Roma took the first leg advantage after fighting back to defeat Ajax 2-1 in Amsterdam in the Europa League quarter-finals.
Ajax took a 39th-minute lead thanks to Davy Klaassen, but missed a great opportunity to double their advantage when captain Dusan Tadic saw his 53rd-minute penalty saved by Pau Lopez.
It turned out to be a turning point at the Johan Cruyff ArenA as Roma equalized four minutes later on Lorenzo Pellegrini’s free kick before Roger Ibanez – who fouled Tadic to concede the penalty – snatched a stunning winner from the 87th minute.
Gerard Moreno’s goal was the difference between Villarreal and Dinamo Zagreb
Villarreal were also celebrating an advantage in the first leg of their trip to Croatia after beating Dinamo Zagreb 1-0.
Gerard Moreno’s half-time penalty was enough to give Unai Emery’s side the lead ahead of their attempt to reach the semi-finals for the first time since 2016.
Granada 0-2 Man Utd
Marcus Rashford is the first player to score more than 20 goals in consecutive seasons for Manchester United in all competitions since Wayne Rooney in 2008-09 / 2009-10
The winners of the draw between Roma and Ajax will set up a semi-final with either Granada or Manchester United, who took a big step towards the bottom four with a 2-0 win at Estadio Los Carmenes.
Marcus Rashford put United in the lead in the 31st minute against Granada in Spain before Bruno Fernandes clinched a 2-0 victory with a late penalty.
Arsenal 1-1 Slavia Prague
Granit Xhaka looks dejected after Slavia Prague equalized in added time in the quarter-final first leg of the Europa League
The only away side that didn’t win on Thursday night was Slavia Prague, but they still managed to win a 1-1 draw with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal replacement Nicolas Pepe appeared to have taken the Gunners’ victory when he came home four minutes from time but Slavia responded with Tomas Holes header deep in the stoppage time to snatch a draw.