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Eintracht Frankfurt secured their place in the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals with a commanding 4-1 victory over Ajax in the second leg of their round of 16 tie.

A heavily rotated Ajax side was knocked out of the UEFA Europa League on Thursday after a 4-1 hammering at the hands of Eintracht Frankfurt in the Deutsche Bank Park. The Amsterdammers had lost the first leg 1-2 in Amsterdam.

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes scored a hat trick in a 4-1 win over 10-man Real Sociedad, and Tottenham overcame AZ Alkmaar 3-1 as both Premier League clubs advanced to the Europa League quarterfinals.

Athletic Bilbao used a one-man advantage and two goals from Nico Williams to beat Roma 3-1 and advance to the quarterfinals of the Europa League on Thursday. Roma won the first leg of their round-of-16 tie 2-1 last week but had to play with 10 men from the 11th minute after Mats Hummels received a straight red card for downing Maroan Sannadi.

Eintracht Frankfurt playmaker Mario Götze was showered with praise after his gala performance in the Europa League last-16 win over Ajax Amsterdam. The man who scored Germany's winner in the 2014 World Cup final has struggled ever since,