Sevilla 2-1 Villarreal (Sevilla 5-2) Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
Atkinson's follow-up from an impressive Premier League Outing was exceeding lukewarm, to say the least.
77th Minute: Vicente Iborra of Sevilla and Eric Bailly of Villarreal are battling for a ball when Iborra suddenly goes down. Atkinson immediately shows a second yellow to Bailly. I disagree with the call, since I can't see any contact from any angle and the play looks like a dive if anything.
Roma 0-3 Fiorentina (Fiorentina 4-1) Referee: Cüneyt Çakir (Turkey)
Overall Çakir was decent, but he wasn't at his best in my opinion.
7th Minute: Roma's José Holebas trips up Matías Fernández in the box. Good early penalty decision by Çakir.
88th Minute: Roma's Adem Ljajic is called for tripping up Alberto Aquilani and is shown a second yellow. My first thought was that this was the right situational call, but looking closely, it was actually a strong tackle by Ljajic, not a foul.
Ajax 2-1 Dnipro (Dnipro 2-2 on away goals rule) Referee: Aleksei Kubalkov (Belarus)
Kubalkov was solid throughout the match, but the post match fight involving Mike van der Hoorn and Denys Boyko was what caught my attention.
After the Match: After the match, Ajax's Mike van der Hoorn gets into an aggressive argument with Dnipro goalkeeper Denys Boyko. Kubalkov issued a red to van der Hoorn, who appeared to be the initiator and a yellow to Boyko. The red seems like a moot point at first, but it does mean a mandatory one game European ban for van der Hoorn, meaning he will miss Ajax's inevitable first European match next season and possibly more. Regardless, well handled by Kubalkov.
Inter Milan 1-2 Wolfsburg (Wolfsburg 5-2) Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)
Clattenburg was decent throughout the match, but could have been a little bit sharper.
71st Minute: Inter's Rodrigo Palacio makes a nice run to score a goal, but another Milan player was in an offsides position and obstructed the Wolfsburg defense, creating separation for Palacio. The Assistant Referee was at the best angle to make the call, but I think that Clattenburg and AAR Anthony Taylor also should have seen the contact. Luckily, it didn't matter because of how many goals Wolfsburg scored in the two games.
Besiktas 1-3 Club Brugge (Brugge 5-2) Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
Torino 1-0 Zenit St. Petersburg (Zenit 2-1) Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Dynamo Kiev 5-2 Everton (Kiev 6-4) Referee: Daniel Aytekin (Germany)
Dinamo Moscow 0-0 Napoli (Napoli 3-1) Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)
Good games from these crews with no controversy.
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