- Freiburg qualified for the round of 16 of the Europa League thanks to its comeback against Lens.
- Roma also had to tremble for a long time and only succeeded in facing Feyenoord on penalties.
- Despite narrowly losing, Noah Okafor managed to qualify for Milan.
- In the round of 16 of the Conference League, Frankfurt fails, while Ajax saves itself late.
Freiburg – lens 3:2 (overall results 3:2)
Thanks to a strong comeback, Freiburg qualified for the round of 16 of the Europa League. In the second leg, the Germans beat French runner-up Lens 3-2 after extra time, despite trailing 0-2 in the first half. The first leg ended in a goalless draw. Roland Salai (67th/92nd) rescued Priesgauer from a packed crowd with a double in overtime. There, substitute Michael Gregoritsch (99) scored the winning goal. Besides Bayer Leverkusen, Granit Xhaka (directly in the Round of 16), remains another German club represented in the Europa League.
legend:
Freiburg is in a late festive mood
The Germans beat Lens in extra time.
Photo imago/Steinsiek.ch
Roma – Feyenoord Rotterdam 4: 2 (overall results 5: 3)
At the extreme, Roma maintained their chance of reaching a third European Cup final: new coach Daniele De Rossi's side won 4-2 on penalties against Feyenoord Rotterdam. After 120 minutes, the score was 1:1 (1:1, 1:1): Santiago Giménez scored a pinball goal to make it 1-0 to the visitors (5th place), and Lorenzo Pellegrini equalized shortly afterwards with a superb goal from (5th place). 15). ).
Rennes – Milan 3:2 (aggregate score 3:5)
Milan narrowly lost the second leg in Rennes, but thanks to its easy 3-0 win at home a week ago, it reached the round of 16 as expected. Away from home in France, Nati player Noah Okafor's team, who came on as a substitute in the 62nd minute, managed to equalize twice after the first two goals scored by Benjamin Borrego. After the 30-year-old's third goal to make it 3-2, the Italians were unable to respond. Fabien Rieder is injured again in Rennes.
Additional results:
- Sporting Lisbon – YB 1:1 (overall score 4:2)
- Toulouse – Benfica Lisbon 0:0 (overall score 1:2)
- Marseille – Shakhtar Donetsk 3:1 (overall score 5:3)
- Sparta Prague – Galatasaray Istanbul 4:1 (overall score 6:4)
- Karabakh – Sporting Braga 2:3 after the end of the specified time (overall results 6:5)
Conference League:
Frankfurt – Union Saint-Gilloise 1:2 (overall results 3:4)
The Conference League begins the round of 16 without a German team. Eintracht Frankfurt lost to Union Saint-Gilloise 2-1 after a 2-2 draw in the first leg. Former Lausanne player Cameron Puertas gave the Belgians a 1-0 lead shortly after the end of the first half with a shot from the edge of the penalty area. Dennis Eckert Ainsa increased the score in the 80th minute, and Junior Dina Ipembe was unable to reduce the deficit for Frankfurt shortly before the end.
Bodo/Glimt – Ajax Amsterdam 1:2 after time (overall 3:4)
Ajax Amsterdam narrowly escaped defeat against Bodo/Glimt. Against the Norwegian champion, who missed many good opportunities, the Dutch won only 2-1 in extra time. Ajax was 2-0 behind in the first leg, but saved a 2-2 draw with two goals in stoppage time.
Additional results:
- Ludogorets Rasgrad – Servite 0:1 (overall score 0:1)
- Dinamo Zagreb – Betis Sevilla 1:1 (overall results 2:1)
- Slovan Bratislava – Storm Graz 0:1 (overall score 1:5)
- Ferencvaros Budapest – Olympiacos Piraeus 0:1 (overall score 0:2)
- Legia Warsaw – My birth 0:3 (Overall score 2:6)
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