In the Europa League, the general stage also ended with its final - 8th round matches. The matches of the last round gave the fans exactly what they expected: goals "rained," there were dramatic turns, and some teams decided their fate in the final minutes.
Specifically, Lyon, Aston Villa, Midtjylland, Betis, Porto, Braga, Freiburg, and Roma qualified directly for the round of 16.
Aston Villa - Salzburg 3:2
Goals: Rogers (65), Mingz (76), Jimo (87) - Konaté (33), Yeo (49).
Betis - Feyenoord 2:1
Goals: Antoni (17), Ezzalzuli (32) - Tengstedt (77).
Panathinaikos - Roma 1:1
Goals: Taborda (58) - Ziolkovski (80).
Red card: Mancini (15, Roma).
Porto - Rangers 3:1
Goals: Rodrigo Mora - (27), Francisco Moura - (36), Emmanuel Fernandez - (41) - Gassama - (6).
Nottingham Forest - Ferencváros 4:0
Goals: Otvos (17, own goal), Jesus (21, 55), Makeity (90, penalty).
Europa League standings after Matchday 8:
