March 20, 2026 | 10:54 am
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Bologna will face Aston Villa, while Porto will challenge Nottingham Forest in the quarter-finals of the Europa League, set to take place in mid-April. Bologna advanced to the quarter finals after eliminating fellow Italian team AS Roma with a tight aggregate score of 5-4 in the round of 16. After drawing 1-1 at home, Bologna caused an upset by winning 4-3 when they played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
Meanwhile, Aston Villa of England also advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating Lille with an aggregate score of 3-0. The team, led by Unai Emery, won both legs, including a 2-0 victory in the second leg at Villa Park, Birmingham, thanks to goals from John McGinn and Leon Bailey.
Nottingham Forest secured their quarter-final spot after overcoming Danish club Midtjylland via a penalty shootout. Forest lost 0-1 in the first leg, then leveled the aggregate to 2-2 in the second leg before winning 3-0 in the penalty shootout.
Porto advanced after convincingly defeating VfB Stuttgart with a 4-1 aggregate score. In the other quarter-final match-ups, SC Freiburg will face Celta Vigo, while Braga will meet Real Betis. The first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals is scheduled for April 9, 2026, with the second leg to be played a week later.
Here are the results of the second leg of the round of 16 in the Europa League:
- Braga 4-0 Ferencvaros (aggregate 4-2)
- Lyon 0-2 Celta Vigo (aggregate 1-3)
- Midtjylland 1-2 Nottingham Forest (aggregate 2-2, penalties 0-3)
- SC Freiburg 5-1 Genk (aggregate 5-2)
- Real Betis 4-0 Panathinaikos (aggregate 4-1)
- Porto 2-0 VfB Stuttgart (aggregate 4-1)
- Aston Villa 2-0 Lille (aggregate 3-0)
- AS Roma 3-4 Bologna (aggregate 4-5).
Europa League quarter-final fixture:
- Braga vs Real Betis
- SC Freiburg vs Celta Vigo
- Porto vs Nottingham Forest
- Bologna vs Aston Villa.
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