On April 19, Beijing time, the second leg of the quarterfinals of the Europa League was over, with Roma eliminating AC Milan 2-1 and 3-1 on aggregate, and Bayer Leverkusen drew 1-1 away with West Ham United, advancing with an aggregate score of 2-1 and setting the longest unbeaten record of 44 games without a loss. Atalanta 0-1 and Liverpool were sent away 3-1 on aggregate. Marseille drew 1-0 with Benfica in regular time, 3-2 on penalties, and advanced to the semi-finals with an aggregate score of 6-4 over two legs.
Roma - AC Milan
A one-goal win over the first leg put Roma back at home in favour of attacking football, with Mancini hitting the post with an eleventh minute from distance and Roberto Mancini slotting home from the edge of the six-yard box. Milan counter-attacked, and Te'o hit wide with consecutive long-range shots. Loftus-Cheek's volley from the right side in front of the six-yard box hits the woodwork. Roma took advantage of Milan's defensive line to launch a lethal counter-attack, and Lukaku rushed to the box to pick up a cross for Dybala to score with a blow. Milan, who trailed by three goals on aggregate, were shown a red card for a foul on Celik during a counter-attack. Milan, who had the advantage of numbers, instigated the attack, and Loftus-Cheek's header in the box was blocked. Roma, who were pressed and beaten, were forced to bring on Llorente to strengthen their defence. Milan continued to be fierce in the second half, with Christian Pulisic firing wide from distance and Leone cutting a shot blocked. Gabia opened the scoring in the 85th minute but struggled to salvage the game as Roma won 2-1 and sent Milan away 3-1 on aggregate.
Atlanta-Liverpool
Liverpool in adversity went out of their way to attack, with Trent Alexander-Arnold's cross from the right hitting the arm of the opposition defender to create a penalty, and Salah scored from the penalty spot in the seventh minute, and Liverpool pulled one back to give them hope of a comeback. Atalanta were quick to create chances through the middle, and Van Dijk almost scored an own goal clearance in front of goal. Sobrois' long-range shot from the top of the arc was confiscated by Sommer, and Atalanta were not without a counter-attack, and Milanchuk counter-attacked with a furious shot that went wide. Atalanta picked up the tempo and Mohamed Salah nearly tore through the ball to create a one-on-one chance for Dias, before slotting wide. Just before half-time, Koopmeiners received the ball in the middle of the box and scored a powerful shot that was ruled offside, and Liverpool escaped. Salah and Virgil van Dijk returned to the second half with two overhead kicks and two saves. Atalanta withstood multiple attacks from their opponents at the back, and in the end, Atalanta lost 1-0 but advanced to the semi-finals with an aggregate score of 3-1.
West Ham United - Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen had a slight advantage in possession, and Tyra's powerful shot from the outside of the curling was saved by Fabianski. West Ham immediately counter-attacked, and Antonio headed in Bowen's 45-degree cross to close the gap to one goal. West Ham's morale was boosted, and they played a sharp counter-attack again to form a two-on-three situation in front, and Kudus's low shot from inside the box was held by Kovar. Bowen rushed to the back post and his volley was blocked. In the middle of the half, the two sides continued to foul, and Antonio and Tapu Soba clashed over the ball, which was full of gunpowder. Before half-time, West Ham were under siege in front, Antonio's shot from inside the box was blocked, and Soucek's long-range shot from the top of the arc was blocked again. Bayer Leverkusen lost control in midfield and had just one shot on goal in the half. Alonso returned to the second half and brought on Frimpong and the front line was lively. Wirtz's volley from inside the box was saved, Frimpong cut wide and missed a solo goal, but it was a deflection to equalise in the 89th minute. In the end, Bayer Leverkusen drew 1-1 and advanced to the semi-finals with an aggregate score of 3-1, unbeaten in 44 games.
Marseille - Benfica
Marseille, who lost 2-1 in the first leg, returned home to quickly gain possession, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang fired wide from distance. Ndiaye's shot is blocked. Benfica had less than 40% of the possession, but they were passive on the field, but they were able to contain many attacks by their opponents with excellent pressing and defense. Marseille were scoreless, and attackers up front were limited to pose much of a threat to Benfica. In the second half, Marseille launched Meng Gong with a broken momentum, and Mumbana received a header from Aubameyang in front of the goal to tie the aggregate score at 2-2. Both teams failed to find the back of the net in extra-time, with Di Maria and Silva missing penalties in the shoot-out and Marseille scoring all three penalties before Marseille won 4-2 and advanced 6-4 on aggregate.
The Europa League semi-finals are out
With Liverpool, AC Milan, Benfica, and West Ham United out, the Europa League semi-finals are out, and two teams have advanced to Serie A, one team each in Ligue 1 and Bundesliga. The semi-final matchups are: Marseille vs Atalanta, Roma vs Bayer Leverkusen.
It is worth noting that the Premier League teams are all out of the Champions League and the Europa League, the three teams in the Bundesliga have advanced to the semi-finals of the two major competitions, the two teams in Serie A have entered the semi-finals of the Europa League, and one team in La Liga and Ligue 1 has entered the semi-finals of the Champions League.