The Premier League was wiped out, missing the Champions League + Europa League, and the dark horse was unbeaten in 44 games and won 3 championships
The Europa League quarter-finals continued, with two teams from the Premier League, Liverpool and West Ham United, failing to pull off a miracle. Although in the second leg, the two teams were unbeaten with 1 win and 1 draw, but due to the big hole in the first leg, they were still eliminated and unfortunately stopped in the quarterfinals. So far, in this season's Champions League and Europa League, there is no team from the Premier League, and the "world's first league" in the mouths of countless fans has completely become a joke!
As the number one favorite to win the Europa League, Liverpool gave fans around the world a "surprise" in the first leg of the quarterfinals. Facing Serie A side Atalanta, Liverpool suffered a shock 3-0 defeat to their opponents, and only four goals in the second leg were needed to reverse their progress. But a miracle can be called a miracle because it doesn't happen that easily.
Away to Atalanta, Liverpool closed the aggregate deficit after just seven minutes with Mohamed Salah scoring from the penalty spot. However, in the following games, their attack was completely muted, except for a single shot by Salah that almost formed a goal, the rest of the attack did not pose much threat to Atalanta's goal. In the end, the two teams fought for 90 minutes, and Atalanta lost 0-1 to Liverpool, eliminating the opponent with an aggregate score of 3-1 and successfully reaching the semi-finals of the Europa League!
Another Premier League team, West Ham, finally looked like a strong team this round. In the first leg against new Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen, they were beaten by their opponents for the whole game, and finally lost 0-2. Back at home in the second leg, West Ham, who had a backshit, chose to take the initiative, while Bayer Leverkusen rotated a number of main players due to the dominant situation, and the situation on the field was also reversed.
In the 13th minute, Bowen set up Antonio to score and narrow the aggregate score to 1-2, and West Ham regained hope of a comeback. Kudus and Bowen then threatened again with shots, but Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper Kovarge did well to make a series of good saves that didn't allow the score to extend further. In the rematch, Bayer Leverkusen changed the main players one after another, and they also regained the rhythm of the game. In the 89th minute, Frimpong's shot in the penalty area flew into the goal after changing the line, and Leverkusen made the score 1-1 while killing the suspense of promotion in advance. In the end, Bayer Leverkusen eliminated West Ham 3-1 on aggregate, sending the last Premier League team out of the Europa League.
After this draw, Bayer Leverkusen's unbeaten season has been increased to 44 games. They successfully surpassed the Serie A giants Juventus and created a new unbeaten record in Europe's top five leagues! Following the Bundesliga championship, Bayer Leverkusen will also attack the German Cup and the Europa League, this new rising dark horse, is expected to replicate the trajectory of Manchester City last season and become another "treble" in European football!