AC Milan’s French defender Theo Hernandez throughout the UEFA Europa League spherical of 16 play-off match between Rennes and AC Milan at The Roazhon Park Stadium in Rennes, western France, on Febrtuary 22, 2024.
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AC Milan superior to the spherical of 16 within the Europa League regardless of a 3-2 loss at Rennes within the second leg of their playoff on Thursday.
Milan, which gained 3-0 on the San Siro final week, eradicated its French opponent on a 5-3 mixture rating.
The Italian powerhouse, a seven-time European champion, has by no means gained the second-tier Europa League or its predecessor, the UEFA Cup.
Midfielder Benjamin Bourigeaud’s hat trick put the hosts up 3 times with Milan shortly answering twice.
Bourigeaud netted the opener within the eleventh minute with a fierce right-footed shot from over 20 meters to beat goalkeeper Mike Maignan.
Forward Luka Jović canceled it out 10 minutes later with a header off a cross by captain Theo Hernández.
Bourigeaud made it 2-1 early within the second from the penalty spot however Rafael Leão equalized after 4 minutes on a superb solo effort.
Bourigeaud despatched Maignan the incorrect manner with one other spot kick to make it 3-2.
The eight runners-up within the Europa League group stage performed the eight third-place groups from the Champions League group stage within the playoffs.
The eight winners will tackle the Europa League’s group winners, who certified straight for the spherical of 16. They are Liverpool, West Ham and Brighton from the Premier League, as effectively Leverkusen, Atalanta, Villarreal, Rangers and Slavia Prague.
The draw is scheduled for Friday.
Nicola Zalewski transformed the decisive spot kick for Roma to prevail 4-2 in a penalty shootout over Feyenoord to qualify for the following spherical. Early within the sport, captain Lorenzo Pellegrini discovered the web from the sting of the world to tie it a 1-1 after Santiago Giménez’s fifth-minute header gave the Dutch crew a 1-0 lead and silenced greater than 67,000 followers at Stadio Olimpico. The groups additionally drew 1-1 within the opening leg in Rotterdam.
Marseille’s new coach Jean-Louis Gasset made a victorious debut after he was appointed Tuesday to interchange Gennaro Gattuso.
Geoffrey Kondogbia and substitute Ismaïla Sarr sealed a 3-1 win for Marseille over Shakhtar Donetsk with a purpose every within the second half. Marseille superior on a 5-3 mixture rating.
Earlier, Marseille striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang netted his thirty first profession purpose within the Europa League to interrupt the competitors document and stage the tie after Georgiy Sudakov transformed from the spot.
Sporting was held 1-1 at house by Young Boys however superior 4-2 general.
Two-time European champion Benfica held host Toulouse 0-0 to progress 2-1 on mixture.
Michael Gregoritsch accomplished a 3-2 comeback victory for Freiburg over Lens 9 minutes into additional time to ship the Bundesliga crew to the following spherical.
Indrit Tuci and forwards Lukáš Haraslín and Jan Kuchta scored within the second half as Sparta upset 10-man Galatasaray 4-1 in Prague and certified for the following part 6-4 on mixture. Their objectives got here after Kaan Ayhan acquired a straight crimson card within the 68th minute.
At Baku, Nariman Akhunndzade scored in stoppage time of the three-goal additional time to present 10-man Qarabag a spot within the spherical of 16 in a European competitors for the primary time on the expense of Braga with a 6-5 mixture victory.
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In the third-tier competitors, Takuro Kaneko’s second-half equalizer salvaged a 1-1 draw for Dinamo Zagreb and secured a spot within the subsequent spherical on the expense of Real Betis after the Croatian crew upset the Spanish favourite 1-0 within the opening leg in Sevilla.
Belgium’s league chief Union Saint-Gilloise gained at Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 to advance 4-3 on mixture.
Molde cruised previous Legia 6-2 on mixture after a 3-0 win in Warsaw. So did Sturm Graz with a 1-0 victory at Bratislava over Slovan for a 5-1 mixture win.
Olympiacos beat Ferencvaros 1-0 for the second straight week to succeed in the final 16.
Servette’s lone purpose at Ludogorets was sufficient to advance after a 0-0 draw within the first leg.
Substitute Kenneth Taylor scored the winner within the 114th minute of additional time for Ajax to defeat host Bodø/Glimt 2-1 and knock out the Norwegian crew 4-3 on mixture with each groups decreased to 10.
In Wednesday’s sport, Maccabi Haifa drew 1-1 at Gent to advance.
The competitors’s playoffs options the runner-up groups from the group stage dealing with the third-place finishers within the Europa League group stage. The eight group winners, together with Aston Villa and final 12 months’s runner-up Fiorentina, have superior to the final 16.
Source: www.thehindu.com
