A Qarabag participant tried to high-five a Europa League referee considering his yellow card was overturned – solely to be despatched off as a substitute.
Bayer Leverkusen got here from 2-0 down to avoid wasting their unbeaten run of 37 matches in all competitions, successful 3-2 at house on the night time and 5-4 on combination. The German aspect, led by Liverpool managerial goal Xabi Alonso, needed to wait till late within the day, with Patrick Schick scoring twice in stoppage time to keep away from being knocked out.
Leverkusen progressed to the quarter-finals after Qarabag had Elvin Cafarguliyev despatched off within the sixty fourth minute, although the Azerbaijani aspect did go on to attain simply three minutes later. And the purple card itself arguably overshadowed the unbelievable scenes on the finish on social media.
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Footage has gone viral of Cafarguliyev being proven a yellow card by English referee Anthony Taylor. But after a evaluation by VAR, Taylor modified his resolution to a purple card for the final man deal with.
He cancelled his yellow, with Cafarguliyev clearly relieved as he clapped and tried to excessive 5 him. But Taylor left the defender with egg on his face by rapidly brandishing a purple, leaving even the commentator laughing.
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Qarabag had been capable of reply rapidly as Juninho doubled their lead. But Jeremie Frimpong scored an emphatic volley within the 72nd minute to encourage a memorable comeback.
Super-sub Schick then bundled the ball into the again of the web within the third minute of stoppage time to degree the rating on the night time. He was the hero once more 4 minutes later, heading in Exequiel Palacios’ cross on the far submit to seal a 5-4 victory on combination and spark wild scenes among the many house supporters.
Leverkusen’s unbeaten run of 37 matches this season has seen them attain the DFB-Pokal semi-finals and now the Europa League quarters. They additionally lead the Bundesliga by 10 factors, with Alonso closing in on the membership’s first ever league title.
He stays each the bookmakers and followers favorite to switch Jurgen Klopp at Anfield, however German giants Bayern Munich are additionally mentioned to be determined to land the signature of the person who performed for each golf equipment and Real Madrid throughout a glittering taking part in profession.