2018/19 Europa League Last 16 Second Leg Review

Chelsea eased into the last eight with a 5-0 win at Dynamo Kyiv which completed an 8-0 aggregate success.

Olivier Giroud struck a first half brace in the fifth and 33rd minutes for 2-0 before Marcos Alonso set-up a 3-0 half-time advantage. Giroud completed his hat-trick on the hour before Callum Hudson-Odoi added a fifth on 78 minutes.

Napoli secured a 4-3 aggregate win despite suffering a 3-1 loss at Red Bull Salzburg.

Arkadiusz Milik put the Italians ahead on 14 minutes before Munas Dabbur levelled on 25 minutes. Fredrik Gulbrandsen cut the gap on aggregate to 4-2 before Christoph Leitgeb sealed the win on the night late on as Salzburg exited the competition.

Valencia left it late to claim a 3-2 aggregate win as they drew 1-1 at Krasnodar. A tight game saw Magomed Suleymanov give the hosts the lead on 85 minutes and level at 2-2 on aggregate, giving Krasnodar the away goals rule advantage. Valencia ended any worries of an exit in added time as Goncalo Guedes equalised to send the Catalan side into the next round.

Arsenal overturned a 3-1 first leg deficit to win 4-3 on aggregate after a 3-0 home win over Rennes. Early strikes from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Ainsley Maitland-Niles drew the Gunners level on aggregate at 3-3 before Aubameyang wrapped up the win and a place in the net round on 71 minutes.

Benfica needed extra time to complete a second leg turnaround with a 3-1 aggregate win over Dinamo Zagreb.

Jonas Oliveira levelled the tie on aggregate on 71 minutes with no further strike leading to extra time. Francisco Ferreira gave the hosts the aggregate lead before a double blow for Dinamo saw Peter Stojanovic dismissed and Alex Grimaldo strike for 3-0 on the night and confirm the aggregate win.

Eintracht Frankfurt advanced to the last eight with a narrow 1-0 aggregate win over Inter Milan. The sides played out a goalless first leg but in the second, the crucial strike came after just five minutes as Luka Jovic struck.

A seven goal thriller saw Slavia Prague overcome competition legends Sevilla with a 6-5 aggregate win.

The hosts took just 14 minutes to  take the lead overall as Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui struck for 1-0 (3-2)before Wissam Ben Yedder levelled at 1-1 (3-3) from the penalty spot. A penalty after the interval from Tomas Soucek restored the hosts' lead at 2-1 (4-3).

Munir El Haddadi levelled eight minutes later for Sevilla and at 2-2 (4-4) the tie went into extra time. Franco Vazquez put Sevilla 3-2 (5-4) ahead but it was to be Slavia's night as Mick Van Buren and Ibrahim Traore made it 4-3 and dumped Sevilla out of the competition.

Villarreal completed the lineup of the last eight with a 2-1 win over Zenit St Petersburg which resulted in a 5-2 aggregate success. Gerard Moreno and Carlos Bacca struck either side of the interval for 2-1 and 5-1 overall with the final say going to Zenit as Branislav Ivanovic struck in added time.

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An top flight London derby opened the round on Saturday as Watford edged a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace.

The Hornets took the lead through Etienne Capoue on 27 minutes before Michy Batshuayi equalised on the hour. The hosts secured a semi-final berth with 11 minutes to go as Andre Gray struck.

Manchester City left it late to avoid a huge shock exit at the hands of Swansea City with a 3-2 win.
The Swans opened up a 2-0 lead inside the half hour with a Matt Grimes penalty and stunning strike from ex-City striker Bersant Celina. 

City hit back through Bernardo Silva before an unfortunate own goal from Kristoffer Nordfeldt drew them level at 2-2. The turnaround was completed two minutes from the end as Sergio Aguero headed in for 3-2.

Wolverhampton Wanderers continued their good run in the competition with a 2-1 success over Manchester United.

The game was a tight affair past the hour mark before Raul Jimenez slotted in for 1-0 on 70 minutes. Diogo Jota doubled the lead for the Wolves just six minutes later who just abut held on for the win after a frantic finish saw Marcus Rashford give United hope in added time.

The final tie of the round went all the way as Brighton & Hove Albion secured a 5-4 win on penalties after drawing 2-2 with Millwall.

Alex Pearce and Aidan O'Brien gave the hosts a 2-0 lead with just 11 minutes to go before a stunning fightback by Brighton saw Jurgen Locadia and Solly March force extra-time. All square with extra-time drawing to a close, Millwall suffered a late blow with the dismissal of Shane Ferguson then on penalties suffered a 5-4 loss with Jake Cooper blazing over after Lewis Dunk had given Brighton the advantage in sudden death.

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After a comfortable opening leg victory, Tottenham Hotspur wrapped up a 4-0 aggregate win over Borussia Dortmund.

Spurs claimed a 1-0 win in Germany with the crucial goal coming three minutes after half-time from Harry Kane. 

Ajax staged a huge upset as they dumped holders Real Madrid out with a 5-3 aggregate win. The visitors cruised to a 4-1 win at the Bernabeu which began with Hakim Ziyech and David Neres firing them 2-0 up inside 20 minutes.

