Arsenal opened the scoring in the 19th minute through Xhaka, but Goncalves leveled after the change of sides, surprising goalkeeper Ramsdale with a lob from midfield. In the total with a 2:2 draw from Lisbon, the double match reached extra time and then a penalty shootout, although the guests finished in a weakened state without the expelled Ugarte. The only unsuccessful scorer in the shootout was home Martinelli in the fourth series. Sporting’s players, on the other hand, were flawless and led the club to the quarter-finals after five years.
On the contrary, other teams played the role of favourites. In the second leg, Manchester United won 1-0 at Betis Sevilla Stadium and advanced 4-1 on aggregate with the opening victory. Last week’s home triumph was also followed up by Juventus, who won 2:0 in Freiburg.
The “Red Devils” win was decided in the 56th minute with a shot from behind the goal by forward Rashford, who had made his mark against Betis a week ago. With his sixth goal of the year, the English representative topped the scorers’ table of the competition. United eliminated another Spanish opponent after Barcelona.
After a 1-0 home win, Juventus kept a clean sheet against Freiburg today. The key moment of the duel came just before the break, when home team Gulde received a second yellow card in the penalty area and Vlahovič converted the subsequent penalty. In the end, Chiesa added the insurance. The “Old Lady” won nine of the last eleven competitive matches.
The second Italian team in the quarter-finals is AS Roma. “Wolves” played a goalless draw in San Sebastian and maintained a 2-0 lead from the opening match.
Leverkusen sent Diaby into the lead in the 3rd minute and the favorite guarded the lead throughout the match. At the end, Adli added another hit. Adam Hložek came to the pitch in the 71st minute. The second Czech international Patrik Schick did not travel to Budapest for the match due to an injury.
Feyenoord drew with Shakhtar Donetsk in the first match, but the Ukrainian team won 7:1 at home in front of their own supporters. Idrissi and Kökcü scored twice, who also added an assist. Last year’s European Conference League finalist rounded off a twenty-match unbeaten run in the competition, last losing on October 27 in Graz.
FC Sevilla also goes on, although they lost 0:1 at Fenerbahce. The result was enough for the Andalusian team with a 2:0 home victory and they can continue to think about improving their own record of four triumphs in the competition. In addition, Sevilla twice won the UEFA Cup, the predecessor of the EL.
Belgium will also have a representative among the top eight. Saint-Gilloise, a rookie in the European Cups, scored three goals again against Union Berlin after the opening shootout 3:3, did not concede any and is celebrating a historic progress.
