Liverpool stun Dortmund; Sevilla scrape through
Liverpool added another fairytale comeback to the history books as they fought back from 3-1 down against Borussia Dortmund to reach the Europa League semi-finals after Dejan Lovren’s towering stoppage-time header secured a 4-3 win on Thursday.
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Lovren rose at the far post to rifle home his header in the first minute of added time, recalling memories of Liverpool’s 2005 Champions League final comeback against AC Milan and propelling them into the last four with a 5-4 aggregate victory.
Liverpool, 2-0 down after nine minutes, will be joined in Friday’s draw by holders Sevilla, who needed a penalty shootout to edge past Spanish rivals Athletic Bilbao.
Spain will have two sides in the last four after Villarreal beat Sparta Prague 4-2 and 6-3 over the two legs, while Shakhtar Donetsk defeated Braga 4-0 at home to complete a 6-1 aggregate triumph.
Sevilla, who have made the competition their own in the last two years scraped through on penalties.
A 3-3 on aggregate at the end of 90 minutes forced extra time but with both sides level, Sevilla sneaked through 5-4 in shootout.
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