In the early morning of April 19, Beijing time, the second leg of the Europa League 1/4 finals was in full swing, Liverpool defeated Atalanta 1-0, with an aggregate score of 1-3, Roma defeated Milan 2-1, and advanced with an aggregate score of 3-1, and Bayer Leverkusen drew 1-1 with West Ham United, with an aggregate score of 3-1 to advance, and staged a night of carnival.
Atalanta 3-1 Liverpool
This is the first time the two teams have met in the Europa League, and Liverpool are close to being out of the competition in the first leg at home, with a 3-0 upset defeat to Atalanta.
In the fifth minute, Trent Alexander-Arnold crossed for a penalty and Mohamed Salah converted the penalty to give Liverpool a 1-0 lead. In the 12th minute, Dias missed a one-on-one chance. In the 38th minute, Salah shot wide in the face of the opposing goalkeeper. In the 40th minute, Koopmeiners scored a goal that was blown offside.
In the second half, Liverpool couldn't attack for a long time, but finally won 1-0, and was eliminated by Atalanta with an aggregate score of 1-3 and missed the promotion to the semi-finals.
Bayer Leverkusen 3-1 West Ham United
This is the first time the two teams have met in history, and in the first leg, Bayer Leverkusen beat West Ham United 2-0 at home and have already stepped into the door of the semi-finals.
Playing away, Bayer Leverkusen suffered a nightmare start. In the 13th minute, Bowen provided the assist and Antonio scored with a header to give West Ham a 1-0 lead and pull one back 1-2 on aggregate. Faced with the score behind and passive on the sidelines, coach Xavi Alonso made an early substitution, replacing Kosonu with Tapsoba.
In the final moments of the second half, Bayer Leverkusen's long attack paid off. In the 89th minute, Frimpong scored to help Bayer Leverkusen equalise 1-1 and eliminate West Ham United 3-1 on aggregate, while continuing the unbeaten season to 44 games, setting a record in the top five leagues.
Roma 3-1 Milan
This is the first time the two teams have met in European competition, with Roma beating Milan 1-0 away in the first leg and a draw at home in the second leg to advance to the next round.
In the 12th minute, Manuel Pellegrini hit the post and Mancini scored from the post to give Roma a 1-0 lead. In the 20th minute, Loftus-Cheek's volley bounced off the crossbar. In the 22nd minute, Dybala shot into the net to help Roma extend the score 2-0. In the 31st minute, Celik was sent off for a flying tackle on Leao behind his back.
In the second half, Milan relied on Gabia's goal to pull one back, but finally lost 1-2, and was eliminated with an aggregate score of 1-3, seeing Roma advance.