Key occasions
34 min: Brighton 0-0 Roma (agg: 0-4) I’ve converted from Liverpool to this sport for a bit, as a result of there’s 0.00001 per cent extra jeopardy on this one. Brighton are having a number of the ball however there have been no pictures on course at both finish.
31 min: Aston Villa 1-0 Ajax (agg: 1-0) Jhon Duran replaces the goalscorer Ollie Watkins, who walks freely sufficient down the tunnel. Villa play at West Ham on Sunday, then there’s the two-week worldwide break.
30 min: Aston Villa 1-0 Ajax (agg: 1-0) Hmm, it appears like Watkins wants to come back off. He has simply made the common sign for a substitution to the bench, and if it’s a knee harm there’s no level exacerbating it.
Europa Convention
Viktoria Plzen have overwhelmed Servette 3-1 on penalties after their 0-0 combination draw. Servette missed three of the 4 penalties, however Jeremy Guillemenot let trivia followers down by scoring his kick.
That Diaby shot led to a nook, which led to the purpose. It was swung out in direction of the close to submit, the place the unmarked Watkins guided a superb header throughout purpose and into the far nook. A quietly elegant end from a quietly elegant participant.
GOAL! Aston Villa 1-0 Ajax (Watkins 25; agg 1-0)
Ollie Watkins seems to be match sufficient to proceed.
24 min: Aston Villa 0-0 Ajax (agg: 0-0) Rogers’ by means of ball appears to heavy for Diaby, however hte will get to it a fraction earlier than the keeper Ramaj. He’s pressured extensive, too extensive, and Ramaj does nicely to get again and block his eventual shot.
23 min: Aston Villa 0-0 Ajax (agg: 0-0) Possession is 50/50, which implies each groups have precisely 4 and a half tenths of the regulation.
22 min: Aston Villa 0-0 Ajax (agg: 0-0) A greater assault from Villa, with Bailey curving a couple of yards extensive from Diaby’s cutback.
Match report: Rangers 0-1 Benfica (agg: 2-3)
A weary Rangers aspect have been eradicated from the Europa League by Benfica. Learn all about it.
20 min: Brighton 0-0 Roma (agg: 0-4) The 2 screens are on Villa and Liverpool so I haven’t seen this sport, however the naked statistics recommend bugger all has occurred.
20 min: Aston Villa 0-0 Ajax He’s having his knee strapped on the touchline so he’s going to present it a go. There’s a giant cheer when he comes again onto the sphere.
19 min: Aston Villa 0-0 Ajax Watkins is on his toes now, jogging around the touchline in an impromptu health take a look at. Exhausting to know wherther he’ll be okay however my intuition is that he received’t final the half.
These are tonight’s newest scores, all 8pm kick-offs other than the thriller in Plzen.
Europa League
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Atalanta 0-0 Sporting CP (agg: 1-1)
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Bayer Leverkusen 0-0 Qarabag (agg: 2-2)
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Brighton 0-0 Roma (agg: 0-4)
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Liverpool 4-0 Sparta Prague (agg: 9-1)
Europa Convention League
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Viktoria Plzen 0-0 Servette (agg: 0-0, gone to penalties)
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Aston Villa 0-0 Ajax (agg: 0-0)
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Membership Brugge 0-0 Molde (agg: 1-2)
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Lille 0-0 Sturm Graz (agg: 3-0)
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Maccabi Tel Aviv 0-1 Olympiacos (agg: 4-2)
16 min: Aston Villa 0-0 Ajax Ollie Watkins is down and appears in a whole lot of ache together with his knee. He tried to dam a clearance from the keeper, missed and took him out. When he will get up he’ll be booked for the problem.
Liverpool 4-0 Sparta Prague (agg: 9-1) On Salah, by the best way, Ian Rush scored 20 in six consecutive seasons earlier than becoming a member of Juventus. His poorest season in that point was 1984-85, when he scored a pitiful 27 in all competitions.
