Europa League playoffs: Roma v Porto, Galatasaray v AZ and more – live

Europa League playoffs: Roma v Porto, Galatasaray v AZ and more – live

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GOAL! Roma 3-1 Porto (agg: 4-2; Pisilli 83)

And surely all over in Rome. Angelino’s sharp cutback is finished nicely by the substitute Niccolo Pisilli to double Roma’s aggregate lead.

GOAL! FCSB 2-0 PAOK (agg: 4-1; Miculescu 81)

All done in Buchartest. A corner is turned in at the far post by David Miculescu to put FCSB 2-0 up on the night and 4-1 on aggregate.

77 min: Roma 2-1 Porto (agg: 3-2) A reminder that the winners of this game will play – oh yes – either Athletic Bilbao or Lazio.

GOAL! Galatasaray 2-2 Alkmaar (agg: 3-6; Sallai 70)

Two down, three to go for Galatasaray. Roland Sallai has brought them level on the night with the aid of some, a-hem, imperfect goalkeeping from Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro.

69 min: Roma 2-1 Porto (agg: 3-2) Samu has hit the post for Porto! I thought he was being fouled by N’Dicka – which would have meant a red card – but play continued and he struck the shot while losing his balance. He kicked it onto his standing foot, after which it bounced over Svilar and off the post.

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Conference League latest

Betis 0-0 Gent (agg: 3-0)

Heidenheim 0-2 FC Copenhagen (agg: 2-3)

Olimpija Ljubljana 0-0 Borac Banja Luka (agg: 0-1)

Pafos 2-1 Omonia (agg: 3-2)

Europa League latest

Roma 2-1 Porto (agg: 3-2)

Bodo/Glimt 1-1 FC Twente (agg: 2-3)

FCSB 1-0 PAOK (agg: 3-1)

Galatasaray 1-2 Alkmaar (agg: 2-6)

65 min: Roma 2-1 Porto (agg: 3-2)

“Since I’ve been watching Roma-Porto, I think Dybala was lucky not to be sent off for that kick at the prone Otavia before he went on to score his brace,” says Joe Pearson. “And the fact that I have a small futures wager on Porto in no way colors my opinion.”

I literally did not see the incident. But it has been a very niggly game – every time I look at that screen somebody is on the canvas.

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Plzen v Ferencvaros team news (agg: 0-1)

Plzen Jedlicka, Dweh, Markovic, Jemelka, Kalvach, Memic, Cerv, Sulc, Cadu, Vydra, Durosinmi.
Substitutes: Baier, Tvrdon, Prince Adu, Vasulin, Valenta, Havel, Panos, Doski, Sojka, Kopic, Paluska, Hejda.

Ferencvaros Grof, Makreckis, Gartenmann, Cisse, Ramirez, Civic, Rommens, Romao, Abu Fani, Zachariassen, Saldanha.
Substitutes: Radnoti, Ori, Toth, Kajan, Raul Gustavo, Traore, Kehinde, Pesic, Ben Romdhane, Keita.

Referee Jerome Brisard (France)

Ajax v Union SG team news (agg: 2-0)

Ajax Pasveer, Rosa, Sutalo, Rugani, Hato, Mokio, Klaassen, Fitz-Jim, Edvardsen, Rasmussen, Berghuis.
Substitutes: Setford, Reverson, Gaaei, Henderson, Taylor, Godts, Kaplan, Traore, Janse, Verschuren, Konadu, Steur.

Union SG Moris, Mac Allister, Burgess, Machida, Khalaili, Rasmussen, Sadiki, Niang, Ivanovic, Boufal, David.
Substitutes: Chambaere, Imbrechts, Van De Perre, Ait El Hadj, Rodriguez, Sykes, Asri, Berradi, Leysen, Fuseini.

Referee Chris Kavanagh (England)

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Anderlecht v Fenerbahce team news (agg: 0-3)

Anderlecht (4-3-3) Coosemans; Sardella, Adryelson, Hey, N’Diaye; Leoni, Dendoncker, Maamar, Huerta, Vazquez, Hazard.
Substitutes: Kikkenborg, Vanhoutte, Simic, Augustinsson, Vertonghen, Ashimeru, Angulo, Rits, Foket, Goto, Kana, De Cat.

