In the early morning of March 18, Beijing time, the second leg of the Europa League quarter-finals began to compete, and after eight games, all the teams that have been shortlisted for the Europa League quarterfinals this season have been produced. Six of the top eight teams come from the top five leagues, with Europa League king Sevilla being eliminated early.
Barcelona reversed themselves with one goal in the second leg, beating Galatasaray 2-1 and eliminating them 2-1 on aggregate in two legs to reach the quarter-finals of the Europa League.
West Ham and Sevilla fought fiercely for 120 minutes, and West Ham United scored a deadlock goal in extra time by Yarmolenko to keep the King of the Europa League out of the quarter-finals 2-1 on aggregate.
Eintracht Frankfurt and Betis met and the match was full of drama. Borja scored in the final minutes of regular time to help Betis drag the game into extra time, and in the final moments of overtime, Guido Rodriguez swung himself and Betis was eliminated.
Lyon drew 1-1 with Porto in the second contract, with Lyon eliminating their opponents 2-1 on aggregate in two legs. Braga drew 1-1 with Monaco, winning 3-1 over the two legs. Red Star Belgrade beat rangers 2-1, but they were eliminated on aggregate 2-4. Atalanta beat Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 to advance 4-2 over two legs. Leipzig won without a fight and directly advanced to the quarter-finals of this season's Europa League.
The Europa League quarter-final draw ceremony will take place on the 18th local time, the eight teams do not have any avoidance principle, the game will still take a home-and-away two-legged showdown, and the winning team can break into the final four of this season's Europa League.