After Braga dispatched Ferencváros on Wednesday, this Thursday (19) began with three more second-leg matches in the UEFA Europa League round of 16.
Freiburg and Celta advanced in regular time.
Meanwhile, Forest took their match against Midtjylland into extra time.
They won 2-1 on Danish soil in the 90 minutes after having lost 1-0 at home. Follow the live updates below:
🇩🇪 Freiburg 5 x 1 Genk 🇧🇪 – 5-2 on aggregate
The Belgian team came onto the pitch with the advantage of a draw after having won 1-0 at home.
🇩🇪 Freiburg 5 x 1 Genk 🇧🇪 – 5-2 on aggregate
But they were unable to contain their rival’s momentum.
Ginter (19') and Matanovic (25') secured a good lead for the German side. Smets pulled one back (39').
The second half came, bringing goals from top scorer Vincenzo Grifo (53'), Suzuki (57'), and Eggestein (79').
Freiburg will now face Celta in the quarterfinals.
🇫🇷 Lyon 0 x 2 Celta 🇪🇸 – 1-3 on aggregate
The 1-1 draw in the first leg left everything open in France.
But Paulo Fonseca’s men got into trouble just 18 minutes in with Niakhate being sent off.
The situation could have gotten even worse after Tagliafico’s challenge – which went "unpunished".
Hindered by the red card, Endrick started playing even further from the goal.
Celta began to control the game.
And scored in the 60th minute with Rueda – who also scored in the first leg.
Without Endrick’s replacement, Lyon still tried. But they only managed to hit the target once.
They left the expected gaps and Celta scored again through Jutglá in the 90+3'.
And Tagliafico was also sent off in the final minute.
Celta continues their strong season, currently sitting sixth in La Liga and still chasing continental glory.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
