Manchester United has easily reached the quarter-finals of the Europa League. A week after the 4-1 home win, the record English champions also won the round of 16 second leg at Real Betis Sevilla 1-0 (0-0) on Thursday. England international Marcus Rashford scored the decisive goal with a brilliant long-range shot in the 56th minute.
Premier League leaders Arsenal were eliminated on penalties by Sporting Lisbon. After the 2:2 in the first leg, it was 1:1 (1:1, 1:0) in London after 120 minutes, the opening goal by ex-Bundesliga professional Granit Xhaka in the 19th minute was not enough to win after regular time. Gabriel Martinelli was saved from the penalty spot by Sporting goalkeeper Adán before Nuno Santos scored to make it 5-3 for the Portuguese.
Feyenoord Rotterdam celebrated a smashing victory. The league leaders from the Netherlands outclassed Shakhtar Donetsk 7-1 (3-0) after there had been a 1-1 draw against the Ukrainians in Warsaw a week ago.
Record winners FC Sevilla progressed after the 2-0 first leg win against Fenerbahce Istanbul despite the 0-1 (0-1) away defeat in the second leg. AS Roma held a goalless draw at Real Sociedad San Sebastian after Italy beat Spain 2-0 the previous week.
The draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final on May 31 in Budapest will take place this Friday in Nyon, Switzerland. The round of eight will be played on April 13th and 20th, with the semi-finals on May 11th and 18th.
