Football: Europa League round of 32, second leg

We bring you the action from Europe as 32 teams battle it out to make it through to the last 16 of the Europa League
  
  


Europa League: Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez prior to kick off
A pensive looking Rafael Benítez before kick-off in the Steaua Stadium, Bucharest. Liverpool held a 1-0 advantage from the first leg, but Bruno Fernandes scored for Unirea after 19 minutes to bring them back into the tie
Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA Photograph: Peter Byrne/guardian.co.uk
Europa League: Steven Gerrard goes on the attack
After goals from Javier Mascherano and Ryan Babel, Steven Gerrard makes it three to book Liverpool's place in the next round. The goal was his 33rd in Europe, meaning he replaces Alan Shearer as the leading English goalscorer in European competition
Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA Photograph: Peter Byrne/guardian.co.uk
Europa League: A Lisbon local sells scarves ahead of Sporting Lisbon v Everton
Over in Portugal a local woman sells commemorative scarves ahead of Sporting Lisbon's second leg tie against Everton
Photograph: Stephen Pond/Empics Sport Photograph: Stephen Pond/guardian.co.uk
Europa League: Paulo Mendes & Daniel Carrico, left, tussle with Everton's Louis Saha
Sporting Lisbon start the game strongly and Everton know that they have a fight on their hands if they want to progress, despite their 2-1 advantage from the first leg
Photograph: Antonio Cotrim/EPA Photograph: Antonio Cotrim/guardian.co.uk
Europa League: Pedro Mendes makes it 2-0 against Everton
Despite holding out for an hour, Sporting finally break Everton's stubborn defence through Miguel Veloso. Twelve minutes later Pedro Mendes, above, makes it 2-0 with a deflected shot from 20 yards. The rout was completed in injury time by Matias Fernandez to give Sporting a 4-2 aggregate victory
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Europa League: Fulham's Brede Hangeland opens the scoring
Fulham's Brede Hangeland, top left, rises above the Shakhtar Donetsk defence to open the scoring. Jadson equalised for the home side midway through the second half but Roy Hodgson's men held on to elimnate the holders 3-2 on aggregate
Photograph: Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA Photograph: Sergey Dolzhenko/guardian.co.uk
Europa League: Diego Forlan celebrates scoring the winning goal
Over in Turkey, it was a close affair between Galatasaray and Alético Madrid. Diego Forlán broke Turkish hearts by scoring a last-minute winner to make it 2-1 on the night and 3-2 on aggregate
Photograph: Mustafa Ozer/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Mustafa Ozer/guardian.co.uk
Europa League: Wolfsburg's Grafite shields the ball from Villareal's Gonzalo Rodriguez
Wolfsburg's Grafite shields the ball from Gonzalo Rodriguez of Villarreal. The Brazilian scored the fourth in a 4-1 victory as the German side progressed 6-3 on aggregate
Photograph: Jochen Luebke/EPA Photograph: Jochen Luebke/guardian.co.uk
Europa League: Erik Pieters and goalkeeper Isaksson react as PSV go out on away goals
Despite winning their match against Hamburg 3-2, PSV Eindhoven's Erik Pieters, right, and goalkeeper Andreas Isaksson are distraught as PSV go out on the away goals rule as a result of a 3-3 aggregate scoreline
Photograph: Michael Kooren/Reuters Photograph: Michael Kooren/guardian.co.uk
Europa League: Djibril Cisse controls the ball
Panathinaikos forward Djibril Cissé leaps to control the ball against Roma. The former Liverpool striker opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 40th minute before collecting his second five minutes later. Between his two strikes Ninis also scored for the Greek side, who won the match 3-2 and the tie 6-4
Photograph: Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Andreas Solaro/guardian.co.uk
Europa League: Fenerbahce's Gonul and Lille's Rami challenge for the ball
Lille's Adil Rami rises high above Fenerbahce's Gokhan Gonul to win a header. Rami equalised for Lille five minutes from the end to make it 1-1 on the night and give Lille a 3-2 victory on aggregate
Photograph: Osman Orsal/Reuters Photograph: Osman Orsal/guardian.co.uk
Europa League: Hat-trick hero Claudio Pizarro celebrates one of his goals
Hat-trick hero Claudio Pizarro celebrates one of his goals as Werder Bremen put Steve McClaren's FC Twente to the sword with a convincing 4-1 victory on the night, overturning the 1-0 deficit from the first leg
Photograph: Nigel Treblin/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Nigel Treblin/guardian.co.uk
Europa League: The crowd watch the Hapoel Tel Aviv and Rubin Kazan in the rain
It was a good job the crowd in Tel Aviv brought their umbrellas as you wouldn't get to get soaked whilst watching a 0-0 draw between Hapoel Tel Aviv and Rubin Kazan. The draw meant the Russian side won 3-0 on aggregate
Photograph: Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Jack Guez/guardian.co.uk
Europa League: Standard Liege's Steven Defour challenges Red Bull Salzburg's Dusan Svento
Standard Liege's Steven Defour, right, challenges Red Bull Salzburg's Dusan Svento during their 0-0 draw in Salzburg, which meant that Liege go through as 3-2 winners on aggregate
Photograph: Dominic Ebenbichler/Reuters Photograph: Dominic Ebenbichler/guardian.co.uk
Europa League: Hatem Ben Arfa celebrates with team-mates
Marseille completed a straight-forward 3-1 victory over Copenhagen with midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa, centre, opening the scoring just before half time. The tie finished a comprehensive 6-2 in Marseille's favour
Photograph: Gerard Julien/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Gerard Julien/guardian.co.uk
Europa League: Juventus' Felipe Melo misses the ball and Ajax striker Siem De Jong
Juventus midfielder Felipe Melo slides in but misses the ball as Ajax striker Siem De Jong goes on the attack. The game at the Olympic Stadium in Turin finished 0-0 with Juve progressing 2-1 on aggregate
Photograph: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Giuseppe Cacace/guardian.co.uk
Europa League: Valencia forward Nikola Zigic heads the ball
Valencia forward Nikola Zigic gets a ball in the face against Bruges. He was smiling later though as the Spanish side triumphed 3-0 after extra time, to win 3-1 on aggregate and make it to the last 16
Photograph: Jose Jordan/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Jose Jordan/guardian.co.uk
Europa League: Roland Juhasz in action
With Anderlecht having scored an away goal in the first leg, they held the upper hand as they played host to Athletic Bilbao. The home side started well with a goal in the fourth minute, and went on to score a further three goals to win the game 4-0 and the tie 5-1. Roaland Juhasz, pictured, scored the Belgian side's third
Photograph: Yves Logghe/AP Photograph: Yves Logghe/guardian.co.uk
 

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