Dusan Tadic made it 3-0 before Madrid cut the gap to 3-1 (4-3 agg) on 70 minutes before Lasse Schone wrapped up the win two minutes later. Madrid's evening only got worse as Nacho was dismissed in added time.





After reaching the semi's last season, Roma's hopes came to an end with a 3-1 loss (4-3 agg) to FC Porto.

Francisco Soares put Porto ahead on 26 minutes before Daniele De Rossi levelled at 1-1 (2-3 agg). Porto levelled on aggregate through Moussa Marega before the hour mark for a 2-1 lead on the night. The tie though would be decided in extra time as Alex Telles slotted in a 116th minute penalty to secure a place in the last eight for the Portuguese side.

Manchester United left it late to stun Paris St Germain as they advanced on away goals after a 3-1 win (3-3 agg). Romelu Lukaku gave them the lead on the night inside two minutes before Juan Bernat levelled at 1-1 and restored PSG's two goal aggregate lead. Lukaku struck again on the half hour for 2-1 (2-3 agg) but United needed more to avoid an exit, cue Marcus Rashford who slotted in a last-gasp spot kick to wrap up the win and sent United through via the away goals rule.



Juventus staged a huge fightback from their 2-0 first leg defeat to Atletico Madrid as they claimed a 3-0 win  to advance 3-2 on aggregate.

Cristiano Ronaldo spearheaded the Old Lady's comeback with a hat-trick, he struck the first on 26 minutes before adding a second three minutes after half time. The place in the last eight was confirmed four minutes from the end as he slotted in from the penalty spot.

Manchester City eased into the last eight with a 7-0 win over Schalke 04 who after being edged 3-2 in the opening leg suffered a 10-2 aggregate loss. A first half Sergio Aguero brace and Leroy Sané strike put City in control at 3-0 (6-2 agg) before they ran riot in the second half with Raheem Sterling, Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden and Gabriel Jesus all contributing goals.

The final two ties took place on Wednesday evening, Barcelona cruising to a 5-1 win on aggregate over Olympique Lyonnais after a goalless first leg.

Lionel Messi put the Catalans ahead on 18 minutes before Philippe Coutinho doubled the advantage on the half hour. Lyon cut the gap just before the hour mark through Lucas Tousart but it proved to be sheer consolation as Barca wrapped up the win with a Messi penalty ahead of strikes from Gerard Pique and Ousmane Dembele.

Liverpool and Bayern Munich also had a goalless first leg, the reverse meeting saw the Reds celebrating a 3-1 aggregate success.

Sadio Mané's superb opener on 26 minutes was followed by a leveller for Bayern as Joel Matip was helpless to prevent deflecting into his own net on 38 minutes. Virgil van Dijk restored the lead with a poweful header on 70 minutes before Mané struck again six minutes from the end to send last seasons runners-up into the last eight.

2018/19 Europa League Last 16 First Leg Review

The last 16 began with a tight opening game in Croatia as Dinamo Zagreb claimed a first-leg advantage with a 1-0 win over Benfica.

The crucial goal came seven minutes before half time as Petrovic slotted in a penalty.

Honours even in Germany as Eintracht Frankfurt and Inter Milan drew 0-0.

A shock 3-1 loss for Arsenal at Rennes leaves them with a huge task in the second leg. The Gunners raced ahead through Alex Iwobi inside three minutes before a double blow before half-time, Sokratis Papastathopoulos dismissed ahead of Bourigeaud levelling at 1-1. Nacho Monreal's own goal put the hosts ahead before Sarr confirmed the win late on.

Slavia Prague will go into the second leg against Sevilla with an away goals advantage after a 2-2 draw. Sevilla raced into the lead inside a minute through Ben Yedder before Stoch levelled on 25 minutes. El Haddadi restored the lead three minutes later before Kral made it 2-2 into the interval.

Villarreal take a strong advantage into the second leg after a 3-1 win over Zenit St Petersburg. The visitors struck first through Iborra on 33 minutes but Azmoun quickly levelled at 1-1. The second half saw the 'Yellow Submarine' take control as Moreno fired them back in front ahead of a sealer from Morlanes. 

Chelsea cruised to a 3-0 win over Dynamo Kyiv leaving the Ukrainians with a huge task in the reverse. Pedro put the Blues ahead early on before Willian doubled the lead on 65 minutes. The comfortable win was wrapped up late on by Callum Hudson-Odoi's effort.

Napoli also hold a strong advantage as they claimed a 3-0 win over Red Bull Salzburg. 

Milik putting the Italians ahead after just ten minutes before Ruiz doubled the lead on 18 minutes. The win was wrapped up with a gift as Onguene scored an own goal just before the hour mark.

Valencia edged a 2-1 win over Krasnodar to take a narrow advantage into the reverse in Russia.

A first half brace from Rodrigo put the Catalan side in control but a strike on 63 minutes from Claesson gave the visitors hope of a comeback and in short an away goal for the second leg. 

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