Freiburg and Aston Villa have taken big steps forwards into Europa League semi-finals, at the expense of Bologna and Celta de Vigo, who can only dream of miraculous comebacks next week. Freiburg punished Vigo at home, 3-0, the largest result of the matchday on Thursday, April 9.
Aston Villa, the main favourite for the title, crushed Bologna 3-1 away: the Italian club have a large deficit to overcome next week at Villa Park. Meanwhile, Porto and Nottingham Forest, as well as Braga and Betis, will decide everything next week, after two 1-1 draws.
- Braga 1-1 Real Betis
- SC Freiburg 3-0 Celta Vigo
- Bologna 1-3 Aston Villa
- Porto 1-1 Nottingham Forest
Europa League games on Thursday, April 16
- Celta Vigo vs. Freiburg — 18:45 CEST / 17:45 BST
- Real Betis vs. Braga (1-1) — 21:00 CEST / 20:00 BST
- Nottingham Forest vs. Porto — 21:00 CEST / 20:00 BST
- Aston Villa vs. Bologna — 21:00 CEST / 20:00 BST
The winner of the Betis-Braga will likely face Freiburg, unless Celta achieves a great comeback. And the winner of Porto-Nottingham Forest would face Aston Villa or Bologna in the semi-finals between April 30 and May 7, with the final scheduled for May 20. Who do you think will win Europa League this season?
