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On Thursday evening, the UEFA Europa League round of 16 second leg matches took place at the stadiums of the Old Continent, where there was no shortage of emotions.
London's Tottenham team, having built a solid three-goal lead at White Hart Lane stadium, squandered it in Milan today, and only an away goal scored in extra time secured a win on "away goals" in the combined two matches.
"Inter" 4 - 1 "Tottenham" (First leg 0 - 3, aggregate score 4 - 4) 20‘ [1 - 0] A.Cassano 52‘ [2 - 0] R.Palacio 75‘ [3 - 0] W.Gallas (own goal) 96‘ [3 - 1] E.Adebayor 110‘ [4 - 1] R.Alvarez
Kazan's Rubin club couldn't overcome Valencia Levante's players in 180 minutes, but in the extra half-hour, the Russian team proved their superiority.
"Rubin" 2 - 0 "Levante" (First leg 0 - 0, aggregate score 2 - 0) 100‘ [1 - 0] S.Rondon 112‘ [2 - 0] V.Dyadyun
A dramatic battle in St. Petersburg ended with Zenit's elimination from the Europa League. Despite playing with ten men for the entire second half, and Roman Shirokov missing a penalty kick at the end of the match, Switzerland's Basel advanced to the quarter-finals.
"Zenit" 1 - 0 "Basel" (First leg 0 - 2, aggregate score 1 - 2) 30‘ [1 - 0]A.Witsel 45‘ M.Diaz (Basel) sent off 86‘ R.Shirokov (Zenit) missed a penalty kick
After a debacle in Romania, London's Chelsea managed to bounce back and defeat Bucharest's Steaua in front of their home fans. Fernando Torres scored the winning goal, but soon missed a penalty kick himself.
"Chelsea" 3 - 1 "Steaua" (First leg 0 - 1, aggregate score 3 - 2) 34‘ [1 - 0] J.Mata 45‘ [1 - 1] V.Chiriches 58‘ [2 - 1] J.Terry 71‘ [3 - 1] F.Torres 87‘ F.Torres (Chelsea) missed a penalty kick
Lazio players, after a victory in Germany against Stuttgart, defeated their opponents at home. The hero of Rome's club victories was Libor Kozak.
"Lazio" 3 - 1 "Stuttgart" (First leg 2 - 0, aggregate score 5 - 1) 6‘ [1 - 0] L.Kozak 8‘ [2 - 0] L.Kozak 62‘ [2 - 1] T.Hajnal 87‘ [3 - 1] L.Kozak
Benfica, after narrowly defeating Bordeaux at home, secured their victory with an away win after a chaotic battle, earning a spot in the quarter-finals.
"Bordeaux" 2 - 3 "Benfica" (First leg 0 - 1, aggregate score 2 - 4) 30‘ [0 - 1] Jardel 74‘ [1 - 1] C.Diabate 75‘ [1 - 2] O.Cardozo 90‘+1 [2 - 2] Jardel (own goal) 90‘+2 [2 - 3] O.Cardozo
Newcastle United snatched victory in the final minutes against Anzhi Makhachkala. The star of the match was Papiss Cisse. The opponents played with a man down from the 55th minute.
"Newcastle" 1 - 0 "Anzhi" (First leg 0 - 0, aggregate score 1 - 0) 90‘+4 [1 - 0] P.Cisse 55‘ M.Carcela (Anzhi) sent off
Turkey's Fenerbahce club, bringing a slim advantage from the Czech Republic, easily eliminated Viktoria Plzen's players.
"Fenerbahce" 1 - 1 "Viktoria Plzen" (First leg 1 - 0, aggregate score 2 - 1) 44‘ [1 - 0] S.Ucan 60‘ [1 - 1] V.Darida
