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Barcelona came down from a goal to earn a 2-1 victory over Galatasaray in Istanbul and advance to the quarter-finals of the Europa League. In London, West Ham needed extra time to beat league rival Sevilla 2-0 to advance to a 2-1 overall on Thursday. After 39 minutes of play, David Moyes evened things up for Andriy Yarmolenko with an impressive goal coming up the middle. The Ukrainian was also the hero and favorite of the Hammers as he shot the winner in their 2-1 Premier League victory over Aston Villa. Barça have continued their thrilling recovery under new coach and former club hero Xavi Hernandez, following a goalless draw in Catalonia. Defender Marcao headed the lead for Galatasaray, but Pedri equalized before the break with a beautiful solo goal. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who proved an inspired signing for Arsenal, then grabbed the winner five minutes after the restart after goalkeeper Inaki Pena, who was actually on loan from Barcelona, saved Sergio Busquets and Pedri. “We played a match with a great personality,” said Barcelona coach Xavi. “It was a great achievement to fight in a field like this against a very good team.” They knew how to defend against us, but we were patient. I’m very happy for my players. “Elsewhere, Bayer Leverkusen failed to break away an organized Atalanta team as they were knocked out of the competition with a 1-0 home defeat. This weekend, and without his midfield inspiration, Leverkusen rarely did looked like they were going to overcome their 3-2 deficit in the first leg.And a beautiful counter-attack by Jermie Boga deep into injury time then closed Atalanta’s exhibition by beating them overnight. Rangers added a quarter-final that, despite losing 2-1 to Red Star Belgrade 2-1, also to the eighth-eight. A draw in Monaco gave them a 3-1 triumph. equalized to come out 2-1 in the tie, while Eintracht Frankfurt and Real Betis need extra time to be separated before a 1-1 draw with the German side. 3-2 further overall.Australian As Associated Press
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Barcelona came down from a goal to earn a 2-1 victory over Galatasaray in Istanbul and advance to the quarter-finals of the Europa League.
In London, West Ham needed extra time to beat league rival Sevilla 2-0 to advance to a 2-1 overall on Thursday.
After 39 minutes of play, David Moyes evened things up for Andriy Yarmolenko with an impressive goal coming up the middle.
The Ukrainian was also the hero and favorite of the Hammers as he shot the winner in their 2-1 Premier League victory over Aston Villa.
Barça have continued their thrilling recovery under new coach and former club hero Xavi Hernandez, following a goalless draw in Catalonia.
Defender Marcao headed the lead for Galatasaray, but Pedri equalized before the break with a beautiful solo goal.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who proved an inspired signing for Arsenal, then grabbed the winner five minutes after the restart after goalkeeper Inaki Pena, who was actually on loan from Barcelona, saved Sergio Busquets and Pedri.
“We played a match with a great personality,” said Barcelona coach Xavi. “It was a great achievement to fight against a very good team in a field like this.
“They knew how to defend against us, but we were patient. I’m very happy for my players.”
Elsewhere, Bayer Leverkusen failed to break down an organized Atalanta side as they fell out of the competition with a 1-0 home defeat.
Teenage star Florian Wirtz was missing, tore his cruciate ligament at the weekend, and without his midfield inspiration, Leverkusen rarely looked to overcome their 3-2 deficit in the first leg.
A well placed corner kick from Jermie Boga was followed by Atalanta’s hard but accurate header.
The Italians will be joined on Friday in the quarter-finals by the Rangers, who have also progressed to the last eight despite losing 2-1 against the Red Star in Belgrade.
Their 3-0 victory in Glasgow was enough to carry them through, while Braga’s 1-1 draw in Monaco gave them a 3-1 triumph.
Lyon drew 1-1 with Porto to come out on top 2-1 in the tie, while Eintracht Frankfurt and Real Betis needed extra time to be separated before drawing 1-1, with the German side continuing 3-2 overall.
Australian Associated Press
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