Youssef El Arabi’s 119th-minute goal stunned the Emirates, Celtic were picked off by Copenhagen and Manchester United thrashed Club Brugge
Thu 27 Feb 2020 17.45 EST
First published on Thu 27 Feb 2020 11.50 EST- Reports and reaction
- Full time: Arsenal 1-2 Olympiacos (agg: 2-2, Olympiacos through on away goals)
- GOAL! Arsenal 1-2 Olympiacos (agg: 2-2; El Arabi 119)
- GOAL! Arsenal 1-1 Olympiacos (agg: 2-1, Aubameyang 113)
- GOAL! Celtic 1-3 Copenhagen (N'Doye 88)
- GOAL! Celtic 1-2 Copenhagen (agg: 2-3, Biel 85)
- GOAL! Celtic 1-1 Copenhagen (agg: 2-2, Edouard 83 pen)
- GOAL! Celtic 0-1 Copenhagen (agg: 1-2, Santos 51)
- GOAL! Arsenal 0-1 Olympiacos (agg: 1-1, Cisse 53)
- GOAL! Man Utd 3-0 Club Brugge (agg: 4-1, McTominay 41)
- GOAL! Manchester United 2-0 Club Brugge (agg: 3-1, Ighalo 34)
- GOAL! Manchester United 1-0 Club Brugge (Fernandes 27 pen)
- Full time: Espanyol 3-2 Wolves (agg: 3-6)
- GOAL! Espanyol 3-2 Wolves (agg: 3-6; Callari 90+2)
- GOAL! Espanyol 2-2 Wolves (agg: 2-6, Doherty 79)
- GOAL! Porto 0-3 Leverkusen (agg: 1-5; Havertz 57)
- GOAL! Espanyol 2-1 Wolves (agg: 2-5, Calleri 57 pen)
- GOAL! Gent 1-1 Roma (agg: 1-2; Kluivert 29)
- GOAL! Gent 1-0 Roma (agg: 1-1; David 25)
- GOAL! Espanyol 1-1 Wolves (agg: 1-5, Traore 22)
- GOAL! Espanyol 1-0 Wolves (agg: 1-4, Calleri 15)
- GOAL! Porto 0-1 Leverkusen (Alario 11)
- Preamble
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- Full time: Arsenal 1-2 Olympiacos (agg: 2-2, Olympiacos through on away goals)
- GOAL! Arsenal 1-2 Olympiacos (agg: 2-2; El Arabi 119)
- GOAL! Arsenal 1-1 Olympiacos (agg: 2-1, Aubameyang 113)
- GOAL! Celtic 1-3 Copenhagen (N'Doye 88)
- GOAL! Celtic 1-2 Copenhagen (agg: 2-3, Biel 85)
- GOAL! Celtic 1-1 Copenhagen (agg: 2-2, Edouard 83 pen)
- GOAL! Celtic 0-1 Copenhagen (agg: 1-2, Santos 51)
- GOAL! Arsenal 0-1 Olympiacos (agg: 1-1, Cisse 53)
- GOAL! Man Utd 3-0 Club Brugge (agg: 4-1, McTominay 41)
- GOAL! Manchester United 2-0 Club Brugge (agg: 3-1, Ighalo 34)
- GOAL! Manchester United 1-0 Club Brugge (Fernandes 27 pen)
- Full time: Espanyol 3-2 Wolves (agg: 3-6)
- GOAL! Espanyol 3-2 Wolves (agg: 3-6; Callari 90+2)
- GOAL! Espanyol 2-2 Wolves (agg: 2-6, Doherty 79)
- GOAL! Porto 0-3 Leverkusen (agg: 1-5; Havertz 57)
- GOAL! Espanyol 2-1 Wolves (agg: 2-5, Calleri 57 pen)
- GOAL! Gent 1-1 Roma (agg: 1-2; Kluivert 29)
- GOAL! Gent 1-0 Roma (agg: 1-1; David 25)
- GOAL! Espanyol 1-1 Wolves (agg: 1-5, Traore 22)
- GOAL! Espanyol 1-0 Wolves (agg: 1-4, Calleri 15)
- GOAL! Porto 0-1 Leverkusen (Alario 11)
- Preamble
That’s it for our Europa League clockwatch. Thanks for your company on a busy and dramatic night. I’ll leave you with a report of Arsenal’s shocking defeat at the Emirates.
The draw for the last 16 will take place tomorrow. This is the line-up:
- Olympiacos
- Manchester United
- Wolves
- Basaksehir
- Rangers
- Getafe
- Leverkusen
- Copenhagen
- Basel
- Sevilla
- LASK
- Internazionale
- Eintracht Frankfurt or Red Bull Salzburg
- Shakhtar Donetsk
- Wolfsburg
- Roma
The Olympiacos players are running wild, and quite right too. It’s a desperate night for Arsenal, who looked to be comfortable after their 1-0 win in Greece last week. Football, eh.
Full time: Arsenal 1-2 Olympiacos (agg: 2-2, Olympiacos through on away goals)
Arsenal are out of the Europa League! Aubameyang missed an absolute sitter with the last kick of the tie, somehow clipping a loose ball wide from eight yards. That’s extraordinary.
120 min There will be two minutes of added time.