Fenerbahce (4-4-2) Egribayat; Samuel, Akcicek, Skriniar, Kostic; Tadic, Amrabat, Fred, Szymanski; En Nesyri, Dzeko.
Substitutes: Cetin, Biterge, Yandas, Muldur, Kahveci, Tosun, Ekiz, Tograk, Talisca.

Referee Sandro Scharer (Switzerland)

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Real Sociedad v Midtjylland team news (agg: 2-0)

Real Sociedad Remiro, Elustondo, Zubeldia, Aguerd, Munoz, Sucic, Olasagasti, Mendez, Kubo, Oyarzabal, Barrenetxea.
Substitutes: Marrero, Fraga, Odriozola, Zakharyan, Oskarsson, Becker, Lopez, Gomez, Turrientes, Marin, Martin.

Midtjylland Lossl, Andersson, Diao, Mads Sorensen, Paulinho, Castillo, Daniel Silva, Bravo, Osorio, Buksa, Simsir.
Substitutes: Olafsson, Selin, Lee, Dju, Gabriel, Chilufya, Andreasen, Marrony, Gogoeza, Mbabu, Jensen, Juninho.

Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk (Netherlands)

DISALLOWED GOAL! Roma 2-1 Porto (agg: 3-2) Roma striker Eldor Shomurodov, who missed a sitter a couple of minutes earlier, has had a well-taken goal ruled out for offside.

GOAL! Galatasaray 1-2 Alkmaar (agg: 2-6; Osimhen 56)

The comeback starts here. Victor Osimhen takes his frustration out on the football, thrashing an unsaveable shot into the net from 15 yards.

GOAL! Galatasaray 0-2 Alkmaar (agg: 1-6; Kasius 55)

Galatasaray are suffering a rare old humiliation. The substitute Denso Kasius has smashed in a belter from 25 yards to put Alkmaar 6-1 ahead on aggregate.

GOAL! Bodo/Glimt 1-1 Twente (agg: 2-3; Hogh 56 pen)

Bodo/Glimt have fresh hope thanks to a nerveless penalty from Kasper Hogh.

RED CARD! Roma 2-1 Porto (agg: 3-2)

Porto are down to 10 men in peculiar circumstances. Stephen Eustaquio was sent off after a VAR check for throwing a half punch at Leandro Paredes, who tried to block him off the ball. It was more of a get-off gesture from Eustaquio, but he did it with a closed fist and that’s why he was in trouble. His fist brushed Paredes below the neck; Paredes went down holding his face and was booked for simulation, which means he’ll miss the next game if Roma get through. That looks increasingly likely.

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Roma v Porto teams

This is the heavyweight clash of the night so it’s worth posting the teams, even though the match is already at half-time.

Roma (3-4-2-1) Svilar; Zeki Celik, Mancini, N’Dicka; El Shaarawy, Kone, Paredes, Angelino; Dybala, Pellegrini; Shomurodov.

Porto (3-4-2-1) Diogo Costa; Djalo, Nehuen Perez, Otavio; Joao Mario, Eustaquio, Varela, Francisco Moura; Pepe, Fabio Vieira; Samu.

Conference League half-times

  • Betis 0-0 Gent (agg: 3-0)

  • Heidenheim 0-1 FC Copenhagen (agg: 2-2)

  • Olimpija Ljubljana 0-0 Borac Banja Luka (agg: 0-1)

  • Pafos 1-0 Omonia (agg: 2-1)

Europa League half-times

Two quickfire goals from Paulo Dybala – one beautiful, one merely excellent – has put Roma in front on aggregate against Porto. The other ties aren’t quite as close: FC Twente and FCSB have a two-goal lead, Alkmaar are sitting on a four-goal cushion in Istanbul.

  • Roma 2-1 Porto (agg: 3-2)

  • Bodo/Glimt 0-1 FC Twente (agg: 1-3)

  • FCSB 1-0 PAOK (agg: 3-1)

  • Galatasaray 0-1 Alkmaar (agg: 1-5)

45 min: Roma 2-1 Porto (agg: 3-2) Roma almost scored a third a moment ago, with a shot cleared off the line by Otavio. I didn’t see exactly what happened because THERE IS SO MUCH GOING ON.

