Roma was eliminated by Athletic Bilbao in the Europa League round of 16, with the match ending 3-1 in favor of the Basques. The central figure in the match was Roma's central

Lazio got through to the quarter-finals of the Europa League Thursday night while Roma crashed out. The Biancelesti drew 1-1 with Viktoria Plzen at the Olimpico to take a 3-2 aggregate win over the Czechs.

Earlier, Athletic used a one-man advantage and two goals from Nico Williams to beat Roma 3-1 and advance to the quarterfinals. Elsewhere, Rangers won a penalty shootout 3-2 over Fenerbahce to set up a quarterfinal matchup against Athletic Bilbao.