Amazing stuff. The goal came from a needlessly conceded corner, for which the Olympiacos keeper Jose Sa came forward. It was half cleared and tossed back into the area, where El Arabi got the wrong side of Sokratis to poke the ball past Leno. It was a superb ball in from the right by Masouras and a good finish, though Sokratis was more than a little dopey in his defending and David Luiz had his hand up for a non-existent offside.
GOAL! Arsenal 1-2 Olympiacos (agg: 2-2; El Arabi 119)
Olympiacos have done it!!!
“I’m sure Arsenal fans won’t need reminding,” says Simon McMahon, “that they last won a European trophy the year before The Bends was released.”
And when this little festival of yearning was No1.
115 min: Arsenal 1-1 Olympiacos (agg: 2-1) Now Olympiacos must score or they are out. If they do score, they will be ahead on away goals. But they look shattered.
GOAL! Arsenal 1-1 Olympiacos (agg: 2-1, Aubameyang 113)
Pick that out! Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang puts Arsenal ahead on aggregate with a spectcular scissor-kick! Ozil’s cross was headed up in the air, and Aubameyang got into a position for an elegant and emphatic scissor kick that flew past Jose Sa.
Martinelli is on. I forgot to say that. Saka continues to deliver some beautiful crosses from the left, the latest of which leads to a bit of a scramble in the Olympiacos area.
108 min: Arsenal 0-1 Olympiacos (agg: 1-1): Masouras hits the top of the bar! It was a brilliant effort, curled towards the far corner from the edge of the box.
Arsenal’s last penalty shootout in this competition was that miserable night in Copenhagen 20 years ago.
“I am also in California,” says Zach Neeley, “but this match is making me interested in something stronger than apple cider.”
Celtic 1-3 Copenhagen (agg: 2-4) It was a stinker of a night for Celtic. Ewan Murray was there.
Half time in extra time: Arsenal 0-1 Olympiacos (agg: 1-1) Oh, Arsenal.
“Here in California, Martinelli is the name of a renowned brand of non-alcoholic sparkling apple cider,” says Peter Oh. “When your reader mentioned the name, I immediately felt the urge for a glass of bubbly, golden, crisp perfection. Neither shaken nor stirred.”
104 min: Arsenal 0-1 Olympiacos (agg: 1-1) A good chance for Olympiacos! The substitute Bruno Gaspar was through on goal, just inside the area, but splattered a half-volley high and wide.
103 min: Arsenal 0-1 Olympiacos (agg: 1-1) Mustafi limps off to be replaced by Sokratis.
Manchester United 5-0 Club Brugge Here’s more on a comfortable night for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team.
“Sevilla have been one of the most interesting stories of the season, for me,” says Sebastian Wood. “Sold all of their big-name players over the summer, made 15 signings including the disgraced former Real Madrid and Spain manager, and this year are better than ever.”
And their history in this competition is a definite advantage, even with a whole new squad.
99 min Arsenal appeal for handball in the area when Aubameyang’s shot hits a defender. It did hit his arm, but his body position was natural and he didn’t move towards the ball.
“Someone asked for Martinelli,” says Ian Copestake. “Shaken or stirred?”
96 min: Arsenal 0-1 Olympiacos (agg: 1-1) Lots of Arsenal pressure at the start of extra time, though no real chances. Olympiacos would take penalties; they look shattered.
“As the ties currently stand - and if we assume that Conte will be prioritizing title challenge higher than the EL - are Manchester United now the front-runners to win the competition?” asks Doremus Schafer.
There are some good teams left in it, including Sevilla, Roma, Shakhtar, Leverkusen (who looked great tonight), Wolves and possibly Arsenal. If Marcus Rashford was fit I’d make United favourites; without him, I’m not so sure. I’d go for Inter, Leverkusen or Sevilla.
“Martinelli please,” says Zach Neeley. “That is all.”
Arsenal 0-1 Olympiacos (agg: 1-1) Extra time is under way at the Emirates. It wasn’t supposed to be like this, not when Arsenal won the first leg away from home.
Arsenal’s match is the only one going to extra-time. The rest have finished, and these are the final scores.
- Ajax 2-1 Getafe (agg: 2-3)
- Benfica 3-3 Shakhtar Donetsk (agg: 4-5)
- Celtic 1-3 Copenhagen (agg: 2-4)
- Internazionale 2-1 Ludogorets (agg: 4-1)
- Man Utd 5-0 Club Brugge (agg: 6-1)
- Sevilla 0-0 CFR Cluj (agg: 1-1, Sevilla through on away goals)
That’s a really sore one for Celtic, who are eliminated in the last 32 for the third consecutive season.
GOAL! Man Utd 5-0 Club Brugge (agg: 6-1, Fred 90+3) It’s a very, very good night when Fred scores twice.
Full time: Arsenal 0-1 Olympiacos (agg: 1-1) It’s going to extra time.
Arsenal 0-1 Olympiacos (agg: 1-1) Mustafi makes a vital interception in the last minute of injury time! Without his sliding tackle, El Arabi would have had a simple chance from six yards.
NO GOAL! Sevilla 0-0 CFR Cluj (agg: 1-1) Cluj’s goal has been VARed, so as things stand Sevilla are going through on away goals.
GOAL! Celtic 1-3 Copenhagen (N'Doye 88)
It’s all over for Celtic. Dame N’Doye stumbles straight through the defence and finishes calmly past Forster.
GOAL! Sevilla 0-1 CFR Cluj (agg: 1-2; Paun-Alexandru 87) The shock is on in Seville as well.