Barcelona’s revival under Xavi continued tonight as a fine performance saw them progress to the Europa League Last 16 thanks to goals from Jordi Alba, Frenkie De Jong, Gerard Pique and Pierre Emerick Aubameyang.
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FC Barcelona battled from a goal down to take a 1-1 draw to Naples next week in their Europa League playoff round clash against Napoli. The Italian side took a first half lead through Piotr Zielinski but the Catalans drew level via a Ferran Torres penalty.
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UEFA have opened an investigation into alleged “discriminatory incidents” during Rangers ‘ Europa League visit to Sparta Prague. It’s believed the investigation centres on Glen Kamara being repeatedly booed by a crowd including 10,000 children throughout the game.
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Michail Antonio and Declan Rice were on target as West Ham claimed a flawless 2-0 victory at Dinamo Zagreb in their Europa League opener. On what was their first appearance in a major UEFA competition since 2006/07 it was like the Hammers had never been away from the European stage as they produced an accomplished performance.
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Villarreal goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli scored the decisive spot-kick and saved his counterpart David de Gea’s attempt in an epic shootout as they claimed their first European title by beating Manchester United 11-10 on penalties following a 1-1 draw in the Europa League final.
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