Brighton & Hove Albion have been eliminated from the Europa League after their 4-1 aggregate defeat to Roma.
Danny Welbeck gave Brighton hope with a curling effort in the 37th minute putting his side 1-0 up at the Amex.
However, Brighton were unable to overturn the deficit from their 4-0 defeat in the first leg in Rome and were knocked out of the competition in the round of 16.
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Brighton’s Premier League counterparts West Ham United and Liverpool both ensured that they would be part of Friday’s quarter-final draw with victories on Thursday.
West Ham defeated Freiburg 5-0 at the London Stadium, 5-1 on aggregate. Liverpool beat Sparta Prague 6-1 at Anfield, with an aggregate score of 11-2 over the two legs.
The draw for the quarter-finals will take place on Friday, March 15 at 12pm GMT/8am ET/5am PT.
Aston Villa secured their progression to the Europa Conference League quarter-finals with a 4-0 victory over Ajax at Villa Park.
Brighton are next in action against Liverpool on March 31.
Europa League last eight in full
- Liverpool
- West Ham United
- Bayer Leverkusen
- Roma
- Atalanta
- Marseille
- Benfica
- AC Milan
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