Napoli and Sevilla secure first-leg leads
Thursday, April 16, 2015
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SSC Napoli have one foot in the semi-finals after a 4-1 defeat of VfL Wolfsburg, Sevilla FC came from behind to win but FC Dynamo Kyiv were denied at the death.
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• Marek Hamšík scores twice as Napoli triumph 4-1 at Wolfsburg
• Sevilla beat another former winner, Zenit, thanks to Denis Suárez's late stunner
• Khouma Babacar's 92nd-minute effort earns Fiorentina 1-1 draw at Dynamo Kyiv
• Watch highlights of all Thursday's games until midnight CET on Friday
• Quarter-final second legs kick off at 21.05CET on 23 April
VfL Wolfsburg 1-4 SSC Napoli
• Rafael Benítez looking to become first coach to win this competition with three different sides.
• Gonzalo Higuaín moves to within one of eight-goal top scorers Alan and Romelu Lukaku.
• The result marks Wolfsburg's heaviest-ever home defeat in Europe.
Sevilla FC 2-1 FC Zenit
• Sevilla extend their home European winning streak to eight games.
• Substitute Carlos Bacca cancels out Aleksandr Ryazantsev's first-half effort.
• Suárez places Sevilla in pole position with a splendid 88th-minute volley.
FC Dynamo Kyiv 1-1 ACF Fiorentina
• Dynamo are denied just their third victory in 19 attempts against Italian opposition.
• Jeremain Lens looks to have put Dynamo in charge before Babacar's late intervention.
Club Brugge KV 0-0 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
• Hosts have not reached latter stages in Europe since 1991/92 European Cup Winners' Cup semis.
• Michel Preud'homme's side remain the only unbeaten team in the competition.