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On Thursday evening, the second leg matches of the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals were played, after which the participants of the semi-finals were determined. In them, London's "Chelsea", Istanbul's "Fenerbahce", Swiss "Basel" and Lisbon's "Benfica" clubs will compete.
In the earlier duel, London's "Chelsea" club suffered a defeat against Kazan's "Rubin" footballers, but advanced to the semi-finals with an overall result.
"Rubin" 3 - 2 "Chelsea"
(Overall result 4-5)
5' [0 - 1] F.Torres
51' [1 - 1] Marcano
55' [1 - 2] V.Moses
62' [2 - 2] G.Karadeniz
75' [3 - 2] B.Natcho (penalty)
"Lazio" was eliminated from the tournament after playing a draw at home with "Fenerbahce". In the first match, the Rome club lost 0-2.
"Lazio" 1 - 1 "Fenerbahce"
(Overall result 1-3)
60' [1 - 0] S.Lulic
73' [1 - 1] C.Erkin
Newcastle team also had to withdraw from the Europa League. The "Magpies" played a 1-1 draw at home with "Benfica", although in the 71st minute Papiss Cisse revived hopes of reaching the semi-finals.
"Newcastle" 1 - 1 "Benfica"
(Overall result 2-4)
71' [1 - 0] P.Cisse
90'+2 [1 - 1] E.Salvio
In Basel, Switzerland, the local team eliminated London's "Tottenham" after a penalty shootout. At the end of the main match time, the English visitors were reduced to ten men when Jan Vertonghen was sent off the field.
"Basel" 2 - 2 "Tottenham"
(Overall result 4-4, penalty shootout 4-1)
23' [0 - 1] C.Dempsey
27' [1 - 1] M.Salah
49' [2 - 1] A.Dragovič
82' [2 - 2] C.Dempsey
90'+1 J.Vertonghen ("Tottenham") sent off
