Michail Antonio fired a broadside at the Spanish officials after West Ham’s bid for a third successive European semi-final was thwarted by a second-half Bayer Leverkusen revival.
Fiorentina needed extra-time on Thursday to overcome Victoria Plzen 2-0 and reach the Conference League semi-finals, while Aston Villa also advanced after defeating Lille 4-3 on penalties. Lille were ahead in the 15th minute after Yusuf Yazıcı met a cross by Gabriel Gudmundsson with a first-time finish into the bottom corner and Benjamin André increased their lead in th 68th. But Villa, who had the 2-1 advantage from the first leg, pulled one back in the 87th to force extra-time and eventually p
Defeats for West Ham and Liverpool in their Europa League quarter-finals mean Italy and Germany are no very likely to take the extra Champions League spots in next season’s competition
For only the third time in the 21st century, England has no teams in the semi-finals of the Champions League or Europa League - so what has gone wrong?