Nico Williams scored twice when Athletic Club came from behind to book their place in the quarterfinals of the Europa League with a 4-3 total victory over Roma of 10 men.
Yuri Berchiche was also on goal in front of Ernesto Valverde, who were 3-1 winners in the second stage in San Mames, where the stopping time of Leandro Paredes was a comfort for the Giallorossi.
Roma was advanced from each of their previous nine European knockout tires when winning the first stage.
Their hope to expand that series to 10 on Thursday, however, got a huge blow in the 11th minute, when Last Man Mats Hummels received a straight red card for a professional error on Marian Sannadi.
Athletic capied their numeric advantage to level the draw by the bent strike of Williams in the first half of the stop time.
Yuri completed the turnaround with a powerful header in the 68th minute, before he became the provider for Williams to take his second courtesy of a nice individual effort eight minutes than time.
Roma gained a goal from the criminal place in the 93rd minute when Paredes tucked away after Andoni Gorosabel Stephan El Shaarawy polluted, but it was not enough to prevent Claudio Ranieri's side from bending out of the competition.
𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗟𝗘𝗧 𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗢𝗢𝗢𝗢𝗢𝗢𝗢𝗢𝗢 !!!!!!
What a comeback! The Lions book a place in the quarterfinals of @europaleague with a historic version at San Mames.
This is the famous Athletic Club! #Atleticroma #uniqueintheworldpic.twitter.com/xgyzes87pq
– Athletic Club (@athletic_en) March 13, 2025
Elsewhere, Eintracht Frankfurt completed a dominant 6-2 aggregated victory over Ajax, after a 4-1 victory in Deutsche Bank Park.
First half goals from Jean-Matteo Bahoya and Mario Gotze put the winners of the Europa League 2022 well under control of the draw, while Hugo Ekitike extended their advantage when he curled home in the 67th minute.
Kenneth Taylor withdrew one with the 100th goal of Ajax in the actual Europa League, but Gotze had the last word when he lifted the ball eight minutes in time in an empty net.
Bodo/Glimt are for the first time to the quarterfinals of the Europa League, after seeing the winners Olympiacos last season with 4-2 from last season.
The Norwegian side was 3-0 until the good of the first stage, and Kasper Hogh expanded their benefits in the 36th minute in Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis.
Half-time replacement novel Yaremchuk gave the hosts hope with two goals on either side of Rodonei's failed penalty, with Nikita Haikin denied the Brazilian of 12 Yards.
That hope for a remarkable fightback, however, were extinguished for two minutes when goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis got a straight red card after down andreas Helmerenen.
The reward of Bodo/Glimt is a confrontation with Lazio, which Viktoria Plzen 3-2 shifted apart after a 1-1 draw in Stadio Olimpico.
After a aimless first half, Pavel Sulc brought the draw within seven minutes after the restart, the midfielder curled a shot past Lazio -goalkeeper Ivan Provedel.
The side of Marco Baroni, however, did not have to be denied because Alessio Romagnoli's 77th minute head insured their place in the first quarter final of the Europa League for seven years.
Bodø/Glimt = quarterfinalists#uel pic.twitter.com/n12Blytkbn
– UEFA Europa League (@europaleague) March 13, 2025
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