AS Roma, Bayer Leverkusen and Union Saint-Gilloise qualify for the quarter-finals of the Europa League
Real Sociedad – AS Roma (qualified): 0-0
With a comfortable margin (2-0 to go) before going to the Basque Country, the Italians qualified, without shining. Without surrendering.
Chris Smalling thought he had given the coup de grace to the San Sebastián club, in added time of the first period, but the England international, following a corner from Paulo Dybala extended with a header by Andrea Belotti, used his left arm to score (45th + 1). ace
After a boring first period, Mikel Oyarzabal thought he was giving his people some hope, but the Spanish captain came up against goalkeeper Rui Patrico, then on the crossbar, on the same action (68th). The symbol of an Italian team that spent its time defending, in order to obtain what it had come for, a “clean sheet”.
Union Saint-Gilloise (qualified) – Union Berlin: 3-0
Prolific in the first leg (3-3), the return between the two Unions, who had already faced each other in the group stage (each team winning 1-0 away), turned in favor of the Belgians, winner of the Berliners, surprising 4th in the German Championship.
It was Captain Teddy Teuma who quickly opened the scoring, with a half-volley (18th), then Victor Boniface, on a counter, served Lazare Amani (63rd) to ensure historic qualification for the Union Saint-Gilloise, sealed by the Malagasy Loïc Lapoussin after additional time (90th + 4).
Ferencvaros – Bayer Leverkusen (qualified): 0-2
The tenuous suspense, after the 2-0 success of the Germans in the first leg, almost disappeared from the start, at the Puskas Arena in Budapest, since Bayer opened the scoring in the 3rd minute thanks to Moussa Diaby, recalled to the Blues a few hours earlier.
The French left his camp, right side, on a deep ball, to deceive Denes Dibusz. Then, at the end of the game, it’s a Blueberry this time, Amine Adli, called up to Hopes and entered the game in the 71st minute, who scored, full of composure in the area, on a perfect service from … Diaby (81st).
