A look at what’s happening in European football on Tuesday with the last two Europa League quarter-finals:
WOLVERHAMPTON vs. WOLVERHAMPTON Seville
Sevilla’s five victories make him the most successful team in Europa League history, and their hopes for a sixth have gone up extra following the dismantling of Rome in the last 16 games with an urgent high-intensity match. The wolves have never won a European title, but they have approached the first final of what was then called the UEFA Cup, losing 3–2 to Tottenham in straight sets in 1972. The wolves needed determination and assistance from the video assistant referee to overtake Olympiakos. in the last 16. The winner plays against Manchester United.
SHAKHTAR DONETSK vs. Basel
Shakhtar showed its credentials with a 5-1 aggregate dismissal of Wolfsburg in the last round and takes on a Basel team which has had a punishing schedule. For Basel, its game with 2009 UEFA Cup winner Shakhtar will be its fourth in 12 days and follows an intense Swiss league campaign with two games a week since June. The winner plays Inter Milan. All games from the quarterfinals onward are being played over single legs in Germany without spectators.
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The Champions League final eight tournament in Portugal begins on Wednesday when Paris Saint-Germain plays Atalanta in a quarterfinal.
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