Overview
- Strasbourg, which crushed Mainz 4-0 on Thursday at the Meinau, erased a 2-0 first-leg loss to reach the Europa Conference League semi-finals for the first time.
- Sebastian Nanasi, Abdoul Ouattara, Julio Enciso and Emanuel Emegha scored, and Emegha redeemed a saved penalty by heading in the fourth goal.
- A post-match melee followed a provocative celebration at the corner flag, with referee João Pinheiro sending off Mainz’s Nadiem Amiri for violent conduct and booking Martial Godo for provocation.
- Rayo Vallecano awaits in the semi-finals, with the first leg on April 30 in Madrid and the return on May 7 in Strasbourg, and Valentin Barco will miss the opener due to suspension.
- Across Europe, the Champions League semi-finals are set as PSG face Bayern Munich on April 28 and Arsenal meet Atlético Madrid, and Bayern coach Vincent Kompany is banned from the first leg in Paris.