Who will Ionuț Radu face in the “quarters” of the Europa League + Istvan Kovacs refereed the big surprise of the evening in the “eights”

The Europa League “quarters” are:

Europa League semi-final pairing:

The quarter-final leg was scheduled for April 9, while the second leg was scheduled for April 15/16. The grand final of the Europa League will be on May 20, from 22:00 at Beşiktaş Park in Istanbul.

Qualification for Ionuț Radu: Celta Vigo beat Lyon 2-0, after the French stayed in the 9

Braga played Ferencvaros on Wednesday and beat the Hungarians 4-0, after the Hungarian champions had won 2-0 in the first round.

Celta Vigo with Ionuț Radu in goal managed to qualify for the quarter-finals of the competition. The Spaniards beat Lyon 2-0 in France. The hosts remained in 10 in the 19th minute. At the end of the game, Tagliafico was also eliminated (90+6). Rueda (61) and Jutgla (90+6) scored the qualification goals.

Ionuț Radu didn't have much to do because the Hexagon team didn't have the strength to attack. It was saved by the crossbar in the 14th minute of the game when Yaremchuk's shot hit the right post.

Nottingham Forest struggled against Midtjylland but managed to get past the Danes on penalties. Midtjylland missed all three penalty kicks and the English had 100%.

Porto got past Stuttgart without problems. After the victory in the round, the Lusitanians managed to impose themselves in return with a convincing 2-0. The goals were scored by William Gomes (21) and Froholdt (72). Thus, Portugal enters the “quarters” of European competitions with 3 teams: Sporting in the UCL, Braga and Porto in the Europa League.

Aston Villa didn't have any emotions either and won the “double” with Lille. After the 1-0 win in the round, goals from McGinn (54) and Bailey (86) settled the score on the return leg.

Betis paraded at home with Panathinaikos. The Greeks won the first leg, but the Spanish won 4-0 at home.

Istvan Kovacs was at the center of a “thriller”: AS Roma pushed Bologna into extra time, but Cambiaghi struck decisively

Istvan Kovacs was delegated to AS Roma – Bologna (3-4, after 1-1 in the round) and awarded two penalties, one for each team.

Bologna opened the scoring through Rowe in the 22nd minute, Ndicka equalized in the 32nd minute and then Istvan Kovacs awarded the first penalty. El Shaarawy committed an obvious foul in the box, but the “central” from Carei needed VAR. Bernardeschi scored from 11 meters in the 45+2 minute and set the halftime score.

Bologna started the second half better and scored once more through Castro in the 58th minute. AS Roma reduced the gap with a penalty in the 69th minute.

The Capitolines took control of the game and managed to send the match to extra time through Lorenzo Pellegrini. The first half of extra-time passed without any major chances, but in the second Cambiaghi scored in the 111th minute at the end of a perfect counter-attack and secured Bologna's qualification for the next phase of the competition.

Istvan Kovacs, in the background, at AS Roma – Bologna / Photo: Imago Images

THURSDAY:

FINAL » AS Roma – Bologna 3-4, after extra time

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• Television: Prima Sport 2 and Digi Sport 2

• The result of the round match: Bologna – AS Roma, 1-1

• The winner will play Aston Villa in the “quarters”.

• They scored: Ndicka 32', Malen 69' (pen.), L. Pellegrini 80' / J. Rowe 22', Bernardeschi 45+2' (pen.), Castro 58', Cambiaghi 111'

FINAL » Lyon – Celta Vigo 0-2

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• Television: Prima Sport 2 and Digi Sport 3

• The result of the round match: Celta Vigo – Lyon 1-1

• The winner will play in the “quarters” with Freiburg

• They scored: Rueda 61', Jutgla 90+6'

• Min. 90+6: Tagliafico also saw the red card

• Min. 61: Rueda managed to open the scoring after a cross into the box

• Min. 19: Moussa Niakhate (Lyon) is shown the red card for a foul on Rueda

• Min. 14: Ionuț Radu was saved from the bar! Yaremchuk's shot hit the right post

• Game start!

FINAL » Midtjylland – Nottingham Forest 1-2 dp, 0-3 on penalties

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• Television: Prima Sport 3 and Digi Sport 2

• The result of the round match: Nottingham Forest – Midtjylland, 0-1

• The winner will play in the “quarters” with Porto

• They scored: Erlic 69' / N. Dominguez 41', Yates 52'

FINAL » Freiburg – Genk 5-1

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• The result of the round match: Genk – Freiburg, 1-0

• The winner will play in the “quarters” with Celta Vigo

• They scored: Ginter 19', Matanovic 25', Grifo 53', Suzuki 57', Eggstein 79' / Smets 39'

FINAL » Porto – Stuttgart 2-0

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• The result of the round match: Stuttgart – Porto, 1-2

• The winner will play Nottingham Forest in the 'quarters'

• They scored: William Gomes 21', Froholdt 72'

FINAL » Aston Villa – Lille 2-0

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• Television: Prima Sport 4 and Digi Sport 3

• The result of the round match: Lille – Aston Villa, 0-1

• The winner will play in the “quarters” with AS Roma or Bologna

• Scored: McGinn 54', Bailey 86'

FINAL » Betis – Panathinaikos 4-0

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• Television: Prima Sport 3

• The result of the round match: Panathinaikos – Betis, 1-0

• The winner will play in the “quarters” with Braga

• They scored: Ruibal 8', Amrabat 45+1', Cucho Hernandez 53', Antony 66'

WEDNESDAY:

Braga – Ferencvaros 4-0 (4-2 overall) » Lusitanian “Blitzkrieg”: the Hungarians lasted only 11 minutes

Ferencvaros' defense gave way again after just four minutes. Grillitsch sent a violent shot from distance, the ball was deflected fortunately and entered the net of the opponent's goal, restoring equality on aggregate.

By the break, qualification was already in the home team's pocket: in the 34th minute, Martinez scored decisively, making the score 3-0 and leaving the Hungarians without a reply.

The second half was a mere formality for Carlos Vicens' students. Ricardo Horta managed the “double” in the 53rd minute. With an overall score of 4-2, Braga controlled the rest of the game.

Braga becomes the first team to secure their place in the “quarters”. For a place in the semi-finals, the Portuguese will face the winner of the duel between Betis Sevilla and Panathinaikos, with the other seven games in this phase to be played on Thursday evening.

FINAL » Braga – Ferencvaros 4-0

• bullets: Horta 11', 53', Grillitsch 15', G. Martinez 34'

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• broadcasting: Prima Sport 1 and Digi Sport 1

• The result of the round match: Ferencvaros – Braga, 2-0

• Braga will play in the “quarters” with Betis or Panathinaikos

• Although Thursday is the traditional day of the Europa League, UEFA moved Braga's second leg of the competition's “round of 16” against Ferencvaros to Wednesday

• Article 24.02 of the UEFA competition regulations provides: “If two or more clubs from the same city, located within 50 km of each other and/or playing in the same stadium, participate in any UEFA competition… the UEFA administration may change the dates and kick-off times in accordance with the principles defined by the Club Competitions Committee.”

• In short, policing and security requirements dictate that two clubs in close proximity cannot host European matches at the same time. Although Braga is a separate entity, Porto is only 53 kilometers away. With the Dragons also playing the return leg against Stuttgart at home, a clash of schedules was inevitable.