Sevilla, Everton, and Wolfsburg emerged victorious in their respective Europa League last 16 first round ties on Thursday.
Sevilla made history with a record-breaking 13-second goal by Victor Machin 'Vitolo' in their 3-1 win over Villarreal in an all-Spanish clash.
Everton Edges Dynamo Kiev ¶
At Goodison Park, Everton secured a 2-1 win over Dynamo Kiev, with Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku scoring a late penalty to give his team a slender advantage. Lukaku's goal made him Everton's all-time record European scorer with seven goals.
Everton manager Roberto Martinez said,
We learned that when we have got that tempo in our play and when we use the character we have, we are a very strong team. Overall, it was a very good performance, and the reaction shows we are a very good team.
Other Matches ¶
Gonzalo Higuain's hat-trick inspired Napoli to a 3-1 win over Dinamo Moscow in Naples. Higuain told Mediaset,
It was a difficult game, especially after their goal. Thankfully, we won, and we'll head to Russia with a fairly good advantage. We'll suffer in the second leg, but Napoli can qualify.
Inter Milan suffered a 3-1 loss to Vfl Wolfsburg, while Torino went down 2-0 at Zenit St Petersburg. Ajax trails Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1-0, and Club Brugge edged Besiktas 2-1.
The recovered account cited reporting by Capital FM.
