Europa League Wrap: Arsenal, Milan, United, Roma Progress

As Arsenal looked to be heading out of Europe on away goal rule for the second season in a row, Bukayo Saka provided a wonderful cross headed home by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to send Arsenal through the round of 16, 3-2 on the night and 4-3 on aggregate

Bukayo Saka had also earlier assisted Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for Arsenal’s first in the 21st minute before Diogo Goncalves levelled things for Benfica two minutes before the break.

Rafa Silva then shoot Benfica ahead in the 61st minute but there was a quick response from the gunners five minutes later through Kieran Tierney.

It was all drama at the San Siro as AC Milan played a 1-1 draw against FK Crvena Zvezda to qualify via away goal having played a 2-2 draw last week in Serbia.

AS Roma walloped Braga 3-0 at the Stadio Olimpico to progress 5-1 on aggregate while Junior Moraes 67th minute penalty was the only goal scored at National Sports Complex, Ukraine as Shakhtar Donesk won 1-0 against Israel’s Maccabi Tel-Aviv, progressing on a 3-0 aggregate.

It was a goalless draw between Manchester United and Real Sociedad at the Old Trafford but United progressed on a 4-0 aggregate score, Leicester City lost 2-0 to Slavia Prague at the King Power Stadium, crashing out in the process.

Earlier on Wednesday, Tottenham Hotspur at the Tottenham Stadium walloped Wolfsberger AC 4-0, an 8-1 aggregate scoreline while Ajax completed a double against Lille, 2-1 on both legs to book a place in the round of 16.

Other results

Hoffenheim 0-2 Molde (3-5)

Rangers 5-2 Royal Antwerp (9-5)

Napoli 2-1 Granada (2-3)

Villarreal 2-1 Salzburg (4-1)

Bayern Leverkusen 0-2 Young Boys (3-6)

PSV Eindhoven 2-1 Olympiakos Piraeus (4-5)

Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Krasnodar (4-2)

Club Brugge 0-1 Dynamo Kyiv (1-2)