Aston Villa takes advantage against Lille in the Conference quarterfinals
MADRID, 11 Abr. (EUROPA PRESS) –
West Ham United lost this Thursday ‘in extremis’ (2-0) during their visit to Bayer Leverkusen for the first leg of the quarterfinals in the Europa League, while Atalanta BC attacked the home of Liverpool FC with their 0 victory -3, AS Roma beat AC Milan 0-1 and SL Benfica beat Olympique de Marseille 2-1.
At the BayArena in Leverkusen, and despite having taken twenty shots, Xabi Alonso’s men were left dry until the 83rd minute. The first goal came in the final stretch where Jonas Hofmann scored an unorthodox left volley after a commotion inside the rival area. It was from a corner, just like the seed of the 2-0 score that Victor Boniface scored with a powerful header in stoppage time.
The other English team still alive in this tournament also fell. At Anfield, the Reds suffered their wet powder and Atalanta’s punishment on the counterattack. Two goals from Gianluca Scamacca and another from Mario Pasalic sealed the surprising Bergamo victory.
Furthermore, in the Italian duel on the Giuseppe Meazza pitch, Roma ended up smiling. They took the lead after the quarter-hour mark, thanks to a header from Gianluca Mancini on a corner taken by Paulo Dybala. Poor aim condemned the Rossoneri, including a shot that hit the crossbar by Olivier Giroud in the final moments.
On the other hand, at the Estádio da Luz, a goal from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on the run in the 67th minute kept Olympique de Marseille alive in a match that had gone very much in favor of the Lisbon team, with the previous goals from Rafa Silva and former Real Madrid player Ángel Di María.
Meanwhile, in the quarterfinals of the Conference League, the victory of Aston Villa stood out, a team coached by the Spanish Unai Emery and which went 2-0 after goals from Ollie Watkins (13′) and captain John McGinn (56′). ‘). However, a goal from Bafodé Diakité for Lille made it 2-1, leaving the ticket to the semi-finals open.
Finally, Olympiacos and Bruges took advantage in their respective ties against Fenerbahçe (3-2) and PAOK Thessaloniki (1-0). And Fiorentina’s visit to the Viktoria Plzen stadium ended goalless, so Florence will pass sentence.
2024-04-11 21:09:24
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