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LIVE: Marseille fight their way into extra time

Angel Di Maria(Bild: AFP or Licensors)

Olympique Marseille beat Benfica Lisbon 4:2 in a penalty shoot-out on Thursday after losing the first leg 2:1. The French side have now reached the semi-finals of the Europa League for the second time since 2018, where Liverpool's Atalanta Bergamo await.

Marseille went into the second leg at home against Benfica with a 2:1 deficit and the score had been 0:0 for a long time. But in minute 79, a header from Faris Moumbagna after an assist from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang saved the French side for extra time. However, there was no goal.

Moumbagna(Bild: AFP or Licensors)

Former Salzburg coach Roger Schmidt's side therefore had to go into a penalty shoot-out - where superstar Angel Di Maria and Antonio Silva, of all people, missed. Marseille will face Atalanta Bergamo in the semi-finals, while AS Roma will take on Bayer Leverkusen.

Quarter-final second legs:

Atalanta Bergamo - Liverpool 0:1 (0:1)
Goal: Salah (7th/manual penalty)
First leg: 3:0 - Atalanta in the semi-finals with an aggregate score of 3:1

West Ham - Bayer Leverkusen 1:1 (1:0)
Goals: Antonio (13) and Frimpong (89)
First leg: 0:2 - Leverkusen with an aggregate score of 3:1 in the semifinals

 AS Roma - AC Milan 2:1 (2:0)
Goals: Mancini (12), Dybala (22) and Gabbia (85) respectively
First leg: 1:0 - Roma with an aggregate score of 3:1 in the semifinals. 

Olympique Marseille - Benfica Lisbon 4:2 n.E. (1:0 n.V.,1:0,0:0)
Goal: Moumbagna (79)
First leg 1:2 - Marseille in the semifinals after penalty shootout.

Semifinals:
Marseille - Atalanta 
Roma - Leverkusen 

Match dates: First leg May 2, second leg May 9