Schalke’s players celebrate after the UEFA Europa League Round of 16, 2nd leg football match Borussia Moenchengladbach v FC Schalke 04. Pics/AFP
Zurich: Schalke 04 hit back from two goals down to draw 2-2 and overcome fellow Germans Borussia Moenchenglach on away goals in their Europa League last 16 tie while Manchester United edged Rostov 1-0 tp progress on Thursday.
Juan Mata’s second-half goal gave the English Premier League’s only survivors in the competition a 2-1 aggregate win.
Olympique Lyon clung on to eliminate AS Roma 5-4 on aggregate despite a 2-1 defeat, while former European trophy winners Ajax Amsterdam and Anderlecht also went through.
Russia’s interest in this season’s European competitions ended as Krasnodar threw away a promising position at home to Celta and lost 2-0 for a 4-1 aggregate defeat.
Besiktas hammered Olympiakos 4-1 (5-2 on aggregate) despite having Vincent Aboubakar, scorer of their first goal, sent off six minutes before halftime.
Genk eliminated fellow Belgians Gent 6-3 on aggregate after a 1-1 draw.
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