The Europa League Rundown: Round of 16 Match Day Reports
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Vfl
Wolfsburg
Shakhtar go into the match
2-1 up from the first leg, and they demonstrated their dominance again in the
second leg, thrashing Wolfsburg 3-0 at home in Ukraine. A close game it seemed,
but Shakhtar hold possession well and accumulated 16 shots with, 6 on target, but
couldn't find the back of the net. A red card for Davit Khoncholava and a penalty
conceded by Shakhtar in the 66th minute gave Wolfsburg some hope,
until VAR overturned the penalty but not the booking, leaving Shaktar with 10
men with just under half an hour still to play. The three goals game in quick succession
in the last minutes of the game, 2 for Júnior Moraes in the 89th and
93rd minute, and one for Manor Solomon in the 91st to send
them through to the quarter finals where they will be playing the winners of
round of 16 8 winners.
FC Copenhagen vs Istanbul
Basaksehir
Istanbul were 1-0 up going into the second leg away in Copenhagen, a lead they could only hold on to for 4 minutes after Jonas wind headed the ball home to lead the game 1-0. After the first goal, it was all FC Copenhagen, for the rest of first half, pressing to try and find the second. After a few half chances created and a handball appeal that didn’t go their way, Istanbul’s first half didn’t go as planned. 10 minutes into the second half, a handball in the Istanbul box led to a penalty for Copenhagen, in which Jonas Wind, kept his nerve, and fired the ball into the top right corner getting his second and Copenhagen’s on the night. Then in the 61st minute a brilliant run from halfway by Rasmus Flak ended the match, making it 3-1, as he squeezed the ball past the keeper from just outside the 18 yard box with a shot into the bottom right corner. FC Copenhagen will play Manchester United in the Quarter finals.
Manchester United vs LASK
A fast start from LASK as they
try and score the first goal to help them overcome a 5-0 deficit on aggregate,
saw them him the cross bar and create a few good chances in the first 25
minutes of the game, but they lacked the quality needed to put the ball into
the back of the net. The first half ended 0-0. Until from nowhere, an unbelievable
30 yard strike from Phillip Wiesinger finds its way into the top right corner,
in the 55th minute, after a headed clearance from a LASK corner
found its way out to him. But the lead didn’t last long as 2 minutes later Jesse
Lingard finds himself in acres of space, one on one with the keeper, and
smashes the ball, through the keeper’s legs, and into the back of the net to
draw the match 1-1. United then find their second in the 88th minute
as Martial gives, and them receives, the ball of Juan Mata and then squeezes
the ball home making it 2-1 and wins the match for United.
Inter Milan vs Getafe
The final match of the night
ended 2-0 to Inter Milan sending them through to the quarter finals without a
second leg being played, due to the first leg being called off due to the
coronavirus pandemic. A strong start from Getafe caused the Inter keeper, Samir
Handanović, to make a stellar save, from a close quarters header, in the 2nd
minute of the match keeping the score level. Getafe carried on applying the pressure
and a second good chance came their way, a vital lunging block kept the score
level. Inter had chances of their own with Lautaro Martínez testing the Getafe
keeper a couple of times himself with long range efforts. Until the 32nd
minute when a long ball played over the top finds its way to Romelu Lukaku, who
holds off the scrambling defender, and drives the ball into the right hand side
corner, making it 1-0 to Inter. A penalty for Getafe in the 74th minute
gave them hope as Jorge Molina steps up to take it. He puts it wide of the post
leaving the score still 1-0 to inter. 10 minutes later, a swift Inter counter
attack started by Christian Eriksen was ended by Christian Eriksen as he taps
home Inters second of the match taking them to the quarter finals, where they
will play the round of 16 2 winners.
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