GOAL! Liverpool 4-0 Sparta Prague (Gakpo 14; agg: 9-1)
Yep. Liverpool have doubled their combination lead within the first 14 minutes! It got here, but once more, from Sparta attempting to cross the ball out from the again. They misplaced it and ultimately Salah crossed low to present Cody Gakpo a easy end.
GOAL! Liverpool 3-0 Sparta Prague (Salah 10; agg 8-1)
Three objectives in 4 minutes! Clark returns the favour, profitable the ball aggressively simply exterior the Sparta space, and Salah finishes nonchalantly. It’s his twentieth purpose of the season, which makes him the primary participant in Liverpool’s historical past to attain at the least 20 in seven consecutive seasons.
GOAL! Liverpool 2-0 Sparta Prague (Clark 8, agg 7-1)
Bobby Clark will get his first purpose for Liverpool! It got here straight from the kick-off, Sparta’s kick-off. Salah blocked a cross on the sting of the world, with the ball ricocheting sq. to Clark. He completed coolly together with his left foot.
GOAL! Liverpool 1-0 Sparta Prague (Nunez 7; agg: 6-1)
Darwin Nunez is a really pleased younger man. He has continued his effective type with an early purpose, bobbled previous the keeper on the close to submit after a pointy cutback from Szoboszlai.
7 min: Aston Villa 0-0 Ajax (agg: 0-0) A reasonably quiet begin at Villa Park, with Villa maybe extra cautious due to their oddly poor current house type.
Match report: West Ham 5-0 Freiburg (agg: 5-1)
The mighty Jacob Steinberg was on the London Stadium to observe West Ham batter Freiburg. Right here’s his report.
Peep peep! The 8pm video games are underneath manner, and it appears darn chilly on the English grounds.
“I’m in a minority of in all probability only one, however I feel Gasset did some issues nicely because the Ivory Coast supervisor,” writes Kári Tulinius. “Most significantly, he found out an offensive system that allowed the Elephants to assault in a wide range of methods, which is uncommon in nationwide groups. However he obtained the emotional tenor of a world event utterly improper, which led to close catastrophe. Membership administration might swimsuit him higher.”
Thanks Michael, night everybody. That’s such a powerful staff Jurgen Klopp has picked, with doubtlessly eight or 9 gamers who will begin at Outdated Trafford on Sunday. It’s not the XI you or I’d choose on Soccer Supervisor, which is likely one of the causes we’re selecting groups on Soccer Supervisor and Klopp isn’t.
An evening of contrasting tales for the 2 British sides. West Ham, 1-0 down from the primary leg, put in a efficiency for the ages to romp into the final eight of the Europa League. What a narrative that is, constructing on their Convention League triumph final season.
For Rangers, a massively disappointing second half finally proved the distinction over the 2 ties. Benfica had one second of high quality, with Di Maria and Rafa Silva combining for a effective counter-attacking purpose, whereas Rangers’ forwards have been operating round like child giraffes which have simply been born.
Going at hand you over to Rob Smyth now, who will take you thru the late kick-offs within the Europa League (plus updates on Aston Villa v Ajax within the Convention League).
Thanks, and luxuriate in!
Full-time scores within the Convention League
Viktoria Plzen 0-0 Servette (agg: 0-0, extra-time ongoing)
Fenerbahce 0-1 Union SG (agg: 3-1)
PAOK 5-1 Dinamo Zagreb (agg: 5-3)
Fiorentina 1-1 Maccabi Haifa (agg: 5-4)
Full-time scores within the Europa League
Rangers 0-1 Benfica (2-3 agg)
West Ham 5-0 Freiburg (5-1 agg)
Slavia Prague 1-3 Milan (3-7 agg)
Villarreal 3-1 Marseille (3-5 agg)
GOALS! Villarreal 3-1 Marseilla (3-5 agg)
In all that Rangers pleasure, I’m late to replace you on two objectives in Spain. Mosquera had made it 3-4 on agg, only one purpose in deficit, however Clauss has struck in harm time. It’s Marseille that can absolutely make it by means of to the quarter-finals!
