Atletico Madrid cruise to win as Borussia Dortmund humbled
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ByEurosport
Updated 08/03/2018 at 22:52 GMT
Atletico Madrid cruised to a 3-0 home win over Lokomotiv Moscow while Red Bull Salzburg beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1.
Atletico Madrid's Spanish midfielder Saul Niguez celebrates after scoring during the Europa League Round of 16 first leg football match between Club Atletico de Madrid and FC Lokomotiv Moscow at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on March 8, 2018.
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Diego Simeone’s men, favourites to win Europe’s secondary competition, were deservedly ahead after 22 minutes when Saul Niguez took aim from distance to fire past Guilherme.
Diego Costa added a second just after the interval as he followed up a saved Antoine Griezmann effort before Koke put gloss on an already polished performance when he arrived late in the box to finish off a quick break.
Red Bull Salzburg’s Valon Berisha hit a brace as Dortmund were humbled 2-1 at Signal Iduna Park.
The first-half was an even affair but the visitors were ahead just after the interval after Omer Toprak was sanctioned for shirt pulling, with Berisha making no mistake from the spot.
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Andre Ramalho and Valon Berisha of Red Bull Salzburg celebrate victory after the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 match between Borussia Dortmund and FC Red Bull Salzburg at the Signal Iduna Park on March 8, 2018 in Dortmund, Germany.
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And the Kosovo international made it two with 56 minutes on the clock following a smart through-ball from Stefan Lainer.
Former Chelsea man Andre Schurrle halved the arrears with 20 minutes to go when he slotted home.
Elsewhere, Olympique Lyonnais defied freezing conditions to win 1-0 at CSKA Moscow thanks to Marcelo's second-half strike.
In the late games Marseille scored in the first minute through Lucas Ocampos as they beat Athletic Club 3-0.
Former West Ham man Dimitri Payet was on the scoresheet whilst Aritz Aduriz scored a controversial penalty for the visitors.
Goals from Bruma and Timo Werner gave RB Leipzig a 2-1 win over Zenit St Petersburg in Germany.
The Russian side got a late away goal thanks to a superb free-kick from Domenico Criscito.
In Rome there was drama as Lazio came from a goal down to take a 2-1 lead only to see Dynamo Kyiv equalise and secure a 2-2 draw.
The away side also had a man sent off.
Finally Fredy Montero scored a brace as Sporting CP defeated Viktoria Plzen 2-0 in Portugal.
EUROPA LEAGUE - ROUND OF 16 RESULTS
AC Milan 0 - 2 Arsenal
Atletico Madrid 3 - 0 Lokomotiv Moscow
Borussia Dortmund 1 - 2 Salzburg
CSKA Moscow 0 - 1 Lyon
Lazio 2 - 2 Dynamo Kyiv
Marseille 3 - 1 Athletic Bilbao
RB Leipzig 2 - 1 Zenit St. Petersburg
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