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On Thursday, all participants of the UEFA Europa League semi-finals were revealed. Confidently among the four strongest teams of the tournament stepped the London-based "Arsenal" team, which away defeated Prague's "Slavia" 4:0, winning the series with a total score of 5:1. Alexandre Lacazette scored two goals for the winners, while Bukayo Saka and Nicolas Pepe each scored once.
In the other matches, there was much more drama, where "Roma" played a 1:1 draw at home against "Ajax", but after winning the first leg with a score of 2:1, it was the Italian team that advanced to the semi-finals. "Ajax" took the lead in the 49th minute after a goal by Brian Brobbey. In the 56th minute, an apparent goal by "Ajax" striker Dusan Tadic was disallowed after a VAR review. "Roma" equalized in the 72nd minute through Edin Dzeko's goal. The Italian club withstood the pressure from "Ajax" and made it to the semi-finals.
In the semi-finals, "Roma" will face off against "Manchester United", while "Arsenal" will meet "Villarreal". Other results include: "Manchester United" 2:0 "Granada" (total score 4:0) and "Villarreal" 2:1 "Dinamo" (total score 3:1).
