The Europa League returned on Thursday with the return matches of the round of 16, featuring some intriguing matchups. Here’s a summary of the results:
Rubin Kazan (RUS) vs. Betis Sevilla (ESP): 1-1 (Aggregate: 2-2) Napoli (ITA) vs. Swansea (ENG): 0-0 (Aggregate: 0-0) Sevilla FC (ESP) vs. Maribor (SVN): 2-2 (Aggregate: 4-3) Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) vs. Viktoria Plzen (CZE): 1-1 (Aggregate: 3-2) Ludogorets (BUL) vs. Lazio Rome (ITA): 1-0 (Aggregate: 3-3, Ludogorets advanced on away goals) Salzburg (AUT) vs. Ajax Amsterdam (NED): 3-0 (Aggregate: 4-0) FC Basel (SUI) vs. Maccabi Tel-Aviv (ISR): 0-0 (Aggregate: 3-0) Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) vs. FC Porto: 2-2 (Aggregate: 2-4) Tottenham (ENG) vs. Dnepropetrovsk (RUS): 0-1 (Aggregate: 0-2) Trabzonspor (TUR) vs. Juventus (ITA): 0-2 (Aggregate: 0-4) Lyon (FRA) vs. Chernomorets Odessa (UKR): 0-0 (Aggregate: 0-0, Lyon advanced on away goals) Fiorentina (ITA) vs. Esbjerg (DEN): 3-1 (Aggregate: 4-2) Genk (BEL) vs. Anzhi Makhachkala (RUS): 0-0 (Aggregate: 0-0, Genk advanced on penalties) Valencia CF (ESP) vs. Dynamo Kyiv (UKR): 2-0 (Aggregate: 2-0) Benfica (POR) vs. PAOK Salonika (GRE): 1-0 (Aggregate: 4-0) AZ Alkmaar (NED) vs. Slovan Liberec (CZE): 1-0 (Aggregate: 2-1)
These results set up the quarterfinal matchups for the Europa League.