GOAL! Galatasaray 0-1 Alkmaar (agg: 1-5; Makuma 42)

Welcome to heaven. AZ Alkmaar are cruising into the last 16 of the Europa League, having done a helluva number on one of the tournament favourties. After a superb run from Ernest Poku, Gabriel Sara’s attempted clearance hit Seiya Maikuma and ricocheted into the net.

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GOAL! Roma 2-1 Porto (agg: 3-2; Dybala 39)

Roma’s magic man has done it again! Paulo Dybala found a fraction of space on the right side of the area, no more than that, and reversed an early shot that beat Diogo Costa at the near post! That’s another superb finish – not just the strike but the element of surprise. Diogo Costa started to put his weight on his right foot, expecting a shot towards the far corner, and that meant he couldn’t change direction quickly enough.

Paulo Dybala wheels away after his second of the night. Photograph: Alberto Lingria/Reuters
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GOAL! Roma 1-1 Porto (agg: 2-2; Dybala 35)

Paulo Dybala scores a beautiful equaliser for Roma! When he went off injured in the first leg it looked like he might out for while; Porto will wish that was the case.

Dybala picked the ball up 25 yards from goal, played a smooth one-two with
Eldor Shomurodov and scurried into the area. He held off a challenge, taking gentle touches all the while to ensure the ball didn’t get away from him, and then flicked a nonchalant finish over Diogo Costa with his left foot. I can hear Barry Davies in the mind’s ear: “Lovely goal! Lovely goal!”

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Europa League latest

  • Roma 0-1 Porto (agg: 1-2)

  • Bodo/Glimt 0-1 FC Twente (agg: 1-3)

  • FCSB 1-0 PAOK (agg: 3-1)

  • Galatasaray 0-0 Alkmaar (agg: 1-4)

GOAL! FCSB 1-0 PAOK (agg: 3-1; Cisotti 30)

FCSB have doubled their aggregate lead in Bucharest. It was a nice team goal, finished efficiently by the new signing Juri Cisotti.

GOAL! Roma 0-1 Porto (agg: 1-2; Samu 27)

Samu Aghehowa has put Porto ahead with a stunning goal! It stemmed initially from a wretched pass by the Roma keeper Mile Svilar that was intercepted on the edge of the area. He made partial amends with a good save, then a shot was blocked and Roma seemed to have got away with it. But then Samu flicked the ball up and hooked an overhead kick high into the net. That’s a belting goal.

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GOAL! Bodo/Glimt 0-1 Twente (agg: 1-3; Sjovold own goal 26)

The first goal of the evening has been scored in Norway. Bodo/Glimt have been completely on top but it’s Twente who have taken the lead through an unfortunate own-goal. A corner from the right bounced up awkwardly, hit the unsighted Fredrik Sjovold on the head and flew into the net.

Conference League: Shamrock Rovers v Molde (8pm; agg: 1-0)

Shamrock Rovers have the chance to become the first Irish team to reach the last 16 of a European competition since Dundalk in 1979-80. To those who have been following Irish football in the last few years, it’s no great surprise.

Preamble

Hello and welcome to another super busy European clockwatch. Some of the games are already under way, so let’s crack on with the goalflashes.

We’ll be focussing on the Europa League, though we’ve also reserved half an eye for Shamrock Rovers versus Molde in the Conference League.

These are tonight’s Europa League games: the live games at 5.45pm kick-offs, the rest begin at 8pm.

  • Roma 0-0 Porto (agg: 1-1)

  • Bodo/Glimt 0-0 FC Twente (agg: 1-2)

  • FCSB 0-0 PAOK (agg: 2-1)

  • Galatasaray 0-0 Alkmaar (agg: 1-4)

  • Ajax v Union SG (agg: 2-0)

  • Anderlecht v Fenerbahce (agg: 0-3)

  • Plzen v Ferencvaros (agg: 0-1)

  • Real Sociedad v Midtjylland (agg: 2-0)

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