Ángel Di María and Nicolás Otamendi were left out of the Europa League with Benfica, after the loss to Olýmpique de Marseille 4-2 on penalties, after the 2-2 draw on aggregate.
The French team, which featured Leonardo Balerdi and Joaquín Correadefeated Benfica 1-0, in the second leg of the quarterfinals of the competition, equalized the series – after the Portuguese 2-1 in the first leg – and forced the match to be decided from twelve steps.
In prisons, luck was mixed for the Argentines. Ángel Di María missed his penalty, while Otamendi and Tucu Correa converted.
Marseille earned its place among the four best in the tournament and will now go against Atalanta, who caused the surprise and eliminated Liverpool, one of the candidates.
This is how the Europa League semi-finals turned out
The UEFA Europa League has its four teams classified for the semifinals that will seek a ticket to Dublin on May 22.
Roma will clash against Bayer Leverkusen and on the other side of the painting they will be face to face Olympique de Marseille and Atalanta.
