It was a weekend of mixed fortunes for the UEFA Europa League quarter-finalists as Dortmund, Villarreal and Shakhtar Donetsk all geared up for Thursday's first legs with wins – in contrast to defeated trio Sparta, Braga and Sevilla. UEFA.com recaps the latest domestic results.Borussia Dortmund v LiverpoolSaturday: Dortmund 3-2 Werder Bremen (Aubameyang 53, Kagawa 77, Ramos 82; Alejandro Gálvez 69, Junuzovic 74)A late comeback courtesy of substitutes Shinji Kagawa and Adrián Ramos (with his first touch) kept Dortmund within five points of leaders Bayern München as well as making certain of a top-four fin...
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Dortmund, Liverpool, Villarreal, Shakhtar well set
Borussia Dortmund, Liverpool, Villarreal and Shakhtar closed in on the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals with significant victories on Thursday.Dortmund were the biggest round of 16 first-leg winners, prevailing 3-0 against Tottenham with the help of two Marco Reus goals. Liverpool, meanwhile, came out on top in the evening's highest-profile fixture, Daniel Sturridge's first-half penalty and Roberto Firmino's close-range effort handing them the advantage over domestic rivals Manchester United in the clubs' first-ever European meeting.
Shakhtar Donetsk v Schalke background
FC Shakhtar Donetsk will hope for a repeat performance after being paired with FC Schalke 04 for a second time in the UEFA Europa League round of 32.Previous meetings• Mircea Lucescu's Shakhtar eliminated a Schalke side coached by Ralf Rangnick in the 2004/05 UEFA Cup round of 32, winning 1-0 in Gelsenkirchen after drawing 1-1 in Donetsk. Those are Schalke's only encounters with Ukrainian opponents.• Shakhtar's 16 games against German teams have ended W5 D5 L6 (W2 D4 L1 at home – W2 D1 L5 in Germany). Most famously, they beat Werder Bremen 2-1 in the final of the 2009 UEFA Cup in Istanbul.• Shakhtar's last four home matches against German...