German “Bayer” 3:2 defeated “Karabakh” in the return match of the 1/8 finals of the Europa League. The meeting was held in Leverkusen. The first game between the teams ended in a draw (2:2).
In other matches of the day, “Atalanta” defeated “Sporting” Portugal 2-1. Ademola Lukman (46th minute) and Gianluca Scamacca (59th) scored for the winners. Pedro Goncalves (33) scored for the losers. The first game between the teams ended in a 1-1 draw.
Portuguese “Benfica” away defeated Scottish “Rangers” (1:0; 3:2 - on the sum of two matches), Italian “Milan” away coped with Czech “Slavia” (3:1; 7:3), Spanish “Villarreal” at home defeated French “Marseille” (3:1; 3. 5: 5), English “West Ham” defeated German “Freiburg” (5:0; 5:1), English “Liverpool” defeated Czech “Sparta” (6:1; 11:2), English “Brighton” defeated Italian “Roma” at home (1:0; 1:4).
The Europa League final will be held on May 22 in Dublin. The reigning winner of the tournament is Spain's “Sevilla”.