Thursday, April 03, 2014

Europa League: Eagles, Dragons, Juve, Basel Take Quarterfinal Series Openers

The quarterfinal round of the Europa League commenced on Thursday with the opening game of each of the four two-match series.

At Alkmaar, Netherlands:

Eduardo Salvio scored the only goal of the match in the 48th minute as SL Benfica took the opening match of their two-game series with AZ Alkmaar 1-0 on the road.

At Lyon, France:

Leonardo Bonucci scored the only goal of the match in the 85th minute as Juventus defeated Lyon 1-0 on the road in the opening contest of their two-game series.

At Basel, Switzerland:

Matias Delgado scored twice during a four-minute first-half span (38', 38') as FC Basel dominated visiting Valencia 3-0 in their series opener.

At Porto, Portugal:

Eliaquim Mangala scored the only goal of the match in the 31st minute as FC Porto took the opening match of their series with Sevilla 1-0 on the road.

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