Ajax have breezed into the last 16 of the Europa League after dispatching Legia Warsaw 3-0 in this evening's second-leg clash at the Polish Army Stadium.
Arkadiusz Milik and Nick Viergever scored a goal each within the first 15 minutes of the game, before the Polish 20-year-old struck again just before the break to give his side an unassailable 4-0 lead on aggregate.
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Another side to stroll into the next round is Villarreal, who saw off Red Bull Salzburg by a score of 3-1 to confirm a 5-2 win on aggregate.
Marco Djuricin gave the Austrians fighting hope with a goal in the 18th minute, but a Luciano Vietto brace and a late Giovani dos Santos strike were enough to see the La Liga side through.
Two goals from midfielder Vitolo helped defending champions Sevilla secure a 3-2 away win at Borussia Monchengladbach and book a place in the last 16 with a 4-2 aggregate victory.
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Martin Stranzl opened the scoring with an own goal, but Granit Xhaka - who was later sent off for a second yellow - and Thorgan Hazard helped put the Germans in the lead. However, the 25-year-old's brace helped the visitors through to the next round.
Dynamo Moscow came back from behind to secure a 3-1 win against Anderlecht, which saw the Russians through as the first leg ended goalless.
Compatriots Zenit St Petersburg also advanced courtesy of a comprehensive 3-0 victory against PSV Eindhoven, who suffered a 4-0 aggregate defeat.
Dynamo Kiev recorded an impressive 3-1 win against Guingamp to reach the last 16, a narrow 4-3 aggregate win doing the job for the Ukrainians.
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Tottenham Hotspur and Celtic both saw their European campaigns come to an end this season after losing 2-0 to Fiorentina and 1-0 to Inter Milan respectively.
Liverpool were also knocked out of the competition after taking Besiktas to penalties, Dejan Lovren's sudden-death miss giving the Turkish giants a 5-4 win in the shootout after finding themselves level at 1-1 on aggregate.
Results in full: Dynamo Moscow 3-1 Anderlecht, Zenit 3-0 PSV, Monchengladbach 2-3 Sevilla, Dynamo Kiev 3-1 Guingamp, Fiorentina 2-0 Spurs, Inter 1-0 Celtic, Legia 0-3 Ajax, Salzburg 1-3 Villarreal, Besiktas 1-0 Liverpool
Giuseppe Labellarte
