Hulk scores, but Zenit knocked out of Europa League

André Villas-Boas’s side came from a goal down to level the tie at 3-3 before the striker scored on the break to seal a last-four spot. After scoring Sevilla’s winner in a 2-1 first-leg victory last week, Carlos Bacca found the net again with an early penalty in the second leg to put the Liga side […]
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André Villas-Boas’s side came from a goal down to level the tie at 3-3 before the striker scored on the break to seal a last-four spot.

After scoring Sevilla’s winner in a 2-1 first-leg victory last week, Carlos Bacca found the net again with an early penalty in the second leg to put the Liga side in command on Thursday. Zenit looked short of ideas, but the Russian Premier League leaders were gifted a way back into the tie when Beto, making his return from injury, inexplicably dropped a cross and Salomon Rondón turned the ball home just after half-time. Three-time winners Sevilla then lost composure and Zenit capitalised, with Hulk putting them in front in the match in spectacular fashion with a sensational long-range lob to seemingly take the tie into extra-time. Gameiro, coming off the bench to score five minutes from time to seal a 4-3 aggregate victory.

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