Seville, April 17 (IANS) Braga produced a comeback for the ages as they responded to conceding two early goals to beat Real Betis 4-2 in the quarterfinal second-leg and 5-3 on aggregate to reach their first Europa League semi-final in 15 years.Braga will face Freiburg in the semi-finals. The first leg takes place in Portugal on April 30, with the return match in Germany on May 7.Betis started brightest and Cucho Hernandez curled narrowly wide but Braga didn’t heed the warning. Just seconds later…
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Bologna, April 10 (IANS) Ezri Konsa headed the opener before Ollie Watkins struck twice to give Aston Villa 3-1 victory over Bologna and a first-leg advantage in their Europa League quarterfinal opener.An eighth consecutive Europa League triumph also marked the club’s first win in a UEFA match in Italy on our first visit to the country since 1994.Coming into the game on a club-record 11-match unbeaten Europa League run, Bologna repeatedly threatened an opener and almost succeeded when Emiliano…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Nottingham Forest overcame Danish outfit FC Midtjylland in the UEFA Europa League Round of 16, winning 3-0 on penalties after a 2-1 victory at the MCH Arena to turn the tie around following their 1-0 success at the City Ground in the first leg. After the contest finished 2-2 over the two legs, Forest maintained a 100 per cent record from the penalty spot while the home side missed their efforts to secure the Reds’ progress.Forest started on the front foot with Dilane B…
Madrid, March 20 (IANS) Real Betis overturned a first-leg deficit to reach the Europa League quarterfinals with a 4-0 home win over Panathinaikos, advancing 4-1 on aggregate. Betis, which lost 1-0 in Athens last week, drew level in the tie early on when Cucho Hernandez struck the crossbar with a powerful effort and Aitor Ruibal reacted quickest to convert the rebound.The Spanish side dominated possession for long spells, with Antony going close before Betis doubled the lead just before halftime …
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Nottingham Forest sacked Sean Dyche, who has been relieved of his duties as head coach after 17 matches in charge, the Premier League said on Thursday. The development came after Forest’s goalless draw with Premier League bottom club Wolves. Dyche leaves with Forest three points above the relegation zone with 12 games of the season remaining.”We would like to thank Sean and his staff for their efforts during their time at the Club, and we wish them the best of luck for t…