Man United and Tottenham reach Europa League quarterfinals. Athletic, Lazio, Frankfurt also advance
Man United and Tottenham reach Europa League quarterfinals. Athletic, Lazio, Frankfurt also advance
Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes left, and Manchester United’s Joshua Zirkzee celebrate scoring their side’s first goal during the Europa League soccer match between Manchester United and Real Sociedad at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Thursday, March 13, 2025 . (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes scores his side’s first goal by penalty kick during the Europa League soccer match between Manchester United and Real Sociedad at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Thursday, March 13, 2025 . (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes celebrates scoring his side’s first goal during the Europa League soccer match between Manchester United and Real Sociedad at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Thursday, March 13, 2025 . (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
Athletic Bilbao’s Nico Williams celebrates after scoring his side’s third goal during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Athletic Bilbao and AS Roma at the San Mames stadium in Bilbao, Spain, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Athletic Bilbao’s Nico Williams celebrates after scoring his side’s opening goal during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Athletic Bilbao and AS Roma at the San Mames stadium in Bilbao, Spain, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Referee Clement Turpin shows a red card to Roma’s Mats Hummels, unseen, during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Athletic Bilbao and AS Roma at the San Mames stadium in Bilbao, Spain, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Athletic Bilbao fans cheer ahead of the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Athletic Bilbao and AS Roma at the San Mames stadium in Bilbao, Spain, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Lazio’s Alessio Romagnoli, right, scores his side’s first goal during the Europa League round of 16 first leg soccer match between Lazio and Viktoria Plzen, at Rome’s Olympic Stadium, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Lazio’s Alessio Romagnoli celebrates with his teammates after scoring his side’s first goal during the Europa League round of 16 first leg soccer match between Lazio and Viktoria Plzen, at Rome’s Olympic Stadium, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Plzen’s Pavel Sulc celebrates after scoring his side’s first goal during the Europa League round of 16 first leg soccer match between Lazio and Viktoria Plzen, at Rome’s Olympic Stadium, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Frankfurt’s Mario Goetze, right, celebrates after scoring his side’s fourth goal during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Ajax at Deutsche Bank Park, in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Ajax’s goalkeeper Matheus Magalhaes, right, fails to save the ball as Frankfurt’s Mario Goetze scores his side’s fourth goal during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Ajax at Deutsche Bank Park, in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Frankfurt’s Mario Goetze, second right, scores his side’s second goal during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Ajax at Deutsche Bank Park, in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Olympiacos’ goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis is shown the red card from the referee Felix Zwayer during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Olympiacos FC and FK Bodo/Glimt at the Georgios Karaiskakis stadium at Athens’ port of Piraeus, Greece, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Glimt’s goalkeeper Nikita Haikin saves a ball from a penalty of Olympiacos’ Rodinei, second left, during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Olympiacos FC and FK Bodo/Glimt at the Georgios Karaiskakis stadium at Athens’ port of Piraeus, Greece, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Olympiacos’ Roman Yaremchuk, second right, scoring the second goal against Bodo/Glimt during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Olympiacos FC and FK Bodo/Glimt at the Georgios Karaiskakis stadium at Athens’ port of Piraeus, Greece, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes, left, scores his side’s second goal by penalty kick during the Europa League soccer match between Manchester United and Real Sociedad at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Thursday, March 13, 2025 . (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
Tottenham’s James Maddison celebrates after he scored his side’s second goal during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and AZ Alkmaar at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium in London, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)
Tottenham’s scorer Wilson Odobert, center, celebrates with Pedro Porro, left, after scoring his second goal during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and AZ Alkmaar at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium in London, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)
AZ Alkmaar’s Peer Koopmeiners celebrates after scoring his side’s first goal during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and AZ Alkmaar at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium in London, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)
Tottenham’s James Maddison scores his side’s second goal during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and AZ Alkmaar at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium in London, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)
Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes left, and Manchester United’s Joshua Zirkzee celebrate scoring their side’s first goal during the Europa League soccer match between Manchester United and Real Sociedad at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Thursday, March 13, 2025 . (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes left, and Manchester United’s Joshua Zirkzee celebrate scoring their side’s first goal during the Europa League soccer match between Manchester United and Real Sociedad at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Thursday, March 13, 2025 . (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes scores his side’s first goal by penalty kick during the Europa League soccer match between Manchester United and Real Sociedad at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Thursday, March 13, 2025 . (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes scores his side’s first goal by penalty kick during the Europa League soccer match between Manchester United and Real Sociedad at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Thursday, March 13, 2025 . (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes celebrates scoring his side’s first goal during the Europa League soccer match between Manchester United and Real Sociedad at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Thursday, March 13, 2025 . (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes celebrates scoring his side’s first goal during the Europa League soccer match between Manchester United and Real Sociedad at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Thursday, March 13, 2025 . (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
