The Spanish club took revenge on the “wolves” for the defeat in the first match and advanced to the quarter-finals.
“Roma” of Ukrainian forward Artem Dovbyk lost to “Athletic Bilbao” in the return match of the 1/8 finals of the 2024/25 Europa League . The meeting at the San Mames stadium in Bilbao ended with a score of 3:1 .
In the first match, which took place a week ago at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, the Italian team defeated the Basques (2:1).
However, already in the 11th minute of the second match, Claudio Ranieri's team was left with one man down – defender Mats Hummels was sent off and received a straight red card.
At the end of the first half, the Spanish club took the lead in the match – Nico Williams equalized the score in the two-legged confrontation.
In the second half, Ernesto Valverde's team scored for the second time – in the 68th minute, Yuri Berchiche scored. In the 82nd minute, Nico Williams scored the third goal against the “wolves”, completing his double.
The Romans reduced the deficit in the 90+2nd minute – Leandro Paredes converted a penalty, but it did not save them from elimination from the tournament.
Dovbyk started the match and spent 53 minutes on the field, after which he was replaced by Matias Sule.
Thus, Athletic beat Roma 4-3 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals of the Europa League, where they will face the winner of the Fenerbahce (Turkey) – Rangers (Scotland) match.