak punch on it.
McConnell shifts it to Elliott on the edge of the box who shoots.
His effort is going wide but Gakpo reacts to divert it into the bottom corner.
Goal – Cody Gakpo (Liverpool)
Atalanta 1-1 Sporting Lisbon
52. The former Everton winger gets on the scoresheet.
It was an easy finish for Lookman with all the work being done in the build-up.
It puts us all level on the night and on aggregate also.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
