On February 23, the Europa League play-offs 1/16 final match was played between Monaco and Bayer. The match, which took place at Stade Louis II in Monaco, ended with Bayer’s 3:2 victory. The German club also won on aggregate. The result of the match was determined by penalty shootout. It should be noted that the first match ended with Monaco’s 3:2 victory.
Bayer midfielder Florian Wirtz scored in the 13th minute. Monaco striker Wissam Ben Yedder equalized with an 11-meter shot in the 19th minute. In the middle of the first half of the match, the midfielder of the German team, Ezequiel Palacios, once again put Bayer ahead. At the start of the second half, Bayer midfielder Amin Adly doubled his team’s victory and scored two goals. At the end of the second half, Monaco forward Real Embolo narrowed the gap to one goal and carried the game into overtime as both teams scored the same number of goals combined.
Overtime went scoreless. Bayer players came out stronger in penalty shootouts.
“Monaco”‘s Russian midfielder Alexander Golovin entered the field from the very first minutes, but drew attention with his effective moves. He made a substitution in the 78th minute.
Thus, Bayer will play 1/8 final in the Europa League. The opponent of the team will be determined later.
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