A stunning cameo from substitute Paulo Dybala saved Roma’s quest for a first-ever UEFA Europa League trophy as they overturned a one-goal aggregate deficit to beat 10-man Feyenoord 4-1 on the night.José Mourinho said back in 2013 that he “didn’t want to win the Europa League” but fast forward a decade and his Roma side started their quarter-final 2nd leg against Feyenoord with an intensity and urgency in utter opposition to their manager’s infamous wishes. That very same intensity threatened to boil over in the 31st minute when Roma’s assistant coach Salvatore Foti became embroiled in an altercation with Santiago Giménez, and although the Mexican forward made the most of the coming together, referee Anthony Taylor sent Foti to the stands.UEL: Sevilla’s killer duo – En Nesyri and Maguire! United are out of the competitionAll of Mourinho’s great teams have been built on a solid foundation of pragmatism and efficiency, but the breakthrough came on 60 minutes under the guise of pure fortune. The ball clearly looked to have gone out for a Roma corner but the officials awarded the hosts a throw-in, instead. Despite, what at first glance, appeared to be a slight against Mourinho’s men, the decision worked in their favour as the ball was hurled into the box and after some pinball in the area, Leonardo Spinazzola’s scuffed shot nestled into the corner.Roma have conceded just nine goals in Serie A at home all season, but they were rocked by a thigh injury to reliable centre-back Chris Smalling. Moments after the Englishman exited stage left, Feyenoord scored what looked to be an unlikely aggregate winner when Brazilian substitute Igor Paixão ghosted into the gap vacated by Smalling and nodded in. Mourinho had sent on his big-hitters midway through the second half in an attempt to secure his side’s path to the semis, and it was his biggest hitter of all in the form of Dybala, who popped up in the 89th minute to send the tie into extra time.It was Dybala again at the heart of the hosts’ sumptuous attacking interplay in extra time, first starting the move which saw Stephan El Shaarawy convert the simplest of tap-ins. The mercurial talent then carved open the Eredivisie leaders’ defence once again with a pass through to fellow substitute Tammy Abraham, whose saved shot was subsequently finished by Lorenzo Pellegrini. The result was compounded by a late Giménez red card as Roma inflicted defeat over the very same team they beat in last season’s UEFA Europa Conference League final to yet more European heartache.UEFA EUROPA LEAGUEQuarter-final, second legThursdayRoma – Feyenoord 4-1 (0-0) AOT /first leg 0-1//Spinazzola 60, Dybala 89, El Shaarawy 101, Pellegrini 109 – Paixao 80/St.Gilloise – Leverkusen 1-4 (0-2) /first leg 1-1//Terho 65 – Diaby 2, Bakker 38, Frimpong 61, Hlozek 79/Sporting – Juventus 1-1 (1-1) /first leg 0-1//Edwards 20 pen – Rabiot 9/Sevilla – Man.Utd. 3-0 (1-0) /first leg 2-2//En Nesyri 8, 81, Bade 47/
