FC Steaua Bucureşti cancelled out a two-goal first-leg deficit to triumph 2-0 on the night, before outwitting AFC Ajax in the first penalty shoot-out witnessed in the UEFA Europa League knockout stage.

Long before the spot-kick drama, though, the game had burst into life when Iasmin Latovlevici scored after 38 minutes, before Vlad Chiricheş' stunning second-half strike prolonged events for a further half an hour. Still, this round of 32 tie remained locked at 2-2, and after Lasse Schøne and Niklas Moisander spurned their penalties, Latovlevici kept his composure for a second time to set up a last-16 encounter with Chelsea FC.