Roma, Ajax, and Fenerbahce make it to the Europa League round of 16

Ajax Amsterdam barely survived against Union Saint-Gilloise, while Fenerbahce advanced to the Europa League’s round of 16 with a 5-2 aggregate victory over Anderlecht after a 2-2 draw in Thursday’s second leg in Belgium due to chaos.

After giving up early against the Belgians and having Davy Klaassen sent off, former champions Ajax let another goal from Union to force extra time. In the 93rd minute, the Dutch team advanced 3-2 on aggregate thanks to a penalty kick by Kenneth Taylor.

At Anderlecht, Fenerbahce, led by Jose Mourinho, scored in the fourth minute, but the players were forced to leave the field due to crowd disruptions. The Turkish team advanced 5-2 overall after the play resumed 20 minutes later and concluded 2-2.

Viktoria Plzen of the Czech Republic defeated Ferencvaros of Hungary 3-0 to win 3-1 overall, while Real Sociedad crushed Midtjylland 5-2 on the evening and 7-3 overall thanks to two goals from Luka Sucic.

Paulo Dybala’s double helped AS Roma advances 3-2 at home against 10-man Porto earlier, moving them up 4-3 overall. Galatasaray lost to AZ Alkmaar of the Netherlands 6-3 overall following a 2-2 draw.

With a 2-0 victory over PAOK at home, Steaua Bucharest also advanced with a 4-1 aggregate win, while Bodo/Glimt of Norway maintained their incredible run with a 5-2 triumph over FC Twente in extra time to advance 6-4 overall.