On April 12, Beijing time, the first leg of the Europa League 1/4 finals officially ended, Benfica defeated Marseille by a small margin, Leverkusen defeated the Hammers, Liverpool defeated Atalanta and faced out, Milan lost to Roma at home, and then take a look at the wonderful summary of each matchup.
Benfica - Marseille
In the 16th minute of the game, Tenstedt crossed to Rafa Silva and scored a low shot in the middle, and Benfica took the lead at home. Marseille struggled to find a good chance in the transition, with a handful of shots failing to pose much of a threat. In the 52nd minute, Di Maria received an inverted triangle push from his teammates to extend the advantage, and in the 67th minute, Aubameyang scored a goal in the far corner to end Benfica's 2-1 win over Marseille.
Bayer Leverkusen - West Ham United
The pharmaceutical factory at home had an absolute advantage, and the team launched a siege to form an offensive and defensive drill, and Schick and Adley took turns to get shooting opportunities, but they couldn't take advantage of them. The Hammers' bucket formation was exceptionally strong, and the goalkeeper made a series of brilliant saves to draw 0-0 at half-time. Alonso's substitutions worked wonders in the second half until substitute Hofmann volleyed in the 83rd minute, and finally Boniface sealed the win with a header in the 91st minute to end Leverkusen's 2-0 win over West Ham United.
Liverpool-Atalanta
In the game, Kelleher used his face to resolve the danger, Liverpool gradually controlled the rhythm and organized the attack, Nunez single-handedly missed, Elliott's shots hit the goal frame continuously, and the overall mood of the team was not high. Atalanta played more aggressively, successfully seizing the holes in the opponent's defense, and in the 38th minute, Zappacosta returned the pass from the side, and the follow-up Scamacca pushed into the net to fight the away side.
Entering the second half, Liverpool's defense was once again porous, and in the 60th minute, De Ketelaere picked up a cross from the side, and Scamacca scored another goal to extend the advantage. Salah's goal was blown offside, and finally Pasalic scored in the 83rd minute, and Liverpool lost 0-3 to Atalanta to cause a big upset.
AC Milan - Roma
Roma took the lead and in the 17th minute Dybala's cross from a corner found Mancini's header. Milan gradually found their rhythm and slowly gained the upper hand in possession and shooting opportunities, but unfortunately the goal did not arrive for a long time, and they were temporarily 1-0 down at half-time. In the second half, there was no change in the score, and AC Milan lost 0-1 to Roma at full-time.