Europa League: Salzburg produce remarkable turnaround; Atletico, Marseille also through

Salzburg, April 13: Three goals in the space of four second-half minutes helped Red Bull Salzburg to an incredible 4-1 win over Lazio to book their place in the Europa League semi-finals.

Ciro Immobile's superb strike 10 minutes after the interval put the Italians 5-3 up on aggregate and looked to have all-but sealed a last-four berth.

But in a week of stunning European comebacks, Salzburg added their own to the collection with a scintillating reversal to turn the tie on its head.

76' 4:1 für unsere Burschen! Torschütze: Stevie #Lainer WAS FÜR EINE LEISTUNG UNSERER JUNGS! UNGLAUBLICH! // Goal for the Red Bulls! #FCSLAZ pic.twitter.com/3h5dqTUv8t

— FC Red Bull Salzburg (@RedBullSalzburg) April 12, 2018

Munas Dabbur gave them hope through a deflected effort before Amadou Haidara kicked off the four minutes of madness with wonderful long-range drive after 72 minutes.

With momentum squarely on their side, the hosts then pulled level on aggregate, with Hwang Hee-chan the latest Salzburg man to benefit from a deflection.

Stefan Lainer then had the final say with a back-post header to complete a remarkable turnaround and leave Italian hearts broken for the second time this week.

That 3-goals-in-4-minutes-comeback-win feeling... 😁

Bravo, @RedBullSalzburg 👏👏👏 #UEL pic.twitter.com/6m6BxjOSkj

— UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) April 12, 2018

Atletico and Marseille through

Injuries to Lucas Hernandez and Diego Costa made life hard for Atletico Madrid, who held on to reach the Europa League semi-finals.

A 2-0 lead from the first leg in the Spanish capital a week ago put Diego Simeone's men in a strong position ahead of the return match at a wet Estadio Jose Alvalade on Thursday.

But on a week that Barcelona and Real Madrid were on the end of staggering Champions League comebacks, Atletico - champions in 2010 and 2012 - failed to heed those twin warnings and were fortunate to progress with a 2-1 aggregate victory.

⏰FULL TIME! ⏰

Salzburg, Marseille, Atlético & Arsenal reach the semi-finals! 🎉🎉🎉

Goals, goals, goals! Comeback of the night? 🤔#UEL pic.twitter.com/SqJ8D7HLDI

— UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) April 12, 2018

Meanwhile, Marseille won a seven-goal thriller at Stade Velodrome to knock RB Leipzig out of the Europa League and qualify for the semi-finals.

Trailing by a single goal after a disappointing display at Red Bull Arena a week earlier, Marseille put an early setback behind them to progress 5-3 on aggregate, with Payet's sensational strike proving decisive.

Source: OPTA