He Betis rival awaits for the round of 16 of the Europa League. The team led by Manuel Pellegrini managed to qualify for this round after finishing the league phase in fourth position. After the draw held on January 30, the … The green and white team already learned that its next rival will come out of the playoffs that pit Nottingham Forest against Fenerbahce and Viktoria Plzen against Panathinaikos. This Thursday the first legs of these two matches corresponding to the play off prior to the round of 16 were played.
He Nottingham Forest took the first and big step to be able to participate in the next round of the competition since he clearly won against the Fenerbahce in Istanbul 0-3. Murillo, Igor and Gibbs-White scored the three goals for the English team that already faced Betis in the first match of the league phase of this edition in a match that was played in La Cartuja and ended in a draw (2-2).
At 9 p.m., Rafa Benítez’s Panathinaikos and Czech Viktoria Plzen tied (2-2) in the duel held in Athens. The visiting team took the lead with a goal from Visinsky, but Tetteh equalized the game before halftime. The footballer from the Greek team put his team ahead again after the break, but Tomas Ladra tied it again with ten minutes remaining.
The return matches will be held next Thursday, February 26, and the round of 16 ties will be played on March 12 and 19. The draw will be held on February 27 and the route to the final will be defined.
