In the European League, Freiburg, Aston Villa, Braga and Nottingham won their place in the semi-finals, while in the Conference League Shakhtar, Rayo Vallecano, Crystal Palace and Strasbourg were among the four best teams.
In the European League, Freiburg defeated Celta Vigo 3:1 as a guest and advanced 6:1 on aggregate, while Aston Villa was even more convincing against Bologna, which they overcame with a score of 4:0. The English team advanced with a total of 7:1.
It was very interesting in Spain, where Betis was defeated by Braga 4:2 even though it led 2:0 in the first half. The Portuguese team advanced with a total score of 5:3.
The minimum victory was achieved by Nottingham over Porto (1:0), so they went on with 2:1 in the double match.
Semi-Final Pairings:
Braga – Freiburg
Nottingham – Aston Villa
In the Conference League, the biggest surprise came from Strasbourg, which defeated Mainz 4:0. The first match in Germany ended with Mainz winning 2:0, so the French team made up for the deficit and advanced.
Close to a sensation was AEK, which led against Rayo Vallecano with 3:0, after losing the first match in Spain by the same score. However, Rayo managed to reduce the score to 3:1 and that goal was ultimately enough for them to go through with a total of 4:3.
Fiorentina achieved a pyrrhic victory against Crystal Palace with 2:1, after losing the first match with 3:0, while in the earlier match, AZ drew with Shakhtar 2:2, but the Ukrainian team advanced to the semi-finals thanks to a great victory of 3:0 in the first match.
Semi-Final Pairings:
Shakhtar – Crystal Palace
Rayo Vallecano – Strasbourg
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