In the early morning of March 18, Beijing time, the second leg of the Europa League quarterfinals was fully launched: Galatasaray vs Barca. In the 28th minute of the first half, Marcon Teixeira scored and in the 37th minute, Pedri equalized. In the 49th minute of the second half, Aubameyang scored. In the end, Barca beat Galatasaray 2-1 to advance with the same aggregate score.
West Ham United, home to Sevilla. In the 38th minute of the first half, Shoček scored. In the second half, the two teams did not score. 1-0, West Ham united to win Sevilla, the aggregate score is 1-1, the two sides into extra time. In the 111th minute, Yarmolenko scored. 2-0, West Ham united beat Sevilla to advance with a two-legged 2-1 score.
The scores in other games were: Monaco 1-1 Braga (1-3), Red Star Belgrade 2-1 Rangers (2-4), Bayer Leverkusen 0-1 Atalanta (2-4), Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 Real Betis (3-2) and Lyon 1-1 Porto (2-1). Thus, all the top eight in the Europa League were born: Barca, Braga, Rangers, Atlanta, Leipzig, Lyon, West Ham United, Frankfurt.
Among these 8 teams, the biggest favorite to win the championship is undoubtedly Barca and West Ham United and Atalanta. Currently in La Liga, Barca are third with 51 points. In the battle for the fourth, it has an advantage. However, behind them, Atletico, Real Betis, Real Sociedad and Villarreal are behind not many points. To qualify for next season's Champions League, Barca will not be easy.
However, if they win the Europa League, Barca will no longer have to worry about the results of the league. Looking at the Europa League Top 8, Barca's strength is the strongest. Harvey, who was able to win the championship trophy in his first season in charge, was also a huge success. In his post-match press conference, Xavi said Sevilla were the biggest favourites to win the title. Unexpectedly, the latter was eliminated. Barca, the strongest rival, is out.
For West Ham United and Atalanta, as the only seedlings of the Premier League and Serie A, in their respective leagues, although not the championship team. But in the Europa League, the strength of these two teams should not be underestimated. Once the kick is done, even Barca, I am afraid, is not their opponent. Now, it's up to the europa League quarter-final draw tonight.