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On Thursday evening, the participants of the UEFA Europa League round of 16 were determined in European stadiums.
The first team to advance beyond the round of 16 barrier was the team of Sevilla's "Real Betis." The Spanish footballers defeated Kazan's "Rubin" team with a score of 2-0.
Another team to secure victory at home and advance to the next stage was Rafael Benitez's "Napoli" team. The Neapolitans defeated Wales' "Swansea City" footballers at home.
Also making it to the next stage were "Sevilla" club, who beat the Slovenian "Maribor" footballers. The "Viktoria Plzen" team also celebrated victory, defeating Donetsk's "Shakhtar."
The match in Bulgaria was dramatic, where the local "Ludogrets" played to a 3-3 draw with Rome's "Lazio" and advanced to the tournament's quarter-finals.
There were also goal-filled draws in Frankfurt, where "Eintracht" and "Porto" teams scored three goals each, but the Portuguese team advanced to the next stage due to a higher number of away goals.
At home, Zalcburgo's "Red Bull" team finished off Amsterdam's "Ajax" footballers with a crushing 6-1 score.
The "Basel" team also secured their spot in the quarter-finals by defeating Tel Aviv's "Maccabi" club 3-0 at home.
After a defeat in Ukraine, the "Tottenham" footballers stood tall, showing superiority over the "Dnipro" team at the "White Hart Lane" stadium. Emmanuel Adebayor scored a double to contribute to the victory.
Italy's champions Turin's "Juventus" easily advanced to the quarter-finals with a 2-0 victory over Turkey's "Trabzonspor" team.
The "Lyon" club celebrated a minimal victory at home over Ukraine's "Chornomorets" footballers.
"Fiorentina" let victory slip from their hands against "Esbjerg," but still advanced to the quarter-final stage. A goalless draw was played between the "Valencia" team and Kiev's "Dynamo" footballers. A solid performance allowed Valencia's team to progress further.
The "Anzhi" team secured an away victory over Belgium's "Genk," while "Benfica" crushed Greece's "PAOL" team to advance to the quarter-finals.
A draw 1-1 was recorded between "AZ" and "Slovan Liberec," but the Dutch club advanced to the next stage due to the away victory.
Match results:
"Rubin" 0 - 2 "Real Betis" (3-1 total) 45‘ [0 – 1] Nono 64‘ [0 – 2] R.Castro
"Napoli" 3 - 1 "Swansea City" (3-1 total) 17‘ [1 – 0] L.Insigne 30‘ [1 – 1] J.de Guzman 78‘ [2 – 1] G.Higuain 90‘ [3 – 1] G.Inler
"Sevilla" 2 - 1 "Maribor" (4-3 total) 42‘ [1 – 0] J.A.Reyes 59‘ [2 – 0] K.Gameiro 90‘ [2 – 1] D.Vršič
"Shakhtar" 1 - 2 "Viktoria Plzeň" (2-3 total) 29‘ [0 – 1] D.Kolar 33‘ [0 – 2] M.Peržela 88‘ [1 – 2] L.Adriano
"Ludogorets" 3 - 3 "Lazio" (4-3 total) 1‘ [0 – 1] B. Keita 54‘ [0 – 2] B. Keita 67‘ [1 – 2] R. Bezjak 78‘ [2 – 2] H. Zlatinski 82‘ [2 – 3] M. Klose
"Salzburg" 3 - 1 "Ajax" (6-1 total) 56‘ [1 – 0] M.van der Hoorn (own goal) 66‘ [2 – 0] S. Mane 77‘ [3 – 0] J. Soriano 82‘ [3 – 1] D. Klaassen
"Basel" 3 - 0 "Maccabi Tel Aviv" (3-0 total) 18‘ [1 – 0] B. Stocker 60‘ [2 – 0] M. Streller 71‘ [3 – 0] M. Streller
"Eintracht Frankfurt" 3 - 3 "Porto" (5-5 total) 37‘ [1 – 0] S. Aigner 52‘ [2 – 0] A. Meier 58‘ [2 – 1] E. Mangala 71‘ [2 – 2] E. Mangala 76‘ [3 – 2] A. Meier 86‘ [3 – 3] N. Ghilas
"Tottenham" 3 - 1 "Dnipro" (Total result: 3-2) 48‘ [0 – 1] R. Zozulya 56‘ [1 – 1] C. Eriksen 65‘ [2 – 1] E. Adebayor 69‘ [3 – 1] E. Adebayor 62 R. Zozulya ("Dnipro") - red card
"Trabzonspor" 0 - 2 "Juventus" (Total result 0-4) 18‘ [0 – 1] A. Vidal 33‘ [0 – 2] P. Osvaldo
"Olympique Lyonnais" 1 - 0 "Chornomorets" (Total result 1-0) 80‘ [1 – 0] A. Lacazette 76‘ E. Zubeyko ("Chornomorets") - red card
"Fiorentina" 1 - 1 "Esbjerg" (Total result 4-2) 47‘ [1 – 0] J. Iličič 90‘ [1 – 1] M. Vestergaard
"Genk" 0 - 2 "Anzhi" (Total result 0-2) 64‘ [0 – 1] K. Tshimanga (own goal) 71‘ [0 – 2] O. Aliyev 81‘ R. Tagirbekov ("Anzhi") - red card
"Valencia" 0 - 0 "Dynamo Kyiv" (Total result 2-0)
"Benfica" 3 - 0 "PAOK" (Total result 4-0) 70‘ [1 – 0] N. Gaitan (penalty) 78‘ [2 – 0] Lima (penalty) 79‘ [3 – 0] L. Markovič 69‘ K. Katsouranis ("PAOK") - red card
"AZ" 1 - 1 "Slovan Liberec" (Total result 2-1) 19‘ [1 – 0] N. Viergever 72‘ [1 – 1] E. Budnik
