EUROPA League
FULL TIME: WOLVES 0-1 SEVILLA -EUROPA LEAGUE – SHAKHTAR DONETSK 4-1 BASEL
Gooooal!
Van Wolfswinkel (Basel) scores!
A consolation for Basel and a memorable moment for the returning striker whose career was threatened by injury. Campo breaks down the right and sends a low centre across the face of goal, bobbling through to substitute Van Wolfswinkel, who converts from close range.
Full Time: Wolves 0-1 Sevilla
GOAL! Wolves 0-1 Sevilla (Ocampos 88′)
Heartbreak for Wolves!
Banega does not take the corner this time, but it is played back to him and he gets his delivery right.
That being said, Ocampos still has a lot to do but his glancing header gives Patricio no chance as he nets his 17th of the season.
Gooooal!
Dodô (Shakhtar Donetsk) scores!
85min: Wolves 0-0 Sevilla
Wolves may have had the best chance of the evening but Lopetegui will be furious that his side have missed the headers they have created.
Their latest falls to En-Nesyri from a Banega corner, and he heads over after good pressure from Ruben Neves.
That is En-Nesyri’s final involvement, as he is replaced by Luuk de Jong, who has not scored in 10 games, while Franco Vazquez replaces Joan Jordan.
Shakhtar Donetsk 3-0 Basel
A third and decisive goal it looks like for the Ukrainian side, with Alan Patrick netting their third from the penalty spot.
71min: Wolves 0-0 Sevilla
Twenty minutes to go in this one and we are no closer to finding out who will face Manchester United in the semi-finals.
Diego Carlos is receiving some treatment here, and he has done well since giving away the penalty.
Him and Kounde have given themselves a few yards to defend against Traore who has failed to recreate his run in the first half.
61min: Wolves 0-0 Sevilla
There may be no crowd in the stadium, but the tension is palpable as Dendoncker does well to come back and stop Jordan from unleashing a shot from Fernando’s cross.
Reguilon then has a wild effort from the resulting corner, as Sevilla aim to continue their momentum.
54min: Wolves 0-0 Sevilla
Wolves started the first half very well, but it is Sevilla who have imposed themselves at the start of this second period.
The Sevilla defence are now not allowing space for Jimenez and Traore, with Nuno having Diogo Jota on the bench.
53min:Fernando (Sevilla) is penalised for a foul on Rúben Neves (Wolves).
49min: Wolves 0-0 Sevilla
Yellow card
Saïss (Wolves) is cautioned by the referee.
Suso appears to have picked up exactly where he left off, helping the Spanish side break before Ocampos is surrounded, and then to deliver a flighted ball that Doherty has to head behind for the corner.
Second half resumes
46min: Wolves 0-0 Sevilla
It is the Spanish side who get us back underway in Duisburg, can they muster a better performance in this half?
In the other match, Taison scored Shakhtar’s second and they look well on their way to meeting Inter Milan in a few days’ time. They lead 2-0 at half time against Basel.
Match summary
- Júnior Moraes scores 2nd-minute header
- Taison doubles lead with fine team goal
- Marcos Antônio also hits bar for Shakhtar
- Nikolić denies Júnior Moraes and Marlos
- Winners will face Inter in semi-finals
The referee blows for half-time.
That’s the end of an intriguing first half. Wolves started brightly and, of course, the best chance went their way but Jiménez fluffed his lines from the penalty spot, his weak kick allowing Bounou to save. But Sevilla improved and have had their own chances later in the half, the best of them El-Nesyri’s shot across the face of goal. Plenty more twists and turns to come.
A half of two halves. Wolves came sprinting out of the blocks, not least in the shape of Traoré whose remarkable run earned the early penalty spurned by Jiménez. Since then, Sevilla have shaken themselves into gear and are largely in control of possession. It’s well poised.
Half Time: Wolves 0-0 Sevilla45min: Wolves 0-0 Sevilla
One minute added on at the end of the half.
43min: Wolves 0-0 Sevilla
Patricio is playing in his 108th European game tonight, and he is on hand here to keep out a powerful drive from Jordan.
A couple of minutes until the break here in what has been a tight affair.
37min: Wolves 0-0 Sevilla
Sevilla’s star man Lucas Ocampos has had a very quiet evening so far, but he gets into the game here with a nice curling effort.
It does not add to his tally of 14 LaLiga goals for the season, not having enough curl on it to beat Patricio
Summary so far
WOLVES 0-0 SEVILLA
· Jiménez penalty saved by Bounou
· Diego Carlos fells Traoré to concede spot kick
· Rui Patrício denies Suso at other end
· Winners play Man. United in semi-finals
Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 Basel
35min: Wolves 0-0 Sevilla
Jesus Navas has enjoyed himself down their right-hand side and has whipped in many dangerous crosses.
Wolves are struggling to get out of their own half at the moment, with Suso also picking up good positions in the hole.
Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 Basel
Meanwhile in the other quarterfinal duel of Shakhtar Donetsk and Basel in in Gelsenkirchen the Ukraine side, Donetsk are cruising home comfortably with an early goal. Moraes has given the Ukranian side the lead against their Swiss opponents.
Later, they added a second goal, setting up a possible semifinal clash with Inter
24min: Wolves 0-0 Sevilla
We haven’t seen much from Sevilla in an attacking sense, but here is a half-chance for En-Nesyri, who can only divert the cross from the right miles over the bar.
Nuno’s men have shown a good shape to their play so far
WOLVES 0-0 SEVILLA
Match summary
- Jiménez penalty saved by Bounou
- Diego Carlos fells Traoré to concede spot kick
- Sevilla unchanged from win against Roma
- Winners play Man. United in semi-finals
Penalty missed
Jiménez (Wolves) misses from the penalty spot.
Jiménez scored the only goal against Olympiacos from the spot… But this time he’s denied! Not the best penalty you’ll ever see, not well struck, and pushed away by Bounou.
Diego Carlos (Sevilla) concedes a penalty for a foul on Traoré (Wolves).
Like Manchester United, Wolverhampton Wanderers (Wolves) will be hoping to snap a semi-final ticket as they take on Spanish side, Sevilla in a quarterfinal duel tonight in Duisburg.
Sevilla are the Europa League’s most successful club in the competition .The other quarter-final of the evening sees Shakhtar Donetsk and Basel battle it out in Gelsenkirchen for the chance to face Inter Milan in the other semi-final.
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‘Mr Europa League’ Unai Emery into yet another final

