After Milan and Benfica, they also celebrated qualifying for the round of 16 of the Europa League Freiburg and Karabaghcelebrating big overtime wins against Lance and Braga respectively!
Despite being 2-0 down in the first half of their home clash with Lance (0-0 the first game), h Freiburg initially managed to send the match to overtime by equalizing at 90’+2′, while then he managed to complete the great upset, beating 3-2 and having him as her “golden” scorer Gregoric in 99′!
The French surprised the Germans with their goals Da Costa (28′) and Wow (45’+2′), however the hosts did not give up, with Salai to score twice (67′, 90’+2′) in the second half, sending the match to overtime. There, Gregoric “spoke”, who scored the qualifying goal in the 99th minute!
Her match was also extremely exciting Karabagh with the Braga, in Azerbaijan. With the home side having the upper hand after their 4-2 win in Portugal, the visitors had the initiative and were forced to attack. The task of Karabagh became more difficult in the 57th minute, when o Karfakiuliyev was sent off with a second yellow card, with Braga taking advantage of their numerical advantage to take the pair into extra time thanks to two goals from Fernandes (70′) and Crazy (83′).
However, in extra time the hosts scored with Silva (102′), before Braga won qualification again at 115′, when o Banza made it 1-3 with a well-placed penalty kick. Nevertheless, Qarabag had not said their last word, coming out on the counter-attack and finally “stole” qualification, thanks to a buzzer-beater goal by Akhunjadzeat 120’+2′!
Europa League playoff pairings:
Rennes-Milan 3-2
(11′, 54′ pen. 68 pen. Bourisot – 22′ Jovic, 58′ Leao
Toulouse-Benfica 0-0
Karabagh-Braga 2-3 (in extra time, 0-2 regular time)
(102′ Silva, 120+2′ Axundzade – 70′ Ferrantes, 83′ Tzalo, 115′ pen. Banza)
Freiburg-Lance 3-2 (in extra time, 2-2 regular time)
(67′, 90+2′ R. Salai, 99′ Gregoric / 28′ David Costa, 45+2′ Wahi)
Marseille-Shakhtar Donetsk (22:00)
Roma-Feyenoord (22:00)
Sparta Prague-Galatasaray (22:00)
Sporting Lisbon-Young Boys (22:00)
Source: Sport Fm
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