The Premier League’s miserable showing in Europe continued on Thursday, as Everton crashed out of the Europa League with a 5-2 loss against Dynamo Kyiv. The Toffees had to defend a 2-1 advantage from the first leg but were completely dismantled by a superior side.

AS Roma also lost in embarrassing fashion, conceding three goals in the first half against Fiorentina. Things got so bad, police were called in to make sure the fixture wouldn’t end in violence, and part of the fan section left the stadium before half-time.

Here are the full results of the round of 16:

The quarter-final draw will be made on Friday, March 20.

 

Dynamo proved their attacking intentions last week in England, coming within minutes of securing a draw, and they continued their excellent home stretch on Thursday, trashing Everton 5-2.

As the Daily Mail‘s Dominic King put it, it was the cherry on top of a dreadful performance of the English teams in Europe:

Romelu Lukaku‘s equaliser in the first half restored hope for the Toffees after Andriy Yarmolenko had given the hosts the lead, but two more Dynamo goals before half-time made the team’s task all the more difficult.

Everton almost stopped defending in the second half, allowing the hosts to add two more goals before Phil Jagielka restored a little bit of dignity late, making the final score 5-2.

BBC Sport’s Phil McNulty didn’t mince his words after he witnessed the Toffees’ dreadful performance:

Speaking to the club’s official website, manager Roberto Martinez thought his team weren’t as poor as some have suggested, and there was little they could do about Kiyv’s goals:

It was a game between two teams who were clear in their attacking intent and both sides created a lot of chances. I agree there were instances when we could have defended better but there is not a lot you can do about goals that go right into the top corner. Ross (Barkley) was a real threat for us and back to a very good level. He hit the post twice and sometimes the margins are very small. The way the game unfolded, there were plenty of chances but the difference was the team that took most of their chances.

Fiorentina scored three times during the first half of their win over AS Roma, prompting the Giallorossi fans to take drastic action. As shared by Football Italia, some started walking out before the half-time whistle:

Roma have been in dreadful form in Serie A of late, and Thursday’s debacle was the final drop for the fans. They gathered outside of the stadium and marched back in with 10 minutes left on the clock, armed with banners and chanting protests.

The suspended Radja Nainggolan was involved in a minor altercation in the stands, Adem Ljajic further angered the fans by getting sent off, and before long, things looked like they might get out of hand:

Francesco Totti and a handful of team-mates approached the fans at the conclusion of the match and tried to call them down, but they were told to take off the shirt, as they were “unworthy” of wearing it.

Fortunately, the fans’ protest remained non-violent, and the Fiorentina players weren’t targeted.

Napoli joined Fiorentina in the quarter-finals thanks to a scoreless draw in Moscow, but the other two Italian clubs bowed out of the tournament. Inter Milan were unable to make up their 3-1 loss in Wolfsburg last week, playing out a 1-1 draw at the San Siro. Zenit St. Petersburg had to survive a late scare against unfancied Torino, losing 1-0 after last week’s 2-0 loss.

The biggest upset of the round took place in Turkey, as Belgium’s Club Brugge shocked Besiktas by recording a 3-1 win at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium. Turkish-Football.com took the defeat with grace, noting the Belgian side simply deserved to go through over two legs:

Dnipro needed extra time to get past Ajax after their match finished 1-0 in regulation. 

Defending champions Sevilla defeated Villarreal 2-1 and cruised to the quarter-final, and they should once again be considered favourites for the title. Fiorentina are arguably the most in-form team right now, and Wolfsburg field more all-round quality than any other side remaining. 

 

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