Four-times Europa League winner Unai Emery booked an astonishing sixth final in the competition as a manager on Thursday when his Aston Villa team swept aside Nottingham Forest in the second leg of their all-English semi-final.
The 54-year-old Spaniard has won three times with Sevilla (2014, 2015, 2016) and once with Villarreal (2021) – either side of a defeat with Arsenal (2019) – deservedly earning him the epithet “Mr Europa League” from some fans and media.
Now he goes to the 2026 final seeking a fifth title, this time with Aston Villa against Bundesliga side Freiburg.
“His track record speaks for itself,” said Villa striker Ollie Watkins, heaping praise on his boss as the man to guarantee Europa League success. “We need to go and win it now.”
Emery was delighted with how his team overturned a 1-0 deficit to Forest in the first leg of the Europa League semi-final to score four times at home and win 4-1 on aggregate.
“Now we have to look to the final,” he said, hoping that Villa will do “something fantastic” for their fans.
Though thrilled at Thursday’s win, Emery left the pitch quickly after the final whistle, pumping his fist a few times at the crowd before letting his players enjoy the moment with fans
He and his Villa side will be favourites at the Europa League final in Istanbul on May 20, but Emery was taking nothing for granted. “Of course German teams are so difficult, their coaches, their players are so good,” he added of the upcoming opponents.
-Reuters
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List of teams qualified for the Europa League knockout phase

List of teams which have qualified for the next round of the Europa League after the league phase concluded on Thursday, ranked by table position:
Directly to the round of 16:
1. Olympique Lyonnais (France)
2. Aston Villa (England)
3. Midtjylland (Denmark)
4. Real Betis (Spain)
5. Porto (Portugal)
6. Braga (Portugal)
7. Freiburg (Germany)
8. AS Roma (Italy)
Knockout phase play-off places (seeded)
9. Genk (Belgium)
10. Bologna (Italy)
11. VfB Stuttgart (Germany)
12. Ferencvaros (Hungary)
13. Nottingham Forest (England)
14. Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic)
15. Red Star Belgrade (Serbia)
16. Celta Vigo (Spain)
Knockout phase play-off places (unseeded)
17. PAOK (Greece)
18. Lille (France)
19. Fenerbahce (Turkey)
20. Panathinaikos (Greece)
21. Celtic (Scotland)
22. Ludogorets (Bulgaria)
23. Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)
24. SK Brann (Norway)
-Reuters
UEFA Europa League – Aston Villa v RB Salzburg – Villa Park, Birmingham, Britain – January 29, 2026 Aston
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Maccabi Tel Aviv refuse away tickets for Aston Villa Europa League match

Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv will not accept any away fan tickets for their Europa League match at Aston Villa next month, even if local authorities reverse the decision to ban their supporters, they said on Monday.
The ban followed safety concerns raised by British Police, who cited potential protests outside Villa Park, following demonstrations at Israel’s recent World Cup qualifiers in Oslo and Udine.
“From hard lessons learned we have taken the decision to decline any allocation offered on behalf of away fans and our decision should be understood in that context,” Maccabi said in a statement.
“We hope that circumstances will change and look forward to being able to play in Birmingham in a sporting environment in the near future.”
Aston Villa announced the decision last week, saying they were following instructions from the Safety Advisory Group (SAG), who are responsible for issuing safety certificates for games at Villa Park.
West Midlands Police described the match as high risk, past incidents, including violent confrontations and hate crime offences involving Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters ahead of a November 2024 game in Amsterdam.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar described the announcement as “shameful”.
Villa are third in the Europa League standings while Maccabi Tel Aviv are 30th after two rounds.
-Reuters
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