The second leg of the 1 8 finals of the Europa League and UEFA Europa League is underway! With the Champions League coming to an end, teams such as AC Milan, Real Betis and Benfica are facing off fiercely!
In AC Milan's match against Rennes, Rafael Leao's goal failed to help AC Milan turn the tide as they lost 3-2 but still advanced 5-3 on aggregate.
Real Betis, on the other hand, suffered a 1-1 draw in the second leg against Dinamo Zagreb and were eventually eliminated with fewer away goals. Benfica managed to advance with a score of 0-0. The highlights of these matches are as follows:
AC Milan vs. Rennes: Milan advanced 5-3 over two legs! This match is a match between AC Milan and Ligue 1 side Rennes. Rennes took the lead in the first half, but AC Milan quickly equalised.
In the second half, the two sides went back and forth, and AC Milan finally lost 2-3 despite Leao's excellent performance, but advanced to the round of 16 with an aggregate score of 5-3.
Real Betis eliminated by Dinamo Zagreb: Real Betis failed to win the second leg and were eliminated from the tournament with fewer away goals.
In this match, in the second leg of the UEFA Europa League 1 8 final play-offs, Real Betis faced Dinamo Zagreb away. In the first leg, Betis were down 0-1 to the home team.
In the 38th minute of the first half, Betis scored through an assist from Ruybar and Bakambu to take a 1-0 lead. At half-time, Real Betis led by 1 goal. In the 59th minute of the second half, Dinamo Zagreb scored a goal through Hoxha's assist to Takuro Kaneko to level the score at 1-1.
After that, the two sides did not achieve anything, and the game ended in a 1-1 draw. With the score 2-1 over two legs, Dinamo Zagreb eliminated their opponents and successfully advanced to the round of 16.
Meanwhile, Portuguese giants Benfica drew with Toulouse in the second leg of the Europa League 1 8 final play-off and managed to advance to the round of 16. In the first leg, Benfica won 2-1 against Toulouse. Both teams failed to create many chances in the first half, with the score at 0-0 at half-time.
In the second half, Benfica adopted the strategy of taking the lead in substitutions, but neither side could find the back of the net, and the final match ended in a 0-0 draw, with a score of 2-1 over two legs, and Benfica successfully advanced to the round of 16.