Marcus Rashford scores as United ease into Europa League quarters

Manchester United travelled. Europa League Marcus Rashford’s second-half goal in the quarter-final saw Real beat Real Betis 1-0 in the last 16 on Thursday to seal a 5-1 aggregate victory.

The English side carefully guarded the comfortable advantage they had built up at Old Trafford as the Spanish side made a light-hearted and light-hearted impact and went out with a whimper.

Juanmi missed a setter from close range early in the first half that could have changed the script as a packed Benito Villamarín Stadium urged his side to try to overturn a three-goal deficit.

United goalkeeper David De Gea dived fully to deny 41-year-old Joaquin’s long-range effort before Facundo Pelestri struck from close range for the visitors.

De Gea produced an incredible reflex save to keep out a header just after half-time, but United gradually took control of the game.

Rashford missed an easy chance but quickly atoned, curling a fine long-range strike inside the left post in the 55th minute.

In Germany, Juventus beat 10-man Freiburg 2-0 to go 3-0 on aggregate.

Dusan Vilhovic scored from the penalty spot on the stroke of half-time after Freiburg defender Manuel Goodell was sent off for using his hands to deny Adrien Rabiot a goal.

In the second half, the Italian side took control of the match and extended their lead five minutes into extra time through Federico Chiesa.

In the Netherlands, Feyenoord beat Ukraine’s Shakhtar Donetsk 7-1 to improve to 8-2 on aggregate as captain Orkon Koko and forward Osama Idrisi scored twice.

A record six times in Turkey Europa League Winners Sevilla had to dig deep against Fenerbahce, who won the second leg 1-0 thanks to an Enner Valencia penalty, but the Spanish side progressed to the last eight 2-1 on aggregate.