Diogo Jota scores for Wolves in Europa League qualifying
Diogo Jota scores for Wolves in Europa League qualifying

Europa League qualifying: Wolves beat Pyunik 8-0 on aggregate to move closer to group stages with Rangers


Diogo Jota's spectacular late volley capped a fine 4-0 second-leg victory for Wolves over Pyunik as they moved closer to the Europa League group stage.

The substitute - who scored Wolves' first European goal for 39 years against Crusaders last month - sealed an 8-0 aggregate success at Molineux.

Quickfire second-half goals from debutant Pedro Neto, Morgan Gibbs-White and Ruben Vinagre had already put Wolves into cruise control on Thursday.

Nuno Espirito Santo's men will now play Torino, who beat FC Shakhtyor 6-1 on aggregate, in the play-off to reach the group stage.

Wolves will travel to Turin for the first leg next week looking to continue their first European campaign since 1980.

Rangers also moved a step closer to the group stages after cruising through with a 7-3 aggregate win over Midtjylland.

Steven Gerrard's men, who led 4-2 from the first leg in Denmark, finished things off with a 3-1 win at Ibrox thanks to two goals from Alfredo Morelos either side of a Sheyi Ojo strike.

It was not such a successful night for Rangers' domestic rivals Aberdeen, who crashed out of the third qualifying round for the fifth time in six years after being beaten by Croatian side HNK Rijeka, who won both legs 2-0.

Already facing an uphill battle from the first meeting, Aberdeen's task was made even harder when Stjepan Loncar put Rijeka ahead after just 10 minutes at Pittodrie.

The Dons then lost Funso Ojo to a red card in the 20th minute following two bookings before Antonio Colak finished them off with a second Rijeka goal just before the half hour.

Welsh side The New Saints were thrashed 9-0 on aggregate following a 4-0 second-leg defeat to Ludogorets at Wrexham's Racecourse Ground.

Elsewhere, Eintracht Frankfurt completed a 6-0 aggregate win over FC Vaduz but PSV Eindhoven were made to battle by Norwegian club FK Haugesund before progressing, with Steven Bergwijn's first-leg penalty the only thing separating the teams.

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