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Athletic Club 3-1 Roma result – Nico Williams masterclass sends Liga side into UEFA Europa League quarter-finals

Europa League / Last 16
San Mamés / 13.03.2025
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Aggregate score 4-3
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Updated 13/03/2025 at 20:10 GMT


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NICO WILLIAMS BRACE FIRES ATHLETIC CLUB PAST ROMA AND INTO QUARTER-FINALS OF UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE
Two goals from Nico Williams helped Athletic Club to a 3-1 win over Roma (4-3 agg.) and into the last eight of the UEFA Europa League.
Athletic needed to win to go through with Roma holding a 2-1 lead from the first leg, and their task was given a huge boost when Mats Hummels was given a straight red card after just 11 minutes for denying a goalscoring opportunity, with the German defender receiving Roma's quickest ever red card in the competition.
Ernesto Valverde's men took great encouragement from Hummels' dismissal and poured forward at every opportunity in search of a goal. Nico Williams went close to breaking the deadlock after 24 minutes when he cut inside from the left before rifling an effort that looked destined for the bottom corner only to see it rattle off the post.
Athletic's pressure finally told on the stroke of half-time, with Nico Williams firing home at the back post thanks to a kind deflection off Angelino.
The Basque side continued to put Roma under intense pressure and on the hour mark Yuri Berchiche scored the all-important goal, firing home from close range to put Athletic 2-0 up on the night and 3-2 up on aggregate.
Nico Williams got his second and Athletic's third of the night eight minutes from time, dancing past two Roma defenders before deftly clipping the ball over Mile Svilar to put the tie to bed.
Roma did pull one back in the dying moments of the match when Leandro Paredes converted from the penalty spot but it proved to be too little too late for Claudio Ranieri's men, and it s Athletic Club who march into the quarter-finals and will face either Fenerbahce or Rangers.
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WHAT A NIGHT AT SAN MAMES!
A masterclass from Nico Williams has sent Athletic to the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals for the first time since the 2015/16 season, also under current boss Ernesto Valverde! The Basque side will face either Rangers or Fenerbahce in the next round of the competition.
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FULL TIME - ATHLETIC CLUB 3-1 ROMA (4-3 AGG)
Athletic are through to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League following a 3-1 win at San Mames and a 4-3 victory on aggregate!
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GOAL! ATHLETIC CLUB 3-1 ROMA (PAREDES)
Paredes smartly converts what is probably a late consolation from the penalty spot.
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PENALTY TO ROMA!
El Shaarawy is brought down in the penalty area by Gorosabel and Roma have a penalty.
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EL SHAARAWY'S EFFORT IS BLOCKED
Substitute El Shaarawy tries his luck from the left-hand side of the penalty area but his effort is blocked by an Athletic defender.
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DOUBLE SUBSTITUTION - ATHLETIC CLUB
Gorosabel and Prados are on for de Galarreta and Inaki Williams.
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DOUBLE SUBSTITUTION - ROMA
Saelemaekers and El Shaarawy are on for Cristante and Rensch.
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THE MOMENT ATHLETIC TOOK THE LEAD
Nico Williams' opener on the stroke of half time.
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‘Roma’s resistance is broken’ – Williams scores opener for Athletic on stroke of half-time

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GOAL! ATHLETIC 3-0 ROMA (NICO WILLIAMS)
Nico Williams has surely sent Athletic Club into the next round of the UEFA Europa League! He cuts inside from the left into the box before lifting the ball over Svilar and into the back of the net!
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LOOKING TO KILL OFF THE TIE
Athletic are not resting with their one-goal advantage on aggregate here. They are looking to get forward at every opportunity against the 10-men of Roma and kill off this contest.
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SUBSTITUTION - ATHLETIC CLUB
Gorka Guruzeta is on for Sannadi.
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HUMMELS SENT FOR AN EARLY BATH
The moment Mats Hummels was shown a straight red card for denying a goalscoring opportunity.
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'Hummels has to go' - Roma defender shown early red card in Bilbao

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SUBSTITUTION - ATHLETIC CLUB
Lekue is on for Paredes.
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YELLOW CARD - ATHLETIC CLUB
Inaki Williams is booked.
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YELLOW CARD - ROMA
Paredes is booked.
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IT'S ALL KICKING OFF!
Drama in the penalty area after Nico Williams is sent to the floor. The referee has some sorting out to do here.
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GOAL! ATHLETIC CLUB 2-0 ROMA (BERCHICE)
Athletic have completely turned this tie around! The corner is sent in and Yuri Berchiche glances a magnificent header past Mile Svilar! The second goal has been coming and they now have their reward.
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A BRILLIANT SAVE FROM SVILAR!
It looked a certain goal for Athletic Club! Alex Berenguer drove forward down the left-hand side into acres of space before cutting inside and firing an effort on target but Svilar got down brilliantly to deny the Spaniard.