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Europa League, round of 16, second leg

A full house for Spanish sides in the Europa League, with all three making it through to the quarter finals. Athletic Bilbao produced another classic performance to beat Manchester United 2-1, their second victory over the Premier League leaders in eight days. Llorente passed a late fitness test to play, and he stayed on just long enough to open the scoring midway through the first half. De Marcos added a second after the restart, and Rooney got a late consolation for Sir Alex Ferguson's team late on. Valencia were defending a two goal lead against PSV Eindhoven from the first leg, and although they struggled a bit before the break, Rami's header at the start of the second half saw them through. Toivonen made it 1-1 on the night though later on in the game. Later in the evening Atlético Madrid won 0-3 at Besiktas to give them a 6-1 aggregate scoreline against the Turkish side. Adrián got the first before the break, and Falcao and Salvio added two more in the last ten minutes. (15.03.12)