Sevilla remain on course for a third successive Europa League title after securing a dramatic 5-4 penalty shootout victory over Athletic Bilbao in the quarter-finals at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.
Unai Emery's men went into the game with a 2-1 advantage after goals from Timothee Kolodziejczak and Vicente Iborra in Bilbao but they were made to work by the Basque outfit in the second leg.
Aritz Aduriz offered hope of an Athletic fightback before the hosts hit back within seconds through Kevin Gameiro yet Raul Garcia's late header made it 2-1 and sent the tie into extra time and, eventually, penalties.
Bilbao midfielder Benat Etxebarria saw his spot-kick saved by David Soria and Gameiro duly slotted home Sevilla's fifth penalty to seal a semi-final berth.
Aduriz almost gave the visitors a sixth-minute lead but his effort from a tight angle was cleared off the line by Kolodziejczak.

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