AC Milan’s French defender Theo Hernandez in the course of the UEFA Europa League round 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 round 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 mixture 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 LeĂŁo equalized after 4 minutes on a superb solo effort.
Bourigeaud despatched Maignan the improper manner 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 round of 16. They are Liverpool, West Ham and Brighton from the Premier League, as nicely 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 round. Early within the sport, 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 workforce 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 exchange Gennaro Gattuso.
Geoffrey Kondogbia and substitute IsmaĂŻla Sarr sealed a 3-1 win for Marseille over Shakhtar Donetsk with a purpose every within the second half. Marseille superior on a 5-3 mixture rating.
Earlier, Marseille striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang netted his thirty first profession purpose within the Europa League to break the competitors report and degree the tie after Georgiy Sudakov transformed from the spot.
Sporting was held 1-1 at house by Young Boys however superior 4-2 general.
Two-time European champion Benfica held host Toulouse 0-0 to progress 2-1 on mixture.
Michael Gregoritsch accomplished a 3-2 comeback victory for Freiburg over Lens 9 minutes into additional time to ship the Bundesliga workforce to the subsequent round.
Indrit Tuci and forwards Lukáš HaraslĂn and Jan Kuchta scored within the second half as Sparta upset 10-man Galatasaray 4-1 in Prague and certified for the subsequent part 6-4 on mixture. Their targets got here after Kaan Ayhan acquired a straight purple card within the 68th minute.
At Baku, Nariman Akhunndzade scored in stoppage time of the three-goal additional time to give 10-man Qarabag a spot within the round of 16 in a European competitors for the primary time on the expense of Braga with a 6-5 mixture 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 round on the expense of Real Betis after the Croatian workforce 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 mixture.
Molde cruised previous Legia 6-2 on mixture after a 3-0 win in Warsaw. So did Sturm Graz with a 1-0 victory at Bratislava over Slovan for a 5-1 mixture win.
Olympiacos beat Ferencvaros 1-0 for the second straight week to attain the final 16.
Servette’s lone purpose 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 workforce 4-3 on mixture with each groups decreased to 10.
In Wednesday’s sport, 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.
