Arsenal loses in Europa League, Man United advances to QF

Arsenals hopes for a European title ended when the Premier League leader was eliminated from the Europa League by Sporting Lisbon in a penalty shootoutLisbon reached the quarterfinals by prevailing 53 in the shootout at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday after a 11 draw in regulation in the second leg of their roundof16 encounter The first leg ended 22Gabriel Martinelli failed to convert from the spot for ArsenalIts a huge blow Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta told BT SportThere were moments especially during the first 75 minutes when we werent at our level and gave every ball awayMeanwhile Manchester United cruised into the quarterfinals after a 10 victory at Real BetisArsenal dominated the extra time with playmaker Martin Oslashdegaard coming on as a substitute but Sporting goalkeeper Antonia Adaacuten made some stunning saves to force the shootoutManuel Ugarte was sent off two minutes before the end of extra time after picking his second yellow cardGranit Xhaka gave Arsenal a firsthalf lead on a rebound to complete a flowing move by the hosts Martinelli had his effort on goal blocked by Adaacuten but the ball came into Xhakas path for the Arsenal captain to curl it into the net from inside the areaPedro Gonccedilalves leveled the score on the hour to spark the visitors attack and force extra timeUNITED ADVANCESIn Seville Marcus Rashford produced a clinical finish in the 56th minute finding the bottom corner of the net with a low drive from outside the area to help United advance on a 51 aggregate score in the secondtier European competitionRashfords 27th goal of the season came after the striker wasted several decent chances to put the visitors ahead at the Benito Villamarin stadium in SevilleBetis are a really good team we saw that against Real Madrid and Barcelona but we beat them twice so I think we performed really well manager Erik ten Hag told BT SportSecond half we were much better on the ball keeping it in their half and then you create chancesUnited won 41 in the first leg at Old Trafford last weekAlso readEuropa League and EPL are both a priority for Arsenal boss ArtetaFollowing a 00 draw against Southampton in the Premier League on Sunday Ten Hag made four changes in his starting lineup with right winger Facundo Pellistri getting his first start for the clubUnited won the Europa League in 2017FEYENOORDS ROUTFeyenoord overwhelmed Shakhtar Donetsk 71 in Rotterdam to advance 82 on aggregateShakhtar was the last Ukrainian team in European competitions The teams drew 11 in the first leg played in Poland due to Russias invasion of UkraineOrkun Koumlkccediluuml scored twice the second one from the spot in the first half and Oussama Idrissi struck twice in the second to lead the routSantiago Gimenez Alireza Jahanbakhsh and Danilo Pereira also had one each for the Dutch club before Kevin Kelsy got a consolation one for the visitorsBetis crosstown rival Sevilla was more successful despite losing 10 at Fenerbahccedile Sevilla the sixtime Europa League champion advanced 21 on aggregateEnner Valenicia scored the winner four minutes before the break for FenerbahccedileJuventus beat 10man Freiburg 20 to advance 30 on aggregateDuan Vlahovic converted from the penalty spot and substitute Federico Chiesa doubled the advantage in stoppage time for the Italian powerhouseLeverkusen beat Ferencvaacuteros 20 to advance Roma progressed despite a 00 draw at Real Sociedad after a 20 win in the first legBelgiums Union SaintGilloise moved into the quarterfinals with a 30 win over 10man Union Berlin in Brussels after a 33 draw last weekEUROPA CONFERENCE LEAGUEWest Ham outclassed AEK Larnaca 40 in LondonJarrod Bowen struck twice in two minutes early in the second half to extend West Hams lead to 30 after Gianluca Scamaccas opening goal in the first halfSubstitute Divin Mubama added the fourth to keep a perfect record in Europe this seasonEuropa League semifinalists last season a 60 aggregate victory sent the Hammers to the quarterfinals of the thirdtier European competitionLazio was eliminated by Dutch club AZ Alkmaar after losing 21 in both legsFiorentina rallied to beat Turkeys Sivasspor 41 to progress 51 on aggregate Sivasspor finished the home game with 10 after captain Hakan Arslan picked a red cardAnderlecht had a 10 win at Real Sociedad for a 21 advancement while Nice was in command for a 41 aggregate victory after winning 31 at home over SheriffSwedens Djurgarden lost 30 to Polish club Lech Poznan for a 50 aggregate elimination Basel won a penalty shootout 41 after the match against Slovan in Bratislava went to extra time after the two teams were 44 on aggregateOn Wednesday Gent advanced by beating Turkish club Istanbul Basaksehir 41This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the 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