The second leg of the 2023/24 Europa League quarter-finals ended in the early hours of this morning, with Atalanta and Roma both winning away from home in the first leg, while Bayer Leverkusen and Benfica won at home. In the second leg, Liverpool challenged Tlanta away, Roma hosted AC Milan, Bayer Leverkusen played West Ham United away, and Benfica challenged Marseille away.
Atalanta 0-1 Liverpool
Serie A has the top five points in European competition this season, and next season's Champions League, Serie A will get five places in the Champions League, and Atalanta are currently in sixth place in Serie A, just as Atalanta have earned points for Serie A in the Europa League and could benefit at the end of the season.
Liverpool collapsed on both fronts within a week, first losing at home to Atalanta in the Europa League, and then losing at home in the Premier League, which led to the loss of the initiative in the Premier League title race, and the title race was in a disadvantageous position. With the loss of the first leg in the Europa League, Klopp was on the verge of elimination.
In the game, in the first half, Alexander-Arnold made a penalty and Salah scored a lightning shot, and then Salah missed a good chance, and at half-time, Liverpool fell behind Atalanta 1-0 on aggregate. In the second half, neither side achieved anything, and in the end, Liverpool 1-0 and Atalanta stopped in the quarterfinals with an aggregate score of 1-3.
Roma 2-1 AC Milan
Jose Mourinho was sacked midway through the season, and Mourinho's three-year curse finally came into effect. After De Rossi took over the coaching whip, he led Roma to the bottom, Serie A returned to the top four, and the first leg of the Europa League overthrew Milan away from home, winning on both fronts. AC Milan are firmly in the top two of the league and have lost just the first leg of their last 10 meetings with Roma, with the players aiming to turn the tables on the road.
In the game, in the first half, Mancini scored a goal, Dybala scored again, Celik was sent off by Leao with a flying tackle behind his back, AC Milan temporarily 0-2 Roma, and in the second half, Gabia scored with a header, and finally AC Milan 1-2 Roma, and the aggregate score was 1-3 by Roma, missing the semi-finals.
West Ham 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen are the only unbeaten team so far this season, Alonso has just led the team to win the Bundesliga title five rounds ahead of schedule, achieving a 120-year title drought, and Bayer Leverkusen's title is also the first league title born in Europe's five major leagues this season, and now Alonso has his sights set on the Europa League and the treble of the season.
In the game, in the first half, Bowen assisted Antonio to open the scoring, and Bowen fired from close range to close the equaliser. In the second half, Frimpong lost a single knife and equalized for 89 minutes! In the end, Bayer Leverkusen drew 1-1 with West Ham United and advanced to the Europa League semi-finals with an aggregate score of 3-1! Extending their unbeaten streak! Leverkusen are unbeaten in 44 consecutive games in all competitions (38 wins, 6 draws), surpassing Juventus' 43 games in the 2011-12 season. The 44-game unbeaten streak is also the unbeaten record of a team in the top five leagues in many competitions since the beginning of the new century.
Marseille 1-0 Benfica
In the first leg of the clash between the two teams, Benfica took the lead thanks to goals from Rafa Silva and Angel Di Maria, and Marseille pulled a goal back through Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, retaining the possibility of a second-leg comeback. Marseille equalised on aggregate and beat Benfica on penalties to advance to the semi-finals.
Top half semi-final matchup: Marseille vs Atalanta
Second half semi-final matchup: Roma vs Bayer Leverkusen