Napoli crash out as 3 English sides and 4 Spanish sides last 16 of Europa League
Tomas Pina's fortuitous second-half goal saw favourites Napoli crash out of the Europa League after a 1-1 draw against Villarreal.
The visitors were handily placed going into the second leg with a 1-0 lead, but Marek Hamsik's long-range effort made it all-square at the break.
Napoli had been by far the most adventurous side in the first period, but their dominance counted for little as Pina equalized shortly before the hour mark to claim a crucial away goal for the Yellow Submarine to see them through to the last 16.
A loose corner from Denis Suarez, who had scored the only goal in the first leg, found its way to Pina outside the area and the midfielder hit a hopeful ball into the area, only to see his overhit cross loop over Pepe Reina and into the top corner.
Napoli, who are now without a win in four games, only had themselves to blame after spurning a host of first-half chances.
Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Porto
Borussia Dortmund recorded their fifth straight win in all competitions by defeating Porto 1-0 at the Estadio do Dragao to advance beyond the Europa League's last 32.
Thomas Tuchel's men held a 2-0 lead from the first leg and increased their advantage further with an away goal midway through the first half.
The in-form Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was originally credited with his 29th of the season, although it is likely to go down as an own goal against Porto goalkeeper Iker Casillas, who saw the ball come back off the crossbar and ricochet off him and over the line.
Dortmund took their foot off the gas after that opener as they continued their unbeaten streak in the calendar year and kept a fourth successive clean sheet in the process.
Basel 2-1 St. Etienne
Basel's Luca Zuffi scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner to snatch a 2-1 victory over St Etienne at Saint Jakob Park and send the Swiss side into the last 16 of the Europa League on away goals.
Basle leveled the tie at 3-3 when Zuffi curled in a 25-yard free-kick on 15 minutes.
St Etienne, once 2-0 up in the first leg, went close when Basle goalkeeper Tomas Vaclik saved from substitute Romain Hamouma before both teams were reduced to 10 men.
In the 82nd minute, St Etienne midfielder Valentin Eysseric collected two quick yellow cards for a foul and then a clash with Renato Steffen before 19-year-old Basle attacker Breel Embolo followed him off the pitch for a second caution.
St Etienne thought they had won it when captain Moustapha Sall netted from close range with just a minute left, only for Zuffi to crash the ball home in added time to level the tie at 4-4 and send the Swiss side through.
Lokomotiv Moscow 1-1 Fenerbahce
Fenerbahce reached the Europa League last 16 after its match with host Lokomotiv Moscow passed without fan disturbances on Thursday against a backdrop of political tension between Turkey and Russia.
Fenerbahce drew the second leg 1-1, and advanced 3-1 on aggregate.
There were no signs of disturbances in the stadium before or during the game. Around 100 Fenerbahce fans were kept in the stadium by police for around 30 minutes after the game until the crowd of more than 12,000 Lokomotiv supporters had largely dispersed.
Relations between Russia and Turkey have been tense following the Turkish shootdown of a Russian warplane on the border with Syria in November.
Fenerbahce has had heavy security from Russian police during its stay in Moscow and there was a strong police presence at the game.
Lokomotiv scored first just before halftime, but Mehmet Topal's header tied the score late.
Lokomotiv midfielder Dmitry Tarasov watched the second leg from the stands after he angered Turkish fans at the first game in Istanbul by displaying a T-shirt featuring a picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Tarasov was ineligible for the second leg after collecting too many yellow cards. UEFA has charged him under rules preventing players from showing political or advertising messages on their clothing, and the case will be heard on March 17.
Rapid Wien 0, Valencia 4
Valencia coasted into the last 16 of the Europa League by thrashing Rapid Vienna 4-0 at the Ernst Happel Stadion to complete a remarkable 10-0 aggregate victory.
The hosts were faced with a near impossible task of overturning a huge deficit from the first leg, but produced a positive start as Maximilian Wober tested goalkeeper Mathew Ryan.
