Today all UEFA Europa League quarter-final matches were played.
In the central evening duel in Dortmund, the local team's players triumphed. The German team took the lead after half an hour following Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's goal and eventually secured a convincing victory with a score of 3-0.
The hosts dominated almost all categories in the match, and their goals seemed to come relatively easily. In the second half, Marco Reus was responsible for both of their goals.
Donetsk's Shakhtar also secured a victory at home, forcing Brussels' Anderlecht to surrender with a score of 3-1. The Ukrainians sent their opponents crashing in the middle of the first half when Taison and Oleksandr Kucher scored within a few minutes.
In the 69th minute, the Belgian team scored a goal through Frank Acheampong, but shortly after, Eduardo took care of business.
Fenerbahce brought a victory against Braga through Mehmet Topal's precise strike in the 82nd minute. The winners can truly rejoice because the match was fiercely contested, and it seemed that it would not be easy for them in Portugal.
Meanwhile, the Sevilla footballers, who won the cup in the last two seasons, played to a draw on the road against Basel.
Among the matches that started later, the most anticipated was the clash of English clubs. Liverpool and Manchester United faced each other in an international tournament for the first time in history.
Indeed, the derby did not disappoint at least the Merseyside club fans gathered at Anfield, as their supported team secured a 2-0 victory. Furthermore, Daniel Sturridge, who rarely plays in matches, scored from the penalty spot in the first half.
In turn, after the break, all doubts about the winner of the match were erased by the excellent performance of the Brazilian Roberto Firmino, who has been playing well lately.
In the other matches where two Spanish teams fought, Athletic Bilbao footballers triumphed with a goal against Valencia thanks to the excellent header from Raul Garcia.
In Prague, the winner was not determined between the local Sparta and Rome's Lazio, and everything will be decided again in the return leg with goals exchanged by Martin Frydek and Marco Parolo, ending in a 1-1 draw.
Another Spanish club, Villarreal, led by Cedric Bakambu's brace, brought home a victory against Bayer Leverkusen.
Results:
Basel 0 - 0 Sevilla
Borussia 3 - 0 Tottenham
Fenerbahce 1 - 0 Braga
Shakhtar 3 - 1 Anderlecht
Athletic 1 - 0 Valencia
Liverpool 2 - 0 Manchester United
Sparta 1 - 1 Lazio
Villarreal 2 - 0 Bayer
