Niko Williams scored twice as Athletic Bilbao advanced to the Europa League quarter-finals with a 3-1 second-leg win over 10-man AS Roma on Thursday and Lazio progressed after a 1-1 home draw with Viktoria Plzen.

Athletic Bilbao and Roma renew hostilities in the Europa League for the third time this season, but first at Estadio San Mames. A quarter-final berth is within touching distance for the Italian side

Athletic Bilbao used a one-man advantage and two goals from Nico Williams to beat Roma 3-1 and advance to the quarterfinals of the Europa League on Thursday. Roma won the first leg of their round-of-16 tie 2-1 last week but had to play with 10 men from the 11th minute after Mats Hummels received a straight red card for downing Maroan Sannadi.

Nico Williams unlocks the score at San Mamés, putting Athletic Bilbao ahead against Roma and leveling the aggregate after a 2-1 defeat in the first leg. He scores again in the 82nd minute with

Manchester United are reportedly the latest club to join the race for Athletic Club winger Nico Williams ahead of the summer transfer window.Williams’ future was a hot topic last summer, following

In a strange twist Man United could deal Arsenal with a huge transfer blow in a domino affect that blocks the Nico Williams transfer