Rio Ave is eliminated by Milan on the penalties

Rio Ave has just been removed from the group stage of the Europa League, after a crazy shootout for penalties.

Milan scored first (51′), Geraldes made it 1-1, the game went to extra time, Dala scored 2-1, but Borevkovic caught the ball with the hand in the area, and in the penalty shootout, the Italians made it 2-2 (120+1′).

The tiebreaker followed for penalties, and it took 24 penalties for the Portuguese team’s dreams to fall to the ground. The tie ended 9-8 and Milan moves on.