Manchester United and Juventus have qualified for the quarter-finals of this season’s Europa League, after recording away wins against Real Betis and Freiburg respectively on Thursday, while Arsenal are out of the competition after losing to Sporting Lisbon on penalties.
After securing a 4-1 first leg win at Old Trafford, United edged Betis 1-0 in the reverse fixture to advance 5-1 on aggregate.
Marcus Rashford got the only goal for United in the 55th minute thanks to an assist from Casemiro.
In England, Arsenal were knocked out of the Europa League after a dramatic penalty shootout defeat against Portuguese giants Sporting.
A 2-2 draw in Lisbon a week ago left this last-16 tie finely poised and it would go all the way at the Emirates Stadium, Sporting advancing 5-3 on penalties following a 1-1 draw after extra-time.
The visitors were perfect from 12 yards but Gabriel Martinelli’s tame effort was saved in the first-ever shoot-out in the Emirates.
In Germany, Juventus overcame 10-man Freiburg 2-0 to seal a 3-0 aggregate scoreline.
After having his initial strike ruled out for offside, Dusan Vlahovic put Juventus 1-0 ahead in the 45th minute.
The penalty was awarded after Manuel Guide stopped a goal-bound shot with his arm and was sent off.
And in the 95th minute, Federico Chiesa added the second goal to seal the win for the Serie A giants.
In other results, Sevilla lost 1-0 away to Fenerbahce but went through 2-1 on aggregate while Feyenoord hammered Shakhtar Donetsk 7-1 for an aggregate score of 8-2.
