Kraljevi Kvota - Conference League quarterfinals 2nd leg review
After last night's matches, all semi-finalists of the Conference League for this season are known. You can follow all events within the Conference League on our website and the accounts described below.
Fiorentina met Celje in the second leg and in the 37th minute they took the lead through Mandragora, with which they went into halftime. In the rest of the game, the guests went all or nothing, and it paid off for them. First, Matko equalized in the 54th minute, ten minutes later Nemanić converted to make it 2:1 for the visitors. However, that joy did not last long, because only two minutes later, Keane equalized. With that result, the match ended, and Fiorentina repeated the success from last year, and again entered the semifinals of this competition.
Jagiellonia welcomed Betis in front of a full stadium, but failed to cancel the two-goal deficit from Spain. The home team did score a goal in stoppage time in the first half, but VAR canceled that goal due to offside. The score did not change until the 78th minute, and then Bakambu put the guests in the lead, and three minutes later Ćurlinov equalized at 1:1, which was the final score of the match, which took Betis to the semi-finals.
The biggest surprise was seen at Stamford Bridge, where Legia defeated Chelsea 2:1, but it was not enough to pass. The guests took the lead through Pekart, from the penalty spot, and Kukurelja equalized in the 33rd minute. The same player scored the second goal ten minutes later, but Var canceled it. At the beginning of the second part of the game, Capuadi brings a new lead to the visitors, and that result is important until the end of the match. Legia's pyrrhic victory, and the celebration of the home fans for the passage to the semi-finals.
The most interesting match was played in Vienna. Rapid defended the advantage of 1:0, gained in Sweden over Djurgarden seven days ago in the first match. But the match did not start well for the home team, because they were already one player short in the 7th minute. The guests took advantage of this, and in the 42nd minute Danielson was accurate from the penalty spot and gave the guests the lead. But just four minutes later, the visitors scored an own goal and brought the home team equal, with which they went into halftime. The following saw an offensive from the visitors, which paid off in the 77th minute when Kosugi gave the visitors the lead again, which meant that the match would go into extra time. And there, with two goals by Gulliksen, in the 93rd and 105th minute, the guests achieved a final victory of 4:1 and passage to the semi-finals. Rapid had less players from the 110th minute.
In the first match of the first semi-final, Betis and Fiorentina will meet, while the second leg is in Italy seven days later.
The second semi-final between Chelsea and Djurgarden, the first match is in London, while the second leg is seven days later in Sweden.
Both first semi-finals are scheduled for May 1, while the return matches are scheduled for May 8.
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