US EditionParrott Rested as Alkmaar Bow Out of Conference League
AZ rested key players ahead of Sunday’s KNVB cup final and fell 5-2 on aggregate, leaving no Dutch clubs in European competition.
- On Thursday, AZ Alkmaar drew 2-2 with Shakhtar Donetsk in their UEFA Conference League quarter-final home tie, exiting the competition after losing 5-2 on aggregate.
- Coach Leeroy Echteld rested star striker Troy Parrott and other key players ahead of Sunday's KNVB cup final, effectively conceding the tie after last week's 3-0 defeat in Kraków.
- Alisson Santana put the Ukrainian visitors ahead before the hour mark; Danish winger Isak Jensen equalized in the 73rd minute before Matej Sin's 2-1 lead was canceled by Luca Meirelles three minutes later.
- With European competition ended, Alkmaar remains sixth in the Eredivisie, three points behind fifth-placed Ajax. PSV Eindhoven has already secured the league title.
- Attention shifts to Alkmaar's final four Eredivisie matches as they pursue a top-five finish. Feyenoord's Ayase Ueda leads all strikers with 23 goals in the race for the scoring title.
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The decisive victory for the Miners in their home match against Shakhtar Donetsk in the Conference League semifinals was a convincing one. After a convincing 3-0 home victory a week ago, the Miners had no problems on the road either. The pragmatic play of Arda Turan's side secured the necessary result in the return leg and a spot in the next round. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing the match broadcast on Megogo. Read also: Lunin - minus.
Shakhtar advances to Conference League semi-finals after draw with AZ The Donetsk club drew 2-2 with Dutch side AZ and advanced on aggregate. Their next opponents will be Crystal Palace or Fiorentina.
Shakhtar Donetsk advanced to the semi-finals of the Football Conference League after a 2-2 away draw with AZ Alkmaar in the second leg. Fiorentina, on the other hand, having also eliminated the Polish side earlier in the competition, were eliminated by Crystal Palace despite winning 2-1 on Thursday. However, they lost 3-0 in England.
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