Valencia, though, responded and broke the deadlock on the hour as Rodrigo chipped the goalkeeper before Sofiane Feghouli latched onto a through ball from Danilo to make it 2-0 after 64 minutes.
Pablo Piatti added a third on 73 minutes, scoring from Feghouli's pass into the penalty area, before defender Ruben Vezo headed in a late fourth.
Lazio 3, Galatasaray 1
Miroslav Klose finally scored his first goal of the season as Lazio dumped Galatasaray out of the Europa League.
The 37-year-old German, who has scored more World Cup finals goals than anyone, was one of four scorers in 14 second-half minutes as the Italians won 3-1 on the night, and 4-2 on aggregate.
After a goalless first period, Marco Parolo put Lazio ahead with an unstoppable header from Lucas Biglia's corner before Felipe Anderson made it 2-0 by tapping in to an empty net from Alessandro Matri's cut across.
Yasin Oztekin beat the offside trap to pull one back but Klose restored the two-goal cushion with a simple finish from Stefan Radu's center.
Krasnodar 0, Sparta Praha 3
Sparta Prague scored three second-half goals to progress past Krasnodar in the Europa League.
The Czechs, leading 1-0 from the first leg, recorded their eighth successive victory in all competitions by winning 3-0 on the night to make it through to the last 16.
They were set on their way by Lukas Marecek's first-time finish from Ondrej Zahustel's pull back and Martin Frydek's header six yards out doubled their advantage just before the hour.
The hosts then lost Charles Kabore to a second bookable offense and Kehinde Fatai fired in a third to cap off a comfortable night for Sparta.
Athletic Club 1, Marseille 1
Substitute Sabin Merino scored nine minutes from time to send Athletic Bilbao into the last 16 of the Europa League after a hard-fought 2-1 aggregate victory over Marseille.
The Spanish side held all the aces after a 1-0 win at the Stade Velodrome but the tie was leveled just before half-time following Michy Batshuayi's blast from close range.
It was just desserts for Marseille, who had dominated the first half, but Bilbao found an extra gear after the interval and leveled proceedings on the night when Merino, a 76th-minute introduction, headed home to the relief of the San Mames crowd.
They may have expected an all-together more relaxing evening after Aritz Aduriz's 35-yard stunner had separated the sides heading into Thursday night's second-leg clash.
But it was the visitors who started brightly and they perhaps should have gone ahead on the night when Georges Nkoudou's corner found on-loan Sunderland striker Steven Fletcher, whose strike was kept out by Iago Herrerin.
The Bilbao goalkeeper nearly gifted Marseille a 28th-minute lead after his opposite number Steve Mandanda had saved well from Aymeric Laporte's header.
A long goalkick from the Marseille custodian allowed Nkoudou to steal in between the onrushing Herrerin and a couple of defenders but the Frenchman was forced wide after rounding the keeper and his shot at an empty net came back off a post.
It was a big let off for Bilbao but one they did not learn from, with Michel's men scoring the goal their intent deserved five minutes before the interval.
Batshuayi could only glance Benjamin Mendy's left-wing cross, but the ball bounced back into his path after a failed clearance, and the Belgium international made no mistake with his second bite at the cherry, firing high past Herrerin.
Stung into action, the hosts pressed further forward and were nearly rewarded on the hour mark, only for Mandanda to tip over Markel Susaeta's free-kick from 25 yards.
Mandanda also kept out Mikel San Jose's header, while at the other end Fletcher headed wide from inside the area and then missed the target with his strike from a similar distance.
Just as it appeared extra-time might be looming, Bilbao went ahead for the second time in the tie thanks to Merino's 81st-minute goal.
Markel Susaeta's cross from the right was met by the substitute, who had gotten ahead of marker Javier Manquillo, and he planted a diving header past Mandanda.
Fletcher spurned another chance in the dying minutes but the 2011-12 runners-up comfortably held on to book their spot in the last 16.
Information from the Press Association used in this report
