AS Roma and Manchester United reached the quarter-finals of the Europa League on Thursday evening (03/16/2023). Feyenoord Rotterdam too – after a shooting match.
The Dutch had already clearly dominated the first leg at Shakhtar Donetsk and were allowed to start the second leg with a 3-0 lead. That became a humiliation for the guests: Feyenoord won 7-1 (3-0), and everything was already decided by the break.
Kökcü and Idrissi score twice
Santiago Giménez made it 1-0 in the 9th minute, followed by a brace from Orkus Kökcü (24th and 38th). Four minutes after the restart, Oussama Idrissi made it 4-0, and exactly after an hour he also made it 5-0.
Alireza Jahanbakhsh made it 6-0 with a remarkable flick from 20 meters (64 ‘), Danilo increased it to 7-0 three minutes later. Kevin Kelsy’s consolation goal in the 87th minute was no more than a consolation.
Rashford lets United breathe a sigh of relief
Manchester United experienced significantly more resistance, but also reached the round of the last eight with ease. A week after the 4-1 home win, the English record champions also won the second leg at Real Betis Sevilla.
When it was 1-0 (0-0), England international Marcus Rashford scored the decisive goal with a brilliant long-range shot in the 56th minute.
Nine minutes of added time were not enough for Fenerbahce
A thriller, on the other hand, was the game between Fenerbahçe and Sevilla FC. The Spaniards had won the first leg 2-0 and when they met again in Istanbul, Ecuador’s World Cup hero Enner Valencia let the Turks celebrate from the penalty spot in the 41st minute.
Another goal would have been enough for Fener to extend the game, but despite a rush and nine minutes of stoppage time, it was a 1-0 win, which ultimately wasn’t enough to advance.
No goal, a dismissal in San Sebastian
Late in the evening, the game in San Sebastian against AS Roma was a tough struggle, which ended 0-0 – the Romans coached by José Mourinho had won the first leg 2-0 and are now in the top eight.
The spectators in the Reale Arena didn’t see any goals, but they were sent off: Real Sociedad’s Carlos Fernández saw a yellow card in the eighth minute of added time.