PARIS (AFP) - Arsenal reached the last 16 of the Europa League by comfortably seeing off BATE Borisov 3-0 on Thursday (Feb 21) and overturning a first-leg deficit that had threatened one of the tournament favourites with elimination.
BATE came into the clash at the Emirates with hopes of an upset after beating Arsenal 1-0 in Belarus last week, but the hosts were level on aggregate after just three minutes when Zakhar Volkov sliced Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's low cross past Denis Scherbitski in his own goal.
Unai Emery's side poured forward and put themselves deservedly ahead in the tie when Shkodran Mustafi thumped home a header six minutes before the break.
Maksim Skavysh missed a good chance to put BATE ahead on away goals when Arsenal failed to clear three minutes after the restart, but another powerful header, this time from Sokratis on the hour mark, put the Gunners into Friday's draw.
Arsenal will be joined by another of the tournament favourites in Napoli after Carlo Ancelotti's team breezed to a 2-0 win over FC Zurich that saw them win 5-1 on aggregate.
Adam Ounas starred on the night for the Serie A outfit after laying on Simone Verdi's 43rd-minute opener before scoring the hosts' second with 15 minutes left.
RB Salzburg, Dinamo Zagreb and Zenit Saint Petersburg all also overturned first-leg deficits, with Austrians Salzburg hammering Club Brugge 4-0 to go through 5-2 and Croatian champions Dinamo 4-2 winners on aggregate after a storming 3-0 victory over Viktoria Plzen.
Zenit, meanwhile, overcame Fenerbahce 3-1 in Russia, Magomed Ozdoev and Sardar Azmoun giving the hosts an aggregate lead before Mehmet Topal put the Turks ahead on away goals just before the break.
However, Azmoun struck again 14 minutes from the end to see Sergei Semak's side through to the last 16.
Pablo Fornals snuck Villarreal past Sporting Lisbon with a fine curling strike that gave the La Liga side a 1-1 draw on the night and a 2-1 win overall.
Scotland's participation in Europe ended on Thursday after 10-man Celtic fell 1-0 at Valencia, already 2-0 up from the first leg in Glasgow and winners in Spain thanks to Kevin Gameiro's 70th-minute strike.
Eintracht Frankfurt swept past Shakhtar Donetsk with a pulsating 4-1 win over the Ukrainians that gave the Bundesliga side a 6-3 aggregate victory.
Sevilla cruised into the next round 3-0 on aggregate on Wednesday after a 2-0 win over Lazio that saw Wissam Ben Yedder score his second goal of the tie after 20 minutes before Pablo Sarabia lashed home Jesus Navas' pass with 12 minutes to play.
Later on Thursday, Maurizio Sarri's Chelsea look to put recent turmoil behind them when they host Malmo with a 2-1 first-leg lead, while inconsistent Inter Milan look to hold their single-goal advantage over Rapid Vienna at the San Siro.
Mauricio Pochettino must deal with several injuries in his squad, as well as Heung-min Son's suspension due to bookings tallying up in previous rounds. In addition, the Amsterdam based club will have had seven days to prepare for the Tuesday's tie, compared to only three in the the North London club's case.
Football: Bologna earn 'miracle' Serie A survival in six-goal
Football: Ikhsan Fandi scores first competitive goal for Norwegian club Raufoss with overhead-kick winner The top two teams earn automatic promotion while third to sixth enter the play-off for
Ikhsan Fandi scores 1st goal for Norwegian club Raufoss with
Football: Iran's main stadium to host women's national team
What's gone wrong for Chelsea? 5 ways Maurizio Sarri can prevent crisis. The Blues suffered a setback vs Wolves with the Italian under pressure ahead of the Man City clash
Sarri proved beyond doubt who's in charge at Chelsea by
Malta were happy to sit back on the edge of their area and defend for most of the game, but the visitors found a way through in the 31st minute when Morata latched onto a long ball and sent his
Alvaro Morata double helps much-changed Spain ease past Malta
Ram Gopal Varma courts controversy again, says he will release Lakshmi's NTR at any cost; MM Keeravani reveals #RRR music is in the works; After Arjun Suravaram, is it Karthikeya 2 for Nikhil
Odisha elections: Pipili legislator courts controversy yet again
Football: 'Stratospheric' Messi scores 400th La Liga goal in Barca win. Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - FC Barcelona v Eibar - Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - January 13, 2019 Barcelona's
'Stratospheric' Messi scores 400th La Liga goal in Barca win
A 400th Liga goal for Lionel Messi and a brace from Luis Suarezsaw Barcelona breeze past Eibar at Camp Nou on Saturday evening and the champions are now five points clear at the competition's halfway stage.
Lionel Messi notches Real Madrid LaLiga record - Sportstar
WOLVERHAMPTON, England (REUTERS) - Liverpool will spend Christmas on top of the Premier League after goals from Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk earned them a 2-0 win at Wolves on Friday (Dec 21
Liverpool seal Christmas top spot as Salah and Van Dijk sink
Football: Man United legends thrash Bayern in 1999 charity rematch Manchester United's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer celebrates scoring their first goal with David Beckham. PHOTO: REUTERS
Manchester United Legends Thrash Bayern Munich in 1999
Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa has admitted sending a member of his coaching staff to spy on Derby County ahead of their Championship (second-tier) match on Friday. Derby said earlier that local police had spoken to a person acting suspiciously outside their training ground on Thursday.
Leeds: Marcelo Bielsa admits sending spy to Derby training
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Open Mobile Menu. Manage Your SmarTrip Account
Next Restaurant
0 comments:
Post a Comment