Rangers 0-1 Benfica (2-3 agg)
90+5 min: Free kick to Rangers. Butland is arising! Can Rangers salvage something?
Rangers 0-1 Benfica (2-3 agg)
90+3 min: It’s not lovely play, however pinball within the field and Cantwell stabs extensive, I feel he might need been penalised for handball anyway. However Rangers are lastly creating some stress. Has it come too late?
Rangers 0-1 Benfica (2-3 agg)
90 min: 5 minutes added on. Rangers desperately want an equaliser.
Rangers 0-1 Benfica (2-3 agg)
87 min: Rangers have been so poor this second half. Substitutes Cantwell and Matondo have made no influence. Lundstram tries a drained shot from vary. Benfica are in management, and pleased to run the clock down with substitutes and possession.
GOAL! West Ham 5-0 Freiburg (Kudus, 5-1 agg)
84 min: West Ham are cooking on fuel. One other good purpose, completed by Kudus, however it is a staff effort. Kudus begins the transfer with a neat dummy, Soucek drives ahead unchallenged. He squares the ball to Bowen, who lays the ball off first time and Kudus lets fly once more from the sting of the world, improper footing Atubolu and making it 5. What a efficiency from West Ham.
GOAL! West Ham 4-0 Freiburg (Kudus, 4-1 agg)
78 min: AN ABSOLUTELY SENSATIONAL SOLO GOAL FROM MOHAMMED KUDUS! What. A. Purpose. That is Ben Arfa-esque ranges of high quality. Kudus picks the ball up exterior his personal penalty space, skips round Eggestein, drives into Freiburg’s half. He places Philipp in a blender, turning this fashion and that, nutmegs one other defender on the sting of the world and finishes calmly previous Atubolu together with his weaker proper foot! Ridiculous!
Rangers 0-1 Benfica (2-3 agg)
75 min: Benfica are doing that factor that every one Portuguese groups appear superb at doing: killing the sport. It helps when you could have Neves and Di Maria controlling the tempo. However I also needs to point out Tengstedt, who has come on up entrance and held the ball up rather well. That is so irritating for Rangers, who haven’t created a significant probability since going behind.
Villarreal 2-0 Marseille (2-4 agg)
70 min: Marseille have settled and appear like they’re again in command of this tie. Time is ticking for Villarreal. Parejo, by the best way, has been glorious. At all times making the appropriate cross, intercepting and snapping into tackles. The issue is his teammates can’t appear to maintain the ball.
GOAL! Rangers 0-1 Benfica (2-3 agg)
66 min: Benfica lead within the tie for the primary time! The Portuguese hit Rangers on the counter-attack, and Rafa Silva instances his run to perfection, Di Maria heading the ball by means of to the diminutive, pacy winger, who nearly stayed in his personal half and onside. Rafa Silva sprinted past Diomande, picked his spot and completed calmly previous the advancing Butland. There was a prolonged VAR examine for offside however the purpose stands. Benfica followers and gamers have fun deliriously within the Scottish rain. Rangers have simply over 20 minutes to discover a purpose and pressure additional time.
Villarreal 2-0 Marseille (2-4 agg)
60 min: Wonderful actually that Gasset obtained the Marseille job final month so quickly after being sacked by Ivory Coast throughout Afcon.
However you’ll be able to’t argue together with his outcomes since being appointed. 5 wins from 5 in all competitions. That is his first massive take a look at within the Marseille dugout. His staff have half an hour to hold on. It’s all Villarreal in the meanwhile. Capoue is totally relentless in midfield.
GOAL! Villarreal 2-0 Marseille (Sorloth, 2-4 agg)
55 min: Attention-grabbing, VERY attention-grabbing! Greater than half an hour to go, and Villarreal are almost inside attain, simply two objectives away. Marseille, who rested gamers for this second leg, might be nervy now. Sorloth races onto a by means of ball from Guedes and brilliantly finishes previous Lopez to attain his sixteenth purpose of the season, flashing a left-footed shot contained in the close to submit. The purpose is initially dominated out for offside, however after a prolonged VAR examine, the purpose is given. Recreation on!
