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Europa League, round of 32, second leg

Getafe and Sevilla will be in tomorrow’s draw after both won through their ties on Thursday! Getafe’s great season continued after they knocked out Ajax despite losing 2-1 in the second leg. Mata added to the two from a week ago with a vital away goal in the fifth minute, and although Pereira levelled it soon afterwards and Olivera headed an Eiting free kick into his own net later on, the Dutch side were never going to recover after that. Sevilla however just scraped through after drawing 0-0 at home to Cluj, the away goal in the 1-1 first leg seeing them in to the last 16. It could have been different though had the referee not ruled out a goal by Paun for a previous hand ball with three minutes to go after consulting VAR, and there were boos from the unhappy home fans after the final whistle. Espanyol were knocked out by Wolverhampton Wanderers though, although they did restore some pride after the 4-0 first leg defeat, Calleri helping himself to a hat-trick in a 3-2 win on the night. The striker put them ahead twice only to see the visitors peg them back both times with goals by Adama Traoré and Doherty, but he headed in Pipa’s cross in injury time for the winner. (27.02.20)