Thursday, February 25, 2016

Europa League: Reds, Yellow Canaries, Valencia, Young Eagles, Athletic, Dortmund, Spurs, Man U, Yellow Sub Advance To Round of 16

Fifteen games on Thursday marked the Europa League's Round of 32.

At Moscow:

Mehmet Topal's equalizer in the 83rd minute lifted Fenerbahce to a 1-1 game-two road draw with Lokomotiv Moscow, good enough for the Yellow Canaries to take out the Russian club 3-1 on aggregate.

At Vienna, Austria:

Rodrigo got the scoring started in the 59th minute as Valencia demolished Rapid Vienna 4-0 on the road in game two and completed their two-match annihilation of the Austrian club 10-0 on aggregate.

At Liverpool, England:

James Milner successfully converted his fifth-minute penalty kick to carry Liverpool to a 1-0 victory over visiting Augsburg, both in game two and the series on aggregate.

At Krasnodar, Russia:

Lukas Marecek (51'), Martin Frydek (57'), and Kehinde Fatai (70') each scored a second-half goal as Sparta Prague overcame their series-opening home defeat with a 3-0 game-two road domination of FC Krasnodar and ousted the Russian club 3-1 on aggregate.

At Rome:

Marco Parolo (59'), Felipe Anderson (61'), and Miroslav Klose (72') provided the second-half scoring as Lazio defeated visiting Galatasaray 3-1 in game two and won their series 4-2 on aggregate.

At Gelsenkirchen, Germany:

Marlos (27'), Facundo Ferreyra (63'), and Viktor Kovalenko (77') each tallied once as Shakhtar Donetsk dominated Schalke 3-0 on the road in game two and took care of the Royal Blues by that same score on aggregate.

At Bilbao, Spain:

Sabin Merino scored the series-winning goal in the 81st minute as Athletic Bilbao gained a game-two 1-1 home draw with Marseille and took the series 2-1 on aggregate.

At Leverkusen, Germany:

Karim Bellarabi scored twice (30', 65') as Bayer Leverkusen downed visiting Sporting CP 3-1 in game two and ousted the Lions 4-1 on aggregate.

At London:

Ryan Mason (25'), Erim Lamela (63'), and Gonzalo Javier Rodriguez (OG-81') provided the scoring as Tottenham Hotspur dominated visiting Fiorentina 3-0 in game two and finished off the Italian club 4-1 on aggregate.

At Porto, Portugal:

Iker Casillas' own goal in the 23rd minute carried Borussia Dortmund to a 1-0 game two road win over FC Porto and a 3-0 aggregate victory over the Dragons.

At Piraeus, Greece:

In lone series that would be decided in overtime, Konstantinos Fortounis' penalty kick in the 29th minute enabled Olympiacos to register a 1-0 game-two advantage at the end of regulation against visiting RSC Anderlecht, squaring the series at 1-1 on aggregate.  However, Frank Acheampong scored twice in overtime (103', 111') to help carry the Belgian club to a 3-1 series aggregate victory and a berth in the Round of 16.

At Manchester, England:

Marcus Rashford scored twice in the second half (64', 75') as Manchester United overcame their series-opening setback in Denmark with a 5-1 game-two home demolition of FC Midtjylland and a 6-3 series aggregate triumph.

At Molde, Norway:

Despite a 1-0 game-two road defeat against Molde FK, Sevilla still ousted the Norwegian club 3-1 on aggregate.

At Naples, Italy:

Tomas Pina's goal in the 59th minute enabled Villarreal to gain a game-two 1-1 road draw with Napoli and a 2-1 series aggregate win over the Italian club.

At Basel, Switzerland:

Luca Zuffi scored twice (15', 90'+2) as FC Basel won game two 2-1 at home over Saint-Etienne and, with the aggregate score at 4-4, advanced to the Round of 16 on away goals.

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