AC Milan’s French defender Theo Hernandez throughout the UEFA Europa League spherical of 16 play-off match between Rennes and AC Milan at The Roazhon Park Stadium in Rennes, western France, on Febrtuary 22, 2024.
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AC Milan superior to the spherical of 16 within the Europa League regardless of a 3-2 loss at Rennes within the second leg of their playoff on Thursday.
Milan, which received 3-0 on the San Siro final week, eradicated its French opponent on a 5-3 combination rating.
The Italian powerhouse, a seven-time European champion, has by no means received the second-tier Europa League or its predecessor, the UEFA Cup.
Midfielder Benjamin Bourigeaud’s hat trick put the hosts up thrice with Milan shortly answering twice.
Bourigeaud netted the opener within the eleventh minute with a fierce right-footed shot from over 20 meters to beat goalkeeper Mike Maignan.
Forward Luka Jović canceled it out 10 minutes later with a header off a cross by captain Theo Hernández.
Bourigeaud made it 2-1 early within the second from the penalty spot however Rafael Leão equalized after 4 minutes on a effective solo effort.
Bourigeaud despatched Maignan the improper means with one other spot kick to make it 3-2.
The eight runners-up within the Europa League group stage performed the eight third-place groups from the Champions League group stage within the playoffs.
The eight winners will tackle the Europa League’s group winners, who certified straight for the spherical of 16. They are Liverpool, West Ham and Brighton from the Premier League, as properly Leverkusen, Atalanta, Villarreal, Rangers and Slavia Prague.
The draw is scheduled for Friday.
Nicola Zalewski transformed the decisive spot kick for Roma to prevail 4-2 in a penalty shootout over Feyenoord to qualify for the subsequent spherical. Early within the recreation, captain Lorenzo Pellegrini discovered the web from the sting of the realm to tie it a 1-1 after Santiago Giménez’s fifth-minute header gave the Dutch crew a 1-0 lead and silenced greater than 67,000 followers at Stadio Olimpico. The groups additionally drew 1-1 within the opening leg in Rotterdam.
Marseille’s new coach Jean-Louis Gasset made a victorious debut after he was appointed Tuesday to interchange Gennaro Gattuso.
Geoffrey Kondogbia and substitute Ismaïla Sarr sealed a 3-1 win for Marseille over Shakhtar Donetsk with a objective every within the second half. Marseille superior on a 5-3 combination rating.
Earlier, Marseille striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang netted his thirty first profession objective within the Europa League to interrupt the competitors report and degree the tie after Georgiy Sudakov transformed from the spot.
Sporting was held 1-1 at dwelling by Young Boys however superior 4-2 total.
Two-time European champion Benfica held host Toulouse 0-0 to progress 2-1 on combination.
Michael Gregoritsch accomplished a 3-2 comeback victory for Freiburg over Lens 9 minutes into additional time to ship the Bundesliga crew to the subsequent spherical.
Indrit Tuci and forwards Lukáš Haraslín and Jan Kuchta scored within the second half as Sparta upset 10-man Galatasaray 4-1 in Prague and certified for the subsequent section 6-4 on combination. Their targets got here after Kaan Ayhan obtained a straight pink card within the 68th minute.
At Baku, Nariman Akhunndzade scored in stoppage time of the three-goal additional time to present 10-man Qarabag a spot within the spherical of 16 in a European competitors for the primary time on the expense of Braga with a 6-5 combination victory.
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In the third-tier competitors, Takuro Kaneko’s second-half equalizer salvaged a 1-1 draw for Dinamo Zagreb and secured a spot within the subsequent spherical on the expense of Real Betis after the Croatian crew upset the Spanish favourite 1-0 within the opening leg in Sevilla.
Belgium’s league chief Union Saint-Gilloise received at Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 to advance 4-3 on combination.
Molde cruised previous Legia 6-2 on combination after a 3-0 win in Warsaw. So did Sturm Graz with a 1-0 victory at Bratislava over Slovan for a 5-1 combination win.
Olympiacos beat Ferencvaros 1-0 for the second straight week to achieve the final 16.
Servette’s lone objective at Ludogorets was sufficient to advance after a 0-0 draw within the first leg.
Substitute Kenneth Taylor scored the winner within the 114th minute of additional time for Ajax to defeat host Bodø/Glimt 2-1 and knock out the Norwegian crew 4-3 on combination with each groups decreased to 10.
In Wednesday’s recreation, Maccabi Haifa drew 1-1 at Gent to advance.
The competitors’s playoffs options the runner-up groups from the group stage going through the third-place finishers within the Europa League group stage. The eight group winners, together with Aston Villa and final 12 months’s runner-up Fiorentina, have superior to the final 16.
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