Except for Arsenal eliminated at home by Sporting Lisbon, the favorites for this edition of the Europa League are in the quarterfinals. Feyenoord will also be there thanks to its Moroccan Oussama Idrissi, who scored a brace.
Feyenoord has qualified for the quarterfinals of the Europa League. The Dutch club, after a draw in the first leg (1-1), crushed Shakhtar Donetsk this Thursday night (7-1). The Moroccan Oussama Idrissi participated in the festival. The 27-year-old striker scored two goals, the 4th and 5th for his team.
Without Yassine Bounou, left on the bench after his shock of the weekend, Sevilla held on in Turkey. Youssef En-Nesyri, the only African lined up at the start, did not find the net. The Spaniards, winners 2-0 of the first round, lost 1-0. Enough to validate the qualification for the quarters.
On the other hand, it is the end of the European adventure for the neighboring Real Betis. The Senegalese right back Youssouf Sabaly, a starter, did not prevent a new defeat of the Spaniards (1-0) against Manchester United who had already won the first leg (4-1).
The Ivorians of Saint-Gilloise shine
Union Saint-Gilloise will be present in the top 8 of Europa League for the first time in their history. The Belgian club defeated Union Berlin (3-0), after the spectacular 3-3 draw in the first leg. The two young Ivorians Simon Adingra and Lazare Amani played their part in this qualification. The first delivered the decisive pass on the opening goal. And the second, author of the second goal, offered the third to Lapoussin.
⚽️ Four amazing #UEL goals but which is your favourite? 🗳️@Heineken || #UELGOTW
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It was the end of the road for Ferencvaros. The Hungarian club, which had in its starting line-up Nigerian Anderson Esiti, Malian Adama Traore and Moroccan Ryan Mmaee, could not catch up with Bayer Leverkusen of Burkina Faso's Edmond Tapsoba. Beaten 2-0 in the first leg, the Hungarians lost again by the same score in the return game.
And then there were 8...
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The 8 teams for the Europa League quarter finals
Bayer Leverkusen, AS Roma, Union Saint-Gilloise, Manchester United, FC Sporting Lisbon, Juventus, Feyenoord,