Athletic Bilbao’s Nico Williams celebrates after scoring his side’s third goal during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Athletic Bilbao and AS Roma at the San Mames stadium in Bilbao, Spain, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Athletic Bilbao’s Nico Williams celebrates after scoring his side’s third goal during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Athletic Bilbao and AS Roma at the San Mames stadium in Bilbao, Spain, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Athletic Bilbao’s Nico Williams celebrates after scoring his side’s opening goal during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Athletic Bilbao and AS Roma at the San Mames stadium in Bilbao, Spain, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Athletic Bilbao’s Nico Williams celebrates after scoring his side’s opening goal during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Athletic Bilbao and AS Roma at the San Mames stadium in Bilbao, Spain, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Referee Clement Turpin shows a red card to Roma’s Mats Hummels, unseen, during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Athletic Bilbao and AS Roma at the San Mames stadium in Bilbao, Spain, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Referee Clement Turpin shows a red card to Roma’s Mats Hummels, unseen, during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Athletic Bilbao and AS Roma at the San Mames stadium in Bilbao, Spain, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Athletic Bilbao fans cheer ahead of the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Athletic Bilbao and AS Roma at the San Mames stadium in Bilbao, Spain, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Athletic Bilbao fans cheer ahead of the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Athletic Bilbao and AS Roma at the San Mames stadium in Bilbao, Spain, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Lazio’s Alessio Romagnoli, right, scores his side’s first goal during the Europa League round of 16 first leg soccer match between Lazio and Viktoria Plzen, at Rome’s Olympic Stadium, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Lazio’s Alessio Romagnoli, right, scores his side’s first goal during the Europa League round of 16 first leg soccer match between Lazio and Viktoria Plzen, at Rome’s Olympic Stadium, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Lazio’s Alessio Romagnoli celebrates with his teammates after scoring his side’s first goal during the Europa League round of 16 first leg soccer match between Lazio and Viktoria Plzen, at Rome’s Olympic Stadium, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Lazio’s Alessio Romagnoli celebrates with his teammates after scoring his side’s first goal during the Europa League round of 16 first leg soccer match between Lazio and Viktoria Plzen, at Rome’s Olympic Stadium, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Plzen’s Pavel Sulc celebrates after scoring his side’s first goal during the Europa League round of 16 first leg soccer match between Lazio and Viktoria Plzen, at Rome’s Olympic Stadium, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Plzen’s Pavel Sulc celebrates after scoring his side’s first goal during the Europa League round of 16 first leg soccer match between Lazio and Viktoria Plzen, at Rome’s Olympic Stadium, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Frankfurt’s Mario Goetze, right, celebrates after scoring his side’s fourth goal during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Ajax at Deutsche Bank Park, in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Frankfurt’s Mario Goetze, right, celebrates after scoring his side’s fourth goal during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Ajax at Deutsche Bank Park, in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Ajax’s goalkeeper Matheus Magalhaes, right, fails to save the ball as Frankfurt’s Mario Goetze scores his side’s fourth goal during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Ajax at Deutsche Bank Park, in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Ajax’s goalkeeper Matheus Magalhaes, right, fails to save the ball as Frankfurt’s Mario Goetze scores his side’s fourth goal during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Ajax at Deutsche Bank Park, in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Frankfurt’s Mario Goetze, second right, scores his side’s second goal during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Ajax at Deutsche Bank Park, in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Frankfurt’s Mario Goetze, second right, scores his side’s second goal during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Ajax at Deutsche Bank Park, in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Olympiacos’ goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis is shown the red card from the referee Felix Zwayer during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Olympiacos FC and FK Bodo/Glimt at the Georgios Karaiskakis stadium at Athens’ port of Piraeus, Greece, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Olympiacos’ goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis is shown the red card from the referee Felix Zwayer during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Olympiacos FC and FK Bodo/Glimt at the Georgios Karaiskakis stadium at Athens’ port of Piraeus, Greece, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Glimt’s goalkeeper Nikita Haikin saves a ball from a penalty of Olympiacos’ Rodinei, second left, during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Olympiacos FC and FK Bodo/Glimt at the Georgios Karaiskakis stadium at Athens’ port of Piraeus, Greece, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Glimt’s goalkeeper Nikita Haikin saves a ball from a penalty of Olympiacos’ Rodinei, second left, during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Olympiacos FC and FK Bodo/Glimt at the Georgios Karaiskakis stadium at Athens’ port of Piraeus, Greece, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Olympiacos’ Roman Yaremchuk, second right, scoring the second goal against Bodo/Glimt during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Olympiacos FC and FK Bodo/Glimt at the Georgios Karaiskakis stadium at Athens’ port of Piraeus, Greece, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Olympiacos’ Roman Yaremchuk, second right, scoring the second goal against Bodo/Glimt during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Olympiacos FC and FK Bodo/Glimt at the Georgios Karaiskakis stadium at Athens’ port of Piraeus, Greece, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes, left, scores his side’s second goal by penalty kick during the Europa League soccer match between Manchester United and Real Sociedad at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Thursday, March 13, 2025 . (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes, left, scores his side’s second goal by penalty kick during the Europa League soccer match between Manchester United and Real Sociedad at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Thursday, March 13, 2025 . (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
Tottenham’s James Maddison celebrates after he scored his side’s second goal during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and AZ Alkmaar at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium in London, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)
Tottenham’s James Maddison celebrates after he scored his side’s second goal during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and AZ Alkmaar at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium in London, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)
Tottenham’s scorer Wilson Odobert, center, celebrates with Pedro Porro, left, after scoring his second goal during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and AZ Alkmaar at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium in London, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)
Tottenham’s scorer Wilson Odobert, center, celebrates with Pedro Porro, left, after scoring his second goal during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and AZ Alkmaar at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium in London, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)
AZ Alkmaar’s Peer Koopmeiners celebrates after scoring his side’s first goal during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and AZ Alkmaar at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium in London, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)
AZ Alkmaar’s Peer Koopmeiners celebrates after scoring his side’s first goal during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and AZ Alkmaar at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium in London, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)
Tottenham’s James Maddison scores his side’s second goal during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and AZ Alkmaar at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium in London, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)
Tottenham’s James Maddison scores his side’s second goal during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and AZ Alkmaar at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium in London, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes scored a hat trick in a 4-1 win over 10-man Real Sociedad, and Tottenham overcame AZ Alkmaar 3-1 as both Premier League clubs advanced to the Europa League quarterfinals Thursday.
