The second leg of the Europa League's 1/8 final stage between "Midtjylland" (Denmark) and "Nottingham Forest" (England) took place. The score in regular time ended with a 2:1 advantage for "Nottingham Forest". In the penalty shootout, the English team won 3:0.
At the end of the first half, English midfielder Nicolas Dominguez opened the scoring. At the beginning of the second half, midfielder Ryan Yates increased "Nottingham Forest's" lead. In the 69th minute, home defender Martin Erlich scored a goal.
The Danish team won the first match with a score of 1:0.
23:55
The return match of the Europa League's 1/8 final stage between "Lyon" (France) and "Celta Vigo" (Spain) has ended. The match took place at the "Groupama" stadium (Lyon, France). The visiting team celebrated a 2:0 victory.
"Celta's" defender Xavi Rueda scored the first goal of the match in the 61st minute. In the 90+3rd minute, visiting striker Ferran Jutgla scored the second goal, making the score 2:0.
In the first match, the teams drew 1:1. Thus, the Spanish team advanced to the quarter-finals of the Europa League.
In another match of the 1/8 final stage, "Freiburg" (Germany) hosted "Genk" (Belgium). The match ended 5:1 in favor of "Freiburg".
The first match ended 1:0 in favor of "Genk". Thus, "Freiburg" qualified for the quarter-finals.
10:07
Today, all the teams that will advance to the 1/4 finals of the UEFA Europa League will be determined.
Idman.Biz reports that seven matches will be held in the 1/8 final stage.
Here is a list of the matches that will take place today:
UEFA Europa League
1/8 finals, second leg matches
March 19
21:45. "Freiburg" - "Genk"
(First match 0:1)
21:45. "Lyon" - "Celta Vigo"
(First match 1:1)
21:45. "Midtjylland" - "Nottingham Forest"
(First match 1:0)
23:59. "Roma" - "Bologna"
(First match 1:1)
23:59. "Aston Villa" - "Lille"
(First match 1:0)
23:59. "Real Betis" - "Panathinaikos"
(First match 0:1)
23:59. "Porto" - "Stuttgart"
(First match 2:1).