The second-tier tournament offers both teams a chance for a trophy amid lackluster domestic campaigns and get a welcome bonus of a spot in the Champions League next season.
Fernandes converted two penalties before completing a hat trick in the 87th minute and Diogo Dalot roofed United’s fourth in stoppage time to set up a last-eight matchup with Lyon. United advanced on a 5-2 aggregate score.
United trailed after 10 minutes when Mikel Oyarzabal scored from the penalty spot at Old Trafford. The visitors went down a man when Jon Aramburu received a straight red in the 63rd minute.
“It was a good performance. The physicality was there,” United manager Ruben Amorim told TNT Sports. “Even without the sending off, you felt that the team was going to win this game.”
In London, Wilson Odobert scored twice for Tottenham, which will face Eintracht Frankfurt in the quarterfinals. Spurs advanced 3-2 on aggregate.
After a 1-0 loss away last week, Spurs got a 26th-minute goal from Odobert after high pressing forced a turnover.
James Maddison doubled the lead on the night shortly after the break, which gave Spurs a one-goal advantage overall.
But the Dutch team wasn’t done, and Peer Koopmeiners pounced on a defensive mistake just two minutes after center-back Micky van de Ven was subbed off and scored in the 63rd.
The 20-year-old Odobert scored the vital goal in the 74th from close range after a backheel pass from Dominic Solanke to seal Spurs’ trip to the quarterfinals.
“We’ve progressed, which is the main thing,” Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou said. “It got a bit nervy towards the end but we thoroughly deserved to progress.”
Lyon routed FCSB 4-0 at home — Georges Mikautadze and Ernest Nuamah both scored twice — to advance 7-1 on aggregate.
Rangers won a penalty shootout 3-2 over Fenerbahce to set up a quarterfinal matchup against Athletic Bilbao. Fenerbahce had won 2-0 on the night and the last-16 tie finished 3-3 on aggregate.
Earlier, Athletic used a one-man advantage and two goals from Nico Williams to beat Roma 3-1 and advance to the quarterfinals.
Roma won the first leg of their round-of-16 tie 2-1 last week but had to play with 10 men from the 11th minute after Mats Hummels received a straight red card for downing Maroan Sannadi.
The visitors held firm until first-half stoppage time when the Williams brothers broke the deadlock. Nico was at the far post when a deflected cross by Inaki from the left landed in his path to score the opener.
Yuri Berchiche headed in the second and Nico added his second of the night to seal it for the hosts to remain in contention for the final that will take place at their stadium on May 21. Leandro Paredes scored for Roma in stoppage time.
Lazio advanced after Alessio Romagnoli’s header in the 77th minute salvaged a 1-1 home draw with Viktoria Plzen, which got an early second-half goal from Pavel Šulc. Lazio had beaten Plzen 2-1 in the first leg.
The Italian team will next play Bodø/Glimt, which also advanced despite losing 2-1 at Olympiacos. The Norwegian side had won 3-0 at home last week and moved on through a 4-2 aggregate score.
Frankfurt beat Ajax 4-1 at home to reach the quarterfinals with a 6-2 aggregate score. Mario Götze led the 2022 Europa League champion and 1980 UEFA Cup winner with two goals.
Conference League
Chelsea reached the quarterfinals of the third-tier Conference League with a 1-0 victory over Copenhagen to advance 3-1 on aggregate.
Fiorentina ousted Panathinaikos after a 3-1 home win and will play Slovenian team Celje that beat 10-man Lugano 3-1 on penalties after they ended 5-5 on aggregate.
Real Betis routed Vitória SC 4-0 in Portugal and advanced 6-2 aggregate to play Polish team Jagiellonia, which lost to Cercle Brugge in Belgium 2-0 but advanced thanks to its 3-0 home win last week.
Rapid Wien made the next round after topping Borac 2-1 in extra time.
Djurgården beat Pafos 3-0 and progress 3-1 on